BRLF is governed by a General Body and Executive Committee comprising elected, nominated, or ex-officio members. BRLF’s General Body and Executive Committee includes representatives of central and state governments, eminent persons from academia, civil society, and the corporate sector with demonstrated experience, understanding, and commitment to the issues of concern to BRLF, financial institutions, public sector undertakings, philanthropic foundations, academic institutions and institutions representing the industry.
BRLF is subject to audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, and The Right to Information Act, 2005 applies to the Society.
Members of the General Body - January 2024
| Category and Maximum No. Allowed | Name of the Member |
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President |
Shri Girish Yashwant Prabhune, Founder – Punaruththan Samarasata Gurukulam, Pune Padma Shri Awardee in the year 2021 |
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Member Secretary
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Chief Executive Officer, BRLF
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Government of India (4)
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Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India Joint Secretary (in-charge of BRLF), Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India |
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State Government (9) |
Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary (Rural Development), Government of Jharkhand Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary (Rural Development), Government of Chhattisgarh Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary (Rural Development), Government of Odisha Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary (Rural Development), Government of West Bengal Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary (Rural Development), Government of Rajasthan Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary (Rural Development), Government of Gujarat Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary (Rural Development), Government of Maharashtra Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary (Rural Development), Government of Madhya Pradesh Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary (Rural Development), Government of Telangana |
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Eminent Persons (30) |
Shri S M Vijayanand, IAS (Retd.), Former Chief Secretary, Government of Kerala Shri Shashi Shekhar, IAS (Retd.), Former Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India Dr. Vanita Mukherji, Consultant, Gender and Development Dr. Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty, IAS (Retd.), Former Chief Secretary, Government of Chhattisgarh Dr. Mekhala Krishnamurthy, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Ashoka University Dr. Sriram Ramaswamy, FRS, Professor, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru Smt. Vibha Puri Das IAS (Retd.), Former Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India Dr. Rupamanjari Ghosh, Former Vice Chancellor, Shiv Nadar University Shri K. J. Joy, Society for Promoting Participative Ecosystem Management (SOPPECOM), Pune Ms. Pushpa Sundar, Development Consultant Shri Ved Arya, Founder SRIJAN Dr. Sudipto Mundle, Distinguished Professor, National Council for Applied Economic Research Ms. Sumi Krishna, Former President, Indian Association for Women’s Studies Shri Manav Jalan, Consultant, Strategic Partnerships Shri Harsh Chouhan, Shivganga, Madhya Pradesh Dr. Shantha Sinha, Former Chairperson, National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights Ms. Roopa Mehta, Sasha Association for Craft Producers, Kolkata Shri Sunil Chavan, Hon. Director, Dr. M L Dhawale Memorial Trust Mr. Biraj Patnaik, Executive Director, National Foundation for India Lt. Gen. D. B. Shekatkar (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM, National Convener of Forum for Integrated Security in India Ms. Ashwini Kulkarni, Founder, Pragati Abhiyan, Nashik Shri Gagan Sethi, Janvikas & Centre for Social Justice, Ahmedabad Gujarat Shri Himanshu Kulkarni, ACWADAM, Pune Ms. Aditi Mehta, IAS (Retd.) Former Addl. Chief Secretary, Govt of Rajasthan Shri Devaji Bhai Tofa, Gram Sabha Mendha Lekha, Gadhchiroli Maharashtra Shri Babu Joseph, Former CEO, Axis Bank Foundation Dr Vivek Bhandari, President, Bharatiya Skill Development University, Jaipur Shri Dibyendu Sarkar, IAS (Retd.) ex-MGNREGA Commissioner, Govt. of West Bengal Mr. Vipul Mudgal, Head, Inclusive Media for Change Prof. Sandali Thakur, Associate Professor, Shiv Nadar Institute of Eminence (Deemed to be a University) |
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Institutions-Financial (4) |
Chairperson, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Chairperson, State Bank of India Chairperson & Managing Director, Central Bank of India Chairperson & Managing Director, Bank of India |
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Institutions-PSUs (2) |
Dr Poornima Dore, Venture Capital Dr Om Damani, Professor Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering at IIT Bombay. |
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Institutions-Philanthropic
/Academic /R&D (7) |
Dr. Richa Kumar, Professor of Sociology and Science and Technology Studies, IIT Delhi Dr. M. A. Kalam, Visiting Professor, Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS), Hyderabad Prof. Sonajharia Minz, Former Vice Chancellor, Sido Kanhu Murmu University, Dumka, Jharkhand Dr. Nitin Desai, Chairman, Governing Council, The Energy and Resources Institute Shri Ravi Pratap Singh, International Development Consultant & CEO, Ecosys Development Foundation Ms. Ananya Mukherjee Reed, Vice Chancellor, Shiv Nadar University, Gautam Budh Nagar U.P. |
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Institutions-Trade
/Industries (2) |
Shri Arun Kumar Mukherjee, Chairman Emeritus, Energy and Environment Committee, Bengal Chamber of Commerce, and Industry |
Members of the Executive Committee - January 2024
| Category and Maximum No. Alowed | Name of the Member |
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President |
Shri Girish Yashwant Prabhune, Founder – Punaruththan Samarasata Gurukulam, Pune Padma Shri Awardee in the year 2021 |
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Member Secretary
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Chief Executive Officer, BRLF
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Government of India (4)
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Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India Joint Secretary (in-charge of BRLF), Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India |
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State Government (3) |
Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary (Rural Development), Government of Jharkhand Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary (Rural Development), Government of Chhattisgarh Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary (Rural Development), Government of Odisha |
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Eminent Persons (14) |
Shri S. M. Vijayanand, IAS (Retd), Former Chief Secretary, Government of Kerala Mrs. Pushpa Sundar, Development Consultant Shri Ved Arya, Founder SRIJAN Dr. Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty, IAS (Retd.), Former Chief Secretary, Government of Chhattisgarh Dr. Vanita Mukherji, Consultant, Gender and Development Smt. Vibha Puri Das, IAS (Retd), Former Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India Dr. Shantha Sinha, Former Chairperson, National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights Ms. Roopa Mehta, Sasha Association for Craft Producers, Kolkata Shri Sunil Chavan, Hon. Director, Dr. M L Dhawale Memorial Trust Ms. Aditi Mehta, IAS (Retd.) Former Addl. Chief Secretary, Govt of Rajasthan Shri Gagan Sethi, Janvikas & Centre for Social Justice, Ahmedabad Gujarat Shri Babu Joseph, Former CEO, Axis Bank Foundation Shri Himanshu Kulkarni, ACWADAM, Pune Prof. Sandali Thakur, Associate Professor, Shiv Nadar Institute of Eminence (Deemed to be a University) |
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Institutions-Financial (2) |
Chairperson, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Chairperson, State Bank of India |
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Institutions-Philanthropic/ Academia/ R&D/ PSUs/ Trade institutions (5) |
Prof. Sonajharia Minz, Former Vice Chancellor, Sido Kanhu Murmu University, Dumka, Jharkhand Dr. MA Kalam, Dean, Visiting Professor, Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS), Hyderabad Lt. Gen. D. B. Shekatkar (Retd.), PVSM, AVSM, VSM, National Convener of Forum for Integrated Security in India & Chancellor, Sikkim University Shri Ravi Pratap Singh, International Development Consultant & CEO, Ecosys Development Foundation |
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