National Advisory Council reconstituted
The Government has reconstituted the National Advisory Council chaired by Smt. Sonia Gandhi. The term of the reconstituted Council will be for a period of one year.
The two new members in the reconstituted Council are Ms. Sehba Hussain, currently Member-Secretary and Executive Director, BETI Foundation (Better Education Through Innovation) and Prof. Mrinal Miri, Vice-Chancellor, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong. The outgoing members are Shri Sam Pitroda and Mr. Jean Dreaze.
The other members of the Council are Smt. Aruna Roy, Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan, Rajsamand, Rajasthan; Prof. C.H. Hanumantha Rao, Chairman, Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Hyderabad; Shri Jairam Ramesh, New Delhi; Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan, National Coordinator, Lok Satta, Hyderabad; Dr. V. Krishnamurthy, Former Secretary, Government of India; Dr. Madhav Chavan, Pratham, Delhi; Dr. A.K. Shiva Kumar, Adviser, UNICEF, New Delhi; Dr. D. Swaminadhan, President, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Research and Social Action, Hyderabad; and Dr. N.C. Saxena, IAS(Retd.), New Delhi.
The National Advisory Council was set up in June, 2004 to oversee the implementation of the National Common Minimum Programme and to monitor its progress The Council has been making recommendations in respect of a range of subjects and programmes to the Government from time to time.
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