Members of the Governing Body

A board of governors manages the CRRID and is the apex decision-making authority. The Governing Body discusses important matters related to the functioning of the Centre such as budget, research progress and priority, appointments, collaborations and networking, policy options and others. The members of the Governing Body are either nominated or elected from the CRRID Society under different categories, while some have life terms. The members of CRRID Society are high achievers in their respective fields and have contributed significantly to the cause of public life. Drawn from diverse of areas consisting of academics, administration, art and culture, economic planning, industry, law, public affairs, social work, trade and commerce, etc. the members reflect the wider representations of intellectual interests in CRRID Society. Both the Governing Body and the CRRID Society meet regularly as per the provisions in the Memorandum of the Society. The term of service for the Governing Body and the Society is for five years.

List of the Members of the Governing Body and Society of Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development (CRRID)
(for the term commencing from 1st September 2018 to August 31st 2023)

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1.

Professor (Dr.) Manmohan Singh
(Former Prime Minister of India)
3, Motilal Nehru Place
New Delhi - 110011

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2.

Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi
President, CRRID Society
Former Union Minister of Human
Resource Development, Home Affairs, Science and Technology and Ocean Development, 6, Raisana Road
New Delhi 110001

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3.

Shri T.K.A. Nair
Chairman, Governing Body, CRRID
(Former Advisor to Prime Minister of India)
Chandragiri, VH 61, Vikrama Puram Hills
Kuravankonam, P.O. Kowdiar
Thiruvananthapuram – 695003

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4.

Dr. S.K. Mangal,
Senior Vice-Chairman
Governing Body, CRRID
64, Sector 11-A
Chandigarh 160 011

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5.

Professor R.P. Bambah
1275, Sector 19,
Chandigarh 160 019

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6.

Shri Davinder Pal Singh Sandhu
Executive Vice-Chairman
Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development (CRRID), Chandigarh 160 019

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7.

Dr. K.K. Talwar
(Former President
National Academy of Medical Sciences, India)
C-625, Second Floor, New Friends Colony
New Delhi 110025

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8.

Professor S.S. Johl
(Former, Chancellor,
Central University of Punjab Bathinda)
2920, Gurdev Nagar, Ludhiana 141 001

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9.

Col. Subhash Bakshi (Retd)
Yantra 1505, Paramount Symphony
Crossing Republik
(Near ABES Engineering College)
NH 24, Ghaziabad 201009

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10.

Shri V. K. Sibal                                      
(Former Member
Human Rights Commission, Punjab)
House No. 29, Sector 5
Chandigarh- 160 008

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11.

Dr. (Smt.) Nina Puri                  
Patron, Family Planning Association of India
D-860, New Friends Colony
New Delhi-110 065

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12.

Prof. V.K. Malhotra
Member Secretary
Indian Council of Social
Science Research (ICSSR)
(Ex-Officio Member-Nominee of ICSSR), JNU Institutional Area, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg,  New Delhi – 1100067

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13.

Administrative Secretary
(Ex-Officio Member-Nominee
of Punjab Govt.)
Department of Planning, Punjab Planning Board, Plot no. 2B,
Sector 33-A, Chandigarh

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14.

Principal Secretary
Finance & Planning,
Government of Haryana
(Ex-Officio Member-Nominee
of Haryana Government)
Bay No. 21-28, Sector 4
Yojana Bhawan, Panchkula

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15.

Dr. Rajesh Kumar Aggarwal
Director (Acting)
Centre for Research in Rural     
and Industrial Development
19-A, Madhya Marg,
Chandigarh 160 019

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16.

Professor S R Hashim  
Former Chairman
Indian Association of Social
Science Institutions (IASSI)
C-40, Jaswant Apartments
Okhla Village, Jamia Nagar
New Delhi 110 025

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17.

Smt. Omita Paul,
Director General,
Pranab Mukherjee Foundation,
A570F Sushant Lok, Phase 1
Gurgaon

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18.

Shri R.S. Cheema         
Senior Advocate
Punjab and Haryana High Court
Kothi No. 80, Sector 18
Chandigarh

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19.

Shri Rajinder Gupta,
Chairman, Trident Group of Industries
SCO 20-21, Sector 9-D,
Chandigarh

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20.

Dr. Ajay Satia
CMD, Satia Industries Ltd.
Vill.Rupana,Muktsar-Malout road,
Muktsar,Punjab,
India-152026

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21.

Shri Vijay Dhasmana
Vice Chancellor
Swami Rama Himalyan University
Swami Ram Nagar, Jolly Grant,
Doiwala, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248016

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22.

Dr. B.N. Goswami,
Art Historian, Former Professor & Head
Department of Fine Arts
Panjab Univeristy, Chandigarh
House No.171, Sector 19-A,
Chandigarh 160019

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23.

Shri Brajinder Singh
Managing Editor
Ajit Samachar
Jalandhar

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24.

Shri Gurbachan Jagat,
(former Governor Manipur & Trustee-Tribune)
House No.144, Sector 27/A,
Chandigarh 160019

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25.

 Professor Bhuvan Chandel             
(Former Director
Indian Institute of Advanced Study)
108 Woodbury Tower
Charmwood Village
Suraj Kund Road
Faridabad,  Haryana

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26.

Shri Gautam Kapoor    
(Director Black Jack India Ltd.)
Managing Director
Radisson Windsor Hotel
G T Road, Jalandhar

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27.

Shri Rajiv Dhand          
Chartered Accountant
H.No.4, Sector 18-A
Chandigarh 160 018

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28.

Dr. A.K. Rajwanshi
Executive Director
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Dalmau Road,  Munshiganj, Raebareli,
Uttar Pradesh. India – 229405

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29.

Shri A. Omkar,
Director, Nadhira Group of Company
Sunrise Residency, 8-2-268/A/1/8/V,
Q Mart Lane, Road No.3
Banjara Hills, Hyderabad 500 034

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30.

Dr. (Mrs.) Harinder M. Sandhu
Associate Professor in Psychology
Mata Sundri College
Delhi University, Delhi

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31.

Dr. Suresh Chandra Sharma
Professor of Otorhinolaryngology &
Head and Neck Surgery
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Ansari Nagar, New Delhi – 110 029

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32.

Professor  Manmohan Gupta
Professor of Physics
Department for Advanced Study
in Physics, Panjab University,
Chandigarh 160014

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33.

Professor Jaspal Singh
(Former Vice Chancellor
Punjabi University, Patiala)
Member, Minority Commission
Government of India
46/15, East Patel Nagar
New Delhi 110008

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34.

Prof. J.S. Sodhi
(Former Professor and Director
Sri Ram Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources)
ED 25, B, Madhuban Chowk,
Pitampura, Delhi 110034

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35.

Ms. Bubli Brar,
Managing Director-
Telephone Cables Ltd.
Kothi No.19, Sector-4, Chandigarh

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36.

Mr. Sanjeev Nagpal,
Director, Sampurn Agri Venture Pvt Ltd
Unit 306-B, IIIrd Floor, B-Block,
Elante Building, Plot No.178-178A,
Elante Business and Industrial Park,
Industrial Area, Phase-1,
Chandigarh 160002

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37.

Dr. Shalina Mehta         
Professor of Social and Cultural   
Anthropology
House No. 727, Sector 11-B
Chandigarh  160011

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38.

Shri Zafar Hai,
18 C&D Landsend,
Doongersey Road,
Malabar Hills,
Mumbai 400006

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39.

Prof. Kumool Abbi
Department of Sociology,
Panjab University,
Chandigarh

 

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40.

Shri Sanjay Gupta
Secretary cum Establishment Officer (Acting)
Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development
Sector -19-A, Madhya Marg,    
Chandigarh – 160 019   

*** Life Members of the Governing Body and Society
 ** Members of the Governing Body and Society
   * Members of the Society