Members of the Society

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 following are the members of the CRRID Society for the current term commencing from 1st September 2018 to 31st August 2023.



Members of the Society

1

 

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

2

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

 

3

Professor R.P. Bambah
Chairman
Governing Body, CRRID
House No. 1275, Sector 19-B
Chandigarh 160019

 

4

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

5

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

 

6

Professor B.L. Abbi
House No. E1/1
Panjab University
Sector 14
Chandigarh-160014

7

Dr. Rashpal Malhotra
Executive Vice-Chairman
Centre for Research in Rural              
and Industrial Development
19-A, Madhya Marg,
Chandigarh 160 019

 

8

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

9

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

 

10 

Shri V. K. Sibal                                      
(Former Member
Human Rights Commission, Punjab)
c/o Mr. Rahul Chawla
Embassy Woods,
Apartment 531, 6-A,
Cunningham Road

Bangalore 560 051

11 

Shri Davinder Pal Singh Sandhu
Partner
Infrastructure, Government and Healthcare,
KPMG Advisory Services Private Limited,
Building No.10, Tower C,
4th Floor, DLF Cyber City, Phase-II,
Gurugram -122002

(Res) A-231, Defence Colony,
New Delhi 110024

 

12

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

13

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

 

14

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

15

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

16

Shri Sunil Bansal
Acting Director
Centre for Research in Rural              
and Industrial Development
19-A, Madhya Marg,
 Chandigarh 160 019

 

17

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

18

Smt. Omita Paul,
Managing Director,
Pranab Mukherjee Foundation,
S-32, Ground Floor,
Greater Kailash –II,
New Delhi 110048.

Alternative Address:-
10 Rajaji Marg,
New Delhi 110011

 

19

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

 

 

20

Shri Vijay Dhasmana,
Vice Chancellor,
Swami Rama Himalyan University,
Swami Ram Nagar,
Jolly Grant, Doiwala, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248-016

                                

21

Dr. B.N. Goswami
House No.171,
Sector 19-A, Chandigarh 160019.

 

22

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

23

Shri Brajinder Singh
Managing Editor
Ajit Samachar

Jalandhar

 

 

24

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

25

Professor Surinder Kumar 
(Former Director
Giri Institute of Development Studies)
H.No.1251, Sector-1,
HUDA
Rohtak 124001

 

26

Shri Chandra Mohan           
(Former Chairman
Twenty first Century Battery Ltd.)
202, Sector 36-A,
Chandigarh- 160 036

27

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

28

Shri Satish Dhanda
Managing Director
SADEM Industries
32, Club Road,
Ludhiana

29

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

 

30

Dr. A.K. Rajwanshi
Professor and Head of the Deptt of Pathology
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER)
H.No. 59, Sector 24, Chandigarh

 

31

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

Chandigarh  160011

 

32

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

33

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

 

34

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

Chandigarh 160014
35

Professor Jaspal Singh
(Former Vice Chancellor
Punjabi University,Patiala)
46/15, East Patel Nagar
New Delhi 110008

36

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

37

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

38

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

39

Shri Zafar Hai
18 C&D Landsend,
Doongersey Road,
Mallabir Hill, Mumbai 400006.

40

 Professor Bhuvan Chandel      
(Former Director
Indian Institute of Advanced Study)
Centre for Studies in Civilization
DD-16, Kalkaji
New Delhi 110019

41

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