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