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GOVERNING COUNCIL

The National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) is managed by a Governing Council that is represented by senior officials from the Government of India, eminent urban leaders, experts and corporate heads. These luminaries include:

President
Padma Bhushan Dr. Arcot Ramachandran

Vice President
Prof. Om Prakash Mathur
National Institute of Public Finance & Policy, New Delhi

Vice President
Prof. Ashish Bose

Member-Secretary
Prof. Chetan Vaidya

Director, National Institute of Urban Affairs

One nominee representing Ministry of Finance:
Mr. R.K. Vats
Joint Secretary & Financial Adviser, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India

Two ex-officio members:
Representing Ministry of Urban Development
Mr. Arun Kumar Mehta
Joint Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India

Representing Planning Commission
Mr. A.N.P. Sinha
Senior Adviser, Planning Commission, Government of India

Two members representing state governments:
Mr. S.R. Lakha
Principal Secretary, Department Urban Development, Government of Uttar Pradesh

Ms. Naseema Lankar
Secretary, Department of Housing & Urban Development, Government of Jammu & Kashmir

Four corporate members:
Mr. K.L. Dhingra

Director (Finance) & Chairman and Managing Director
Housing & Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO), New Delhi

Mr. D. Sudheer Reddy
Chairman, Hyderabad Urban Development Authority, Secunderabad

Mr. M. B. N. Rao
Chairman and Managing Director, Canara Bank, Bangalore

Mr. A. S. Jeevarathinam
Director, Department of Town and Country Planning, Government of Tamil Nadu

One founder member (individual)
Mr. J. R. Bhalla
Architect, New Delhi

Five members Co-opted by the Governing Council representing different disciplines:
Mr. Sayed S. Shafi
Town Planner, New Delhi

Dr. Rajiv B. Lall
Managing Director & CEO, Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation, Mumbai

Mr. D. M. Sukthankar
Former Secretary, Government of India, Mumbai

Dr. Jyoti Parikh

Executive Director, IRAD,  New Delhi 

Dr. P.S. Rana

Retired CMD, HUDCO, New Delhi