Steering Committee for the Eleventh Five Year Plan (2007-2012)

Voluntary Sector

Dated 22nd May 2006

In the context of the formulation of the Eleventh Five-Year Plan (2007-12), it has been decided to set up the following Steering Committee for the active involvement of Voluntary Sector in the development process:

1.

Dr. (Ms) Syeda Hameed, Member, In-charge of Voluntary Action, Planning Commission, New Delhi 

Chairperson

2.

Adviser (VAC), Planning Commission, New Delhi

Member

3.

Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowermentm, Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi    

Member
4.

Secretary, Department of Women and Child Development, Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi

Member
5

Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Institutional Area, New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi

Member
6

Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Nirman Bhavan, New Delhi

Member

7

Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi 

Member
8

Secretary, Department of Elementary Education and Literacy, Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi

Member
9

Director General, CAPART, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110 003

Member
10

Joint Secretary (F), Ministry of Home Affairs, Jaisalmer House, 26 Man Singh Road, New Delhi 

Member

11

Secretary, Department of Planning, Government of Gujarat, Gandhinagar -382 010 (Gujarat)

Member
12

Secretary, Department of Planning, Government of Orissa, Bhubaneswar (Orissa)     

Member
13

Secretary, Department of Planning, Government of Chhattisgarh, Raipur (Chhattisgarh)

Member
14

Shri A.R. Hanjoora, J and K Yateem Trust Srinagar, PO Box 70 GPO, Srinagar 190 001 (J and K)

Member

15

Dr. (Ms) Kezevino Aram, Shanti Ashram, Kovaipudur, Coimbatore - 641 0142 (Tamil Nadu )

Member
16

Smt. Sandhya Pradeep Kumar, Asian Institute for Rural Development, No. 7/1 Ratna Vilas Road, Basavangudi,  Bangalore-560004 (Karnataka) 

Member
17

Shri N. Balagopal, Kerala Educational Development and Employment Society and CNRI-Kerala Chapter 509, Sangeeth Nagar, Thiruvananthapuram - 695 014 (Kerala)

Member
18

Shri Rakesh Mittal, Association for Voluntary Agencies Devlopment, 37, Ravi Nagar, Khajrana Road, Indore-452 018(M.P.)

Member

19

Ms. Binny Yanga, Oju Welfare Association, Nahalagun, Papaumpare -791 112 (Arunachal Pradesh)

Member
20

Swami Asaktananda, Rama Krishna Mission Lokasiksha Parishad, Ramakrishna Mission Ashram, Narendrapur, Kolkata -100103 (West Bengal)

Member
21

Shri Anil C. Shah, Development Support Centre, Maruti Nandan Villa, Bopal - 380058, Ahmedabad  (Gujarat)

Member
22

Shri Mathew Cherian, Helpage India, C-14, Qutab Institutional Area, New Delhi 110 016 (Delhi)

Member

23

Shri P.C. Pandey,  Voluntary Action Network of India (VANI), BB-5, FF, GK Enclave- II, New Delhi -110048 (Delhi)

Member
24

Shri Viraf Mehta, Partners In Change (PIC), C-75, South Extn., Part-II, New Delhi-110048 (Delhi)

Member

25

Ms. Amita Joseph, Business and Community Foundation, C-9, (Basement), Lajpat Nagar-III, New Delhi-110 024 (Delhi)

Member
26

Shri Hary Sethi FICCI - SEDF, FICCI House, Tansen Marg, New Delhi -110 001(Delhi)

Member
27

Dr. Swapan Garain, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Deonar, Mumbai - 400 088 (Maharashtra)

Member
28

Shri S. Sen, Coordinator - Developmental Projects, Confederation of Indian Industry, Plot No. 249-F, Sector 18, Udyog Vihar Phase-IV, Gurgaon - 122 015 (Haryana)

Member*

29

Ms. Nirja Mattoo, Chairperson - DOCC, S.P.Jain Institute of Management and Research, Munshi Nagar, Dadabhai Road, Andheri West, Mumbai - 400 058 (Maharashtra)

Member*

30

Dr. Lalit Kumar, Deputy Adviser  (VAC), Planning Commission 

Member-Convener (Ph: 23096561;
e-mail: lalit-pc[at]nic[dot]in)

* Co-opted

2.   The Terms of Reference of the Steering Committee will be as follows:

  1. To review procedures and guidelines of the Government for involving VOs in different schemes and suggest simplified mechanisms for appraising and monitoring the work of VOs.
  2. To review existing accreditation systems for VOs and provide suggestive measures to establish better methodologies for accreditation of VOs for enhancing accountability, transparency and good governance in the voluntary sector.
  3. To examine the existing partnership arrangements between Private Sector and Voluntary Sector and recommend appropriate steps to promote Corporate Social Responsibility.

3. The Chairperson of the Steering Committee may constitute Sub-Groups on any specific area / problem and also co-opt additional Members, if considered necessary.

4.  The expenditure on TA/DA in connection with the meetings of the Steering Group will be borne by the parent Department / Ministry / Organization to which   the officers belong. Non-official members will be entitled to TA / DA as admissible to Grade-I Officers of the Government of India and this will be paid by the Planning Commission.

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