PUNJAB: constitutes committee for formulating cultural heritage policy

Chandigarh, December 12, 2012: The Punjab Government has constituted a State Level Coordination Committee to formulate the Cultural Heritage Policy of the state.

Disclosing this here today, an official spokesperson of the state government said that the committee has been constituted with the UNESCO assistance, to ensure support and active involvement of all the Departments of the State Government. He said that Chief Secretary will be the Chairman of Committee.

He said that  Financial Commissioner(D), Financial Commissioner(R), Principal Secretary, Tourism, Principal Secretary, Cultural Affairs Archaeology & Museums, Principal Secretary, Finance, Principal Secretary, Technical Education and Ind. Training, Principal Secretary, Industries and Urban Development, Principal Secretary, Public Works, Principal Secretary, Local Government, Principal Secretary, Employment Generation and Training, Principal Secretary, Information and Public Relations, Principal Secretary, Irrigation, Principal Secretary, Power, Principal Secretary, Education, Principal Secretary, Legal and Legislative Affairs, Principal Secretary, Planning, Principal Secretary, Rural Development and Panchayats, Principal Secretary, Social Welfare(Women & Child Development), Chief Conservator of forest (Forest and Wildlife Preservation) would be the members of the committee while Director, Cultural Affairs Archaeology and Museums will be the Convener.

The spokesman said that an Apex Committee has also been formed to further expedite the matters relating to the formulation of Cultural Heritage Policy on day to day basis.