Governing Board

The apex body of the Institute is a Governing Board which consists of 19 members including a Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and Member-Secretary. While the Chairman and Vice-Chairman are elected by the Board amongst its members, the Director of the Institute is designated as ex-officio Member-Secretary of the Board. The members of the Board include two representatives of the Indian Council of Social Science Research; three senior administrators nominated by the Government of Rajasthan; two Vice Chancellors; eminent academics, social scientists; eminent persons specialising in various fields related to development; and two members of the faculty of the Institute. The following is the composition of the Board:

S.No. Name & Address Email ID
CHAIRMAN
1 Dr. Arvind Mayaram
Former Finance Secretary, Government of India
Former Vice Chairman, Chief Minister’s Rajasthan Economic Transformation Council
Government of Rajasthan, Jaipur.
arvind.mayaram001@gmail.com
VICE-CHAIRMAN
2 Dr. Pinaki Chakraborty
Former Director
National Institute of Public Finance and Policy
8/2, Satsangh Vihar Magar, New Delhi 110 067.
pinakicha@gmail.com
MEMBERS
3 Vice-Chancellor
University of Rajasthan
Jaipur.
vcuorj@gmail.com
4 Member-Secretary
Indian Council of Social Science Research
P.O. Box No. 10528
Aruna Asaf Ali Marg
New Delhi – 110 067.
ms@icssr.org
5 Principal Secretary
Department of Finance
Government of Rajasthan
Jaipur.
psf@rajasthan.gov.in
6 Principal Secretary
Department of Agriculture
Government of Rajasthan
Jaipur.
prsecyagri@rajasthan.gov.in
7 Principal Secretary
Department of Planning
Government of Rajasthan
Jaipur.
secretary.plan@rajasthan.gov.in
8 Prof. Rajni Palriwala
C 567, Defence Colony
New Delhi 110 024.
rajnip@gmail.com
9 Prof. S Mahendra Dev
Former Vice Chancellor, IGIDR
Gen. A.K. Vaidya Marg
Goregaon East, Mumbai 400 065.
profmahendra@gmail.com
 10 Prof. Geetam Tiwari
Department of Civil Engineering
IIT, New Delhi
Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110 016.
geetamt@gmail.com
11 Prof. Sangeetha Sharma
Department of History
University of Rajasthan, Jaipur.
sangeeta2597@gmail.com
 12 Prof. Sanjay Lodha
Academic Advisor
Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Governance & Social Sciences
Jaipur.
sanjay.kishti@gmail.com
 13 Mr. Harsh Sethi
Flat 704 Akshat Trishala
C 57 Mahaveer Marg
Jaipur 302 001.
harshsethi.sethi@gmail.com
14 Vice-Chancellor
Mohanlal Sukhadia University
Udaipur 313 001.
vcmlsu@mlsu.ac.in
15 Prof. Seema Jalan
Department of Geography
Mohanlal Sukhadia University
Udaipur 313 001.
seemajalan1@gmail.com
16 Prof. Sheila Rai
Principal, St. Xavier’s College
Jaipur.
sheilarai@rediffmail.com
17 Dr. Motilal Mahamallik
Assistant Professor
Institute of Development Studies
8B, Jhalana Institutional Area
Jaipur 302 004.
mahamallikm@gmail.com
MEMBER SECRETARY
18 Dr. Vinish Kumar Kathuria
Director, IDS, Jaipur
director@idsj.org

Committee of Direction

The Committee of Direction is constituted by the Governing Board to facilitate the governance of the Institute. The Committee consists of nine members of the Board, including the Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Member-Secretary, and at least one faculty member.

S.No. Name & Address Email ID
CHAIRMAN
1 Dr. Arvind Mayaram
Former Finance Secretary, Government of India
Former Vice Chairman, Chief Minister’s Rajasthan Economic Transformation Council
Government of Rajasthan, Jaipur.
arvind.mayaram001@gmail.com
VICE-CHAIRMAN
2 Dr. Pinaki Chakraborty
Former Director
National Institute of Public Finance and Policy
8/2, Satsangh Vihar Magar, New Delhi 110 067.
pinakicha@gmail.com
MEMBERS
3 Principal Secretary
Department of Planning
Government of Rajasthan
Jaipur.
secretary.plan@rajasthan.gov.in
4 Member-Secretary
Indian Council of Social Science Research
P.O. Box No. 10528
Aruna Asaf Ali Marg
New Delhi – 110 067.
ms@icssr.org
5 Mr. Harsh Sethi
Flat 704 Akshat Trishala
C 57 Mahaveer Marg
Jaipur 302 001.
harshsethi.sethi@gmail.com
6 Prof. Seema Jalan
Department of Geography
Mohanlal Sukhadia University
Udaipur 313 001.
seemajalan1@gmail.com
7 Prof. Sangeetha Sharma
Department of History
University of Rajasthan, Jaipur.
sangeeta2597@gmail.com
8 Dr. Motilal Mahamallik
Assistant Professor
Institute of Development Studies
8B, Jhalana Institutional Area
Jaipur 302 004.
mahamallikm@gmail.com
MEMBER SECRETARY
9 Dr. Vinish Kumar Kathuria
Director, IDS, Jaipur
director@idsj.org