National Advisory Council members nominated

The Prime Minister has nominated the following persons as Members of the National Advisory Council in consultation with the Chairperson: 1) Prof. M.S. Swaminathan, MP 2) Dr. Ram Dayal Munda, MP 3) Prof. Narendra Jadhav, Member, Planning Commission 4) Prof. Pramod Tandon, VC, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong 5) Dr. Jean Dreze, GB Pant Social Science Institute, Allahabad 6) Ms. Aruna Roy, Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangatan, Rajsamand, Rajasthan 7) Shri Madhav Gadgil, Agharkar Research Institute, Pune 8) Shri N.C. Saxena 9) Dr. A.K. Shiv Kumar, Advisor, UNICEF, New Delhi 10) Shri Deep Joshi 11) Ms Anu Aga, Thermax Ltd., Pune 12) Ms Farah Naqvi 13) Shri Harsh Mander 14) Ms Mirai Chatterjee, Coordinator, SEWA, Ahmedabad Ms Rita Sharma, a 1974 batch officer of the Indian Administrative Service (Uttar Pradesh cadre), has been appointed as the Secretary of the National Advisory Council (NAC) headed by ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi.