Governance

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.

The followings are the members of the CRRID Governing Body and the CRRID Society respectively for the current term commencing from 1st September 2013 to 31st August 2018.



Members of the Governing Body

1

 

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

2

Shri Keshub Mahindra
(Chairman, Governing Body, CRRID
President, CRRID Society)
Chairman Emeritus , Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.
Gateway Building, Apollo Bunder
Mumbai 400001

 

 

3

Professor R.P. Bambah
Senior Vice Chairman

Governing Body, CRRID
House No. 1275, Sector 19-B

Chandigarh 160019

 

*

4

Shri T.K.A. Nair
(Former Advisor to Prime Minister of India)
Chandragiri

VH 61, Vikrama Puram Hills

Kuravankonam, P O Kowdiar

Thiruvananthapuram 695003

*

5

Professor B.L. Abbi
House No. E1/1

Panjab University
Sector 14
Chandigarh-160014

 

*

6

Dr. S.K. Mangal
House No. 64,

Sector 11-A
Chandigarh 160011

*

7

Shri Rashpal Malhotra
Executive Vice-Chairman
Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development
Sector 19-A, Madhya Marg

Chandigarh 160019

 

*

8

Dr. K.K. Talwar

(Former President, National Academy of Medical Sciences, India)
Chairman
National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research (NITTTR)
Sector 26  
Chandigarh- 160019

 

9

Professor Kuldip Kaur
Director-General (Acting)
Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development
Sector 19-A, Madhya Marg

Chandigarh 160019

 

 

10 

Shri V. K. Sibal
(Former Member Punjab Human Rights Commission)
House No. 29, Sector 5
Chandigarh- 160008

 

11 

Shri M.J. Akbar
Editorial Director, Sunday Guardian
No.6, Eastern Avenue, IInd Floor,
Maharani Bagh
New Delhi 110065
 

12

Col. (Retd) Subhash Bakshi
(Consultant/Coordinator MEA Project, CRRID)
Yantra 1505,
Paramount Symphony,
Crossing Republik (Near ABES Engineering College),
NH 24, Ghaziabad- 201009
 

13

Professor Ramesh Dadhich

Member Secretary

Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)

(Ex-Officio Member-Nominee of ICSSR)

JNU Institutional Area 
Aruna Asaf Ali Marg 
New Delhi - 110067

 

 

14

Chief Secretary Punjab

(Ex-Officio Member-Nominee of Punjab Government)

Punjab Government Civil Secretariat

Chandigarh 160001

 

 

15

Shri Rajan Kumar Gupta
Principal Secretary

Department of Planning, Government of Haryana
(Ex-Officio Member-Nominee of Haryana Government)
Civil Secretariat, Chandigarh

 

 

 

 

*      Life Members of the Governing Body


Members of the Society

1

 

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

2

Shri Keshub Mahindra
(Chairman, Governing Body, CRRID
President, CRRID Society)
Chairman Emeritus , Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.
Gateway Building, Apollo Bunder
Mumbai 400001

 

3

Professor R.P. Bambah
Senior Vice Chairman

Governing Body, CRRID
House No. 1275, Sector 19-B

Chandigarh 160019

 

4

Shri T.K.A. Nair
Former Advisor to Prime Minister of India
3AB Purana Qila Road
New Delhi 110011

 

5

Professor B.L. Abbi
House No. E1/1

Panjab University
Sector 14
Chandigarh-160014

 

6

Dr. S.K. Mangal
House No. 64,

Sector 11-A
Chandigarh 160011

7

Shri Rashpal Malhotra
Executive Vice-Chairman
Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development
Sector 19-A, Madhya Marg

Chandigarh 160019

 

8

Dr. K.K. Talwar

(Former President, National Academy of Medical Sciences, India)
Chairman
National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research (NITTTR)
Sector 26  
Chandigarh- 160019

9

Professor Kuldip Kaur
Director-General (Acting)
Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development
Sector 19-A, Madhya Marg

Chandigarh 160019

 

10 

Shri V. K. Sibal
(Former Member Punjab Human Rights Commission)
House No. 29, Sector 5
Chandigarh- 160008

11 

Shri M.J. Akbar
Editorial Director, Sunday Guardian
No.6, Eastern Avenue, IInd Floor,
Maharani Bagh
New Delhi 110065

12

Col. (Retd) Subhash Bakshi
(Consultant/Coordinator MEA Project, CRRID)
Yantra 1505,
Paramount Symphony,
Crossing Republik (Near ABES Engineering College),
NH 24, Ghaziabad- 201009

13

Professor Ramesh Dadhich

Member Secretary

Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)

(Ex-Officio Member-Nominee of ICSSR)

JNU Institutional Area 
Aruna Asaf Ali Marg 
New Delhi - 110067

 

14

Chief Secretary Punjab

(Ex-Officio Member-Nominee of Punjab Government)

Punjab Government Civil Secretariat

Chandigarh 160001

 

15

Shri Rajan Kumar Gupta
Principal Secretary

Department of Planning, Government of Haryana
(Ex-Officio Member-Nominee of Haryana Government)
Civil Secretariat, Chandigarh

 

16

Professor S.R. Hashim
Chairman

Indian Association of Social Science Institutions (IASSI)

C-40, Jaswant Aptt.

Okhla Village, Jamia Nagar

New Delhi 110025

 

17

Professor Bhuvan Chandel
(Former Director Indian Institute of Advanced Study)
Centre for Studies in Civilization

DD-16, Kalkaji

New Delhi- 110019

18

Professor S.S. Johl
Chancellor

Central University of Punjab, Bathinda

House No. 2920, Gurdev Nagar

Ludhiana 141001

 

19

Professor B.B.Bhattacharya
(Former Vice Chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru University)
A-44, Sarva Sanjhi Appartment
Plot No. 8, Sector 9, Dwarka
New Delhi - 110075

20

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

21

Shri Rajinder Gupta
Vice Chairman
Punjab Planning Board

Room no. 20—A, 7th Floor

Punjab Civil Secretariat,

Chandigarh

 

22

Professor Abdul Wahid
Vice Chancellor, Central University of Kashmir
Qureshi Manzil
50 Naseembad
Saderbal, Srinagar

23

Dr. (Smt.) Nina Puri
Patron, Family Planning Association of India
D-860, New Friends Colony
New Delhi-110065

 

24

Shri K. Natwar Singh
(Former Minister of External Affairs)
105, Jor Bagh

New Delhi 110003

 

25

Shri Brajinder Singh

Managing Editor

Ajit Samachar

Jalandhar

 

26

Dr. G.S. Kalkat

Chairman, Punjab State Farmers Commission

House No. 996, Phase IV

S.A.S. Nagar

Mohali (Punjab)

 

27

Professor Surinder Kumar
Director

Giri Institute of Development Studies

Sector Ó', Aliganj Housing Scheme

Lucknow 226 024

 

28

Dr. Shalina Mehta
Professor of Social and Cultural Anthropology (re-employed)
House No. 1551,

Sector 38-B
Chandigarh- 160036

 

29

Shri Chandra Mohan
(Former Chairman, Twenty-first Century Battery Ltd.)
House No. 202, Sector 36-A

Chandigarh - 160036

 

30

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

Jalandhar

 

31

Shri Satish Dhanda
Managing Director
SADEM Industrial
(C-4, Focal Point, Dhandri, Ludhiana)

32, Club Road
Ludhiana

 

32

Shri Rajiv Dhand
Chartered Accountant
House No. 4, Sector 18-A
Chandigarh -160018

33

Dr. A.K. Rajwanshi
Professor and Head of the Deptt of Pathology

Post Graduate Instiute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER)

House No. 59, Sector 24,

Chandigarh- 160023

 

34

Shri Rajiv Kataria
Advisor to Videocom,
R-615, New Rajinder Nagar
New Delhi - 110060

35

Dr. Suresh Chandra Sharma

Professor of Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck Sugery

All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Ansari Nagar,

New Delhi 110029

 

36

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

37

Professor Manmohan Gupta

Professor of Physics
Department for Advanced Study in Physics

Panjab University,

Chandigarh-160014

38

Professor Jaspal Singh
Vice Chancellor
Punjabi University

Patiala

 

39

Shri Sanjay Gupta
Acting Secretary cum Establishment Officer
Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial development (CRRID)
Sector 19-A, Madhya Marg
Chandigarh 160019