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Establishment
- India has been a member of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, Cultural Organization, a specialized agency of the United Nations since its inception in 1946. Article VII of the constitution of UNESCO requires that “each Member State shall make such arrangements as suit its particular conditions for purposes of associating its principal bodies interested in educational, scientific and cultural matters with the work of the Organization, preferably by the formation of a National Commission broadly representative of the government of such bodies” and further defines that “National Commission or National Co-operating delegations to the General Conference and to their Governments in matters relating to the Organization and shall function as agencies of liaison in all matters of interest to it”. UNESCO is the only UN body, which has encouraged its Member States to establish National Commissions to have liaison with it. Accordingly, an interim Indian National Commission for Co-operation with UNESCO was set up in 1949 by the Government of India, Ministry of Education, Resolution No.F.84-92/48-A.1, dated 26 March 1949. A permanent Commission was established in 1951 through the Government of India, Ministry of Education, Resolution No.F.134-27/50-A.5, dated 16 October 1951.
Functions
- The functions of the Commission are :
  1. To promote understanding of the objects and purposes of UNESCO among the people of the Republic of India;
  2. b. To serve as a liaison agency between the Government of India and the institutions concerned with the working for the advancement of education, science, culture and communication.
  3. To co-operate with the Government departments and with services, organizations and institutions concerned with questions within UNESCO’s competence;
  4. To encourage participation of national, governmental and non-governmental institutions and various individuals in the formulations and execution of UNESCO’s programmes so as to secure for UNESCO all the intellectual, scientific, artistic or administrative assistance that it may require;
  5. To collaborate with the National Commissions of Asia and the Pacific and with UNESCO’s Regional Offices and centers in fostering regional, sub-regional and bilateral co-operation in education, the sciences, culture and communication, particularly through the joint formulation and execution of programmes;
  6. To disseminate information on the objectives, programme and activities of UNESCO and endeavour to arouse public interest in them; and
  7. To advise the Government of India on matters relating to UNESCO.
- Office bearers:
  1. The Minister of Human Resource Development shall be the President of the Commission. He/She shall preside over the meetings of the Commission.
  2. India’s designated member on the Executive Board of UNESCO and Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO will be permanent invitees to the meetings of the Commission. India’s designated member on Executive Board of UNESCO shall chair the meetings of the Commission in the absence of the President of the Commission. In the absence of both the President and India’s designated member on the Executive Board, the Commission shall elect a Chairman from among the members present to preside over each meeting;
  3. The Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development shall be the Secretary General of the Commission and shall remain in over-all charge of the work of the Commission;
  4. The Joint Secretary dealing with United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in the Department of Higher Education shall be the Deputy Secretary – General of the Commission and shall in the absence of Secretary-General, act as over all in-charge of the work of the Commission;
  5. An officer of the Ministry of Human Resource Development to be nominated by the Ministry of Human Resource Development is the Secretary of the Commission. The Secretary prepares the agenda for its meetings and attends to the day-to-day work connected with the affairs of the Commission.
- Membership:
  1. The membership of the commission consists of the members of five Sub-Commissions namely, Sub-Commission for (i) education; (ii) Natural Sciences; (iii) Social Sciences; (iv) Culture; and (v) Communication. The membership of the commission is of two categories; (1) Individual; and (2) Institutional.
  2. The President nominates individual members in their personal capacity from among eminent educationists/eminent scientists/persons distinguished in the fields of Social Sciences, Humanities and Culture/persons distinguished in the field of Communication. Members hold office for a term of four years. It is, however open to the Government of India to dissolve and reconstitute the Commission earlier than four years or to extend the term of individual members until the reconstitution of the commission on the expiry of the four years term;
  3. Vacancies of individual members arising due to the death, continued illness, resignation or otherwise shall be filled for the un-expired portion of the term only;
  4. Institutional members shall comprise the concerned Government Departments, important statutory and autonomous bodies, national professional organizations and national non-governmental organizations concerned with or working in the areas of education, natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, culture and communication, which are admitted to the membership of the Commission. They shall hold office for a term of four years, unless the Commission is dissolved or reconstituted by the Government earlier than the completion of the four year term or their term is extended pending reconstitution of the Commission;
  5. Each institutional member shall have the right to send a representative to the meetings of the Commission or the Sub-Commission as the case may be. Such representative shall participate in discussions and shall also have the right to vote;
  6. The President may direct the co-option of additional members to the Commission for any special purpose or to invite specialists for any meeting of the Commission or its Committees;
  7. Each Sub-Commission shall elect its own Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Rapporteur who shall hold office for a period of one year.
Details regarding office bearers and members of INCCU

President

Shri Kapil Sibal
Hon'ble Minister of Human Resource Development
Government of India

Secretary-General

Ms. Vibha Puri Das
Secretary, Department of Higher Education

Deputy Secretary-General

Shri Amit Khare
Joint Secretary, Department of Higher Education

Secretary

Smt. Manisha Verma
Director (UNESCO)

A. List of Members of Sub-Commission on Education

	Institutional Members		Individual Members
1.	Secretary General Association of Indian Universities (AIU), AIU House, 16, Comd. Indrajit Gupta Marg (Kotla Marg), New Delhi-110 002. Tele # 23236105/32944552 Fax # 2323 2131 Email:sgoffice@aiuweb.org	1.	Prof. Krishna Kumar, Former Director, NCERT, Department of Education, Delhi University, Delhi.
2.	Chairman, University Grant Commission Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi T- 23239628 Fax :23231797 Email:skthorat@ugc.ac.in	2.	Prof. Sanjay Govind Dhande, Director, IIT, Kanpur Tele:0512-2597258/7283 Email: doiitk@iitk.ac.in
3.	Chairman (Acting), AICTE, 7^th Floor, Chanderlok Building. Janpath New Delhi Tel : 23724188, Fax : 23724189 Email : ssmantha@aicte.eertnet.in, ssmantha@vjti.org.in	3.	Ms. Shyama Chona, Ex-Principal, Delhi Public School, C-10/8, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi-57 Phone : 26148269 M-98112702362 Fax:26851582 Email: tamana president @gmail.com
4.	Vice-Chancellor, NUEPA , Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi Tel -26515472 Fax – 26861882 Email:rgovinda@nuepa.org.	4.	Prof. U.N.Singh, Former Director, CIIL, Mysore Director Rabindra Bhavana & Tagore Research Chair. Visva Bharati (University), Santiniketan, district Birbhum 731238 West Bangal Phone (0) 9434050218 , Telefax : (03463)261012. Email:unsciil@yahoo.com.
5.	Secretary, D/o School Education & Literacy, M/o Human Resource Development, New Delhi Tele No. 323382587, 23381104 Fax NO. 23387859 Email :secy.sel@nic.in	5.	Ms. Asha Mishra, Secretary, Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samiti, Basement of Y.W.A. Hostel No.2, Avenue-2, G Block, Saket, New Delhi-17. Tele 26569943 Tel Fax 26569773 Email:asham_200@yahoo.com
6	Vice-Chancellor, Bombay University, M.G.Road, Fort,Mumbai-400032 Tele:0022-22656789 Email: vc@fort.nice.ac.in	6.	Prof. Mrinal Miri, Ex.-Vice Chancellor, North Eastern Hill University, A-39 South Extension Part-I, New Delhi-110 049. Tele # 2462 3890 Mob:9910481706
7.	Vice Chancellor, Culcutta University, Senate House, 87/1 College Street, kolkata-73 Kolkata-700 073. Tele # 033 2241 0071 Fax # 033 2241 3288	7.	Prof. R.Govinda, Acting Vice-Chancellor NUEPA, Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi.
8.	Vice-Chancellor, University of Madras Chepauk, Chennai-600 005, Tamil Nadu. Telephone: 91-44-25361074 , 25367563 Fax: 91-44-25367654 E-mail: vcoffice@unom.ac.in vchome@md3.vsnl.net.in	8.	Dr. Rukmini Banerji, Director, Pratham Resource Centre, A-1/7, S.J. Enclave, Basement New Delhi-67 Tele :26716083 46203612 Fax: 26716084 Emai:rukmini.banerji@gmail.com
9.	Vice Chancellor, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya R.N. Tagore Marg, Indore – 452 001, Madhya Pradesh Telephone: +91-731-2527532 Fax: +91-731-2529540 Email: registrar.davv@dauniv.ac.in	9.	Shri Anil Bordia, Chairperson, Doosra Dashak(NGO), C-113, Shivaji Marg, Tilak Nagar, Jaipur-302004. Tele Fax : 0141-2624824
10.	Vice-Chancellor, Lal Bahadur Shastry Sanskrit Vidyapeeth, Katwaria Sarai, Near Qutub Hotel, Near Mehrauli Road, New Delhi – 110 067. Tele # 2685 1253 Fax 26520255 Emai:vcslbrsb@yahoo.co.in	10.	Dr. Anita Rampal, Professor, Department of Education, 33, Chhatra Marg, Delhi University Delhi.-110007 Tele:27667030.27667509 Emai:anitarampal@gmail.com
		11.	Shri Vinod Raina, A-5, Surendra Estate, Chunabhatti Bhopal – 462016. Mobile:91-7552462001 Email:vinod.raina@vsnl.com.

B. List of Members of Sub-Commission on Science

	Institutional Members		Individual Members
1.	Secretary, D/o Science & Technology, Technology Bhavan, New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi Tel 26511439/0068 Email: secy.dts@nic.in	1.	Prof. Goverdhan Mehta, Former Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012. Tele:080-23602367,22932850 Email:gm@orgchen,iisc.ernei.in
2.	Director-General, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), Anushandhan Bhavan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi Tel 23710472, 7053 Fax 23710618 Email:dgcsir@csir.res.in	2.	Prof. Sibaji Raha, Director, Bose Institute, 93/1, Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road, Kolkata – 700 009, West Bengal. Mobile:9432649834 Tel :033-23557434 Fax :033-23553886/033-23506790 Email:director@bic.boseinst.ernet.in sibajiraha@yahoo.co.uk
3.	Sectretary, D/o Bio-Technology Block No. 2, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi. Tel 24362950, 2881 Fax 24360747 Email: secy,dbt@nic.in	3.	Prof. M.S.Swaminathan, Member of Parliament (R.S) (1)Chairman, M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation,Third Cross Street, Taramani Insititutional Area. Channai-600113. Tel:91-4422542790/22541229 Fax:91-4422541319 Emai:swami@mssrf.res.in/msswami@vsnl.net (II)503 – Brahmaputra, Dr.B.D.Marg, New Delhi -110 001.
4.	Secretary, M/o Earth Sciences Mahasagar Bhavan, CGO Complex, Lodi Road, New Delhi. Tel 24360874, 2548 Fax 24362644 Email: secy@moes.gov.in	4.	Dr. K. Mohan Das, Vice-Chancellor, Kerala University of Health & Allied Sciences, Thrissur Medical College.P.O., Thrissur-680596, Kerala. E-mail: mohandas huvc@gmail.com
5.	Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research, Ansari Nagar, PB No. 4911, New Delhi-110029 Tele # 2658 8204 /9620 Fax # 2658 8662 E-mail : dg@icmr.org.in secy.dhr@icmr.org.in Dr.Roli Mathur, Scientist ‘C’, Division of Basic Medical Sciences,ICMR will attend Tel 26589574, 9810539489	5.	Dr. Vijayalakshmi Ravindranath, Chairperson, Centre for Neuroscience, Old TIFR Building Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. Tele :080-22933431 Email:viji@ins.iisc.ernet.in
6.	Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012 Tel 91-80-22932222 / 2954 Fax 918023600936 Email : diroff @admin.iisc.ernet.in
7.	Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources, Shram Shakti Bhavan, New Delhi. Tel 23715919 Fax 23731553 Email:secy.mwr@nic.in
8.	Secretary, M/o Environment & Forests, Paryavaran Bhavan, CGO Complex, New Delhi Tel 24361869 Fax 24362746 Email:secy.moef@nic.in
9.	Director, Development and Educational Communication Unit (DECU) Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) SAC Campus, Jodhpur Tekra Ahmedabad-380 015 Tele # 91–79–676 39 54 / 691 31 20 Fax # 91–79–691 85 56 / 691 58 14
10.	Director-General, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Krishi Bhavan, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi-110 001 Tel 23382629 Fax 23384773 Email:dg.icar@nic.in

C. List of Members of Sub-Commission on Communication

	Institutional Members				Individual Members
1.	Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting , Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi Email:mb@nic.in			1.	Ms. Mrinal Pande, Chairperson, Prasar Bharti E-148, 1^st Floor, East of Kailash, New Delhi 65 Mob. 9871824982 Email mrinal.pande@gmail.com
2.	Chief Executive Officer, Prasar Bharti, PTI Building, Sansad Marg, New Delhi Tel 23737603 Fax 23352549			2.	Shri Anu Malik, Valancia Apartments Chu-tara Road, Santa Cruz Mumbai 400049
3.	Special Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi. Tel:23387558, Fax:23387617 Email:udaykumar.varma@nic.in			3.	Shri Yash Chopra, Yashraj Films, Bunglow No. 17 Jalpankhi Housing Society, Vikas Park, Juhu Tara Road, Mumbai Tele:0022-30613545 Emaii: rafiq@yashraj films.com
4.		Director, Film & Television Institute of India, Law College Road, Pune- 411 004 T.No.020- 25431817/ 25431010 Fax 020- 25430416 / 2543 1047 E- mail filminst@vsnl.com		4.	Shri Vinod Dua, NDTV India New Delhi Television td., NDTV 24x7/NDTV Profit, Archana Complex, G.K. I, New Delhi Mobil:9810019978 Tele:26446666 Fax:29231740 Email:vinod.d.ndtv.com
5.		Joint Secretary (P&A) Ministry of I&B, Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi. Tele:23383857 Fax :23384785 Email:asfa.inb.nic.in		5.	Shri Shekhar Gupta, Editor, Indian Express 9&10, Bahadurshah Zafar Marg, Express Building, ITO New Delhi Tel:23702050 Fax:23702135 Email:shekhar.gupta@express.com
6.		Principal Director General (M&C) Press Information Bureau, Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi.		6.	Shri Vinod Sharma, Political Editor, Hindustan Times, Hindustan Times House, 18-20 Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi – 110001
7.			Director General Directorate of Field Publicity Ministry of I&B, East Block-IV, Level-III, R.K. Puram, New Delhi. Phone Office :26103421,26101465 E-mail dfpdelhi @live.com	7.	Ms. Waheeda Rehman, Saahil Galaxy Apartments, A.B.G. Road, Bandra West, Mumbai 400050
8.			Director, Indian Institute of Mass Communication, JNU Campus, New Delhi. Tel : 2674 2492 Fax : 26741532	8.	Shri Arnab Goswami Times Now, Times Global Broadcasting Co. Ltd. Mumbai Trade House, Karnala Mills Compound Senapati Bapat Marg Mumbai 400013
9.			Director, Song and Drama Division, Soochna Bhavan, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-3.	9.	Shri Rajdeep Sardesai, Executive Editor, CNN-IBN, Global Broadcast News, Express Trade Tower, Plot No. 15-16, Sector-16A, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India - 201301 Phone: 120-4341807, 3987777 Fax: 0120-4324101 rajdeep.sardesai@network18online.net
10.			Director General Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicty, Soochna Bhavan, C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-3.	10.	Sh. Raj Chengappa, Deputy Editor, India Today F-14/15, Connaught Place, New Delhi.110001. Tel: 011-23315801-04 (board).

D. List of Members of Sub-Commission on Social Science

	Institutional Members			Individual Members
1.	Chairman, Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi Fax # 2616 2516		1.	Prof. Sharit K. Bhowmick, Professor and Dean School of Management and Labour Studies Tata Institute of Social Sciences P.O. Box 8313, Deonar, Mumbai - 400 088. +91-22-25525000 (Board Number) Dial 91-22-2552 + (extension number) Ext. 5800 eception Fax Number (Main campus): +91-22-25525050 Director's Office Fax Number : +91-22-25525070
2.	Chairman, Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR), 35-Feroz Shah Road, New Delhi-110 001.		2.	Prof. R.S. Deshpande, Director, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Dr.V.K.R.V. Rao Road P.O. Nagarbhavi Bangalore 560 072 Tel:91-80-23217010 Email:director@isec.ac.in:deshpande@isec.ac.in
3.	Director, Indian Institute of Advanced Studies (IIAS), Rashtrapati Nivas, Simla -171 005. Fax # 0177 2831 389 / 2830 995		3.	Prof. S.R. Hashim, Institute for Studies in Industrial Devlopment. 4, Institutional Area, P.B No.7513 Vasant Kunj, near the Grant Hotel New Delhi 110070 Tele:26891111, Fax:26122448 Email :info@isid.org.in.
4.	Chairman Indian Council of Philosophical Research 36 Tughlakabad Institutional Area New Delhi – 110 062 Mob: +91 -9818667421 Tel.:29964758 Fax:29964755 Tel.: +91-891-2567421 E-mail: krrao007@gmail.com , icpr@del2.vsnl.net.in		4.	Prof. T.C.A. Anant, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi. Delhi – 110007 Tele:27667005, 27666533-35 Fax:27667159 Email:tca.anant@gmail.com
5.	Director, Giri Institute of Development Studies, Sector-O, Aliganj Housing Scheme, Lucknow-226024 Tele:055-2321860 Tele Fax :055-2373640 Email:gids@sancharnet.in		5.	Prof. D.M. Nachane, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development and Research Santosh Nagar, Akyk Marg, Goregaon East, Mumbai
6.		Director, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Kolkata R-1, Baishnabghata Patuli Township, Kolkata, West Bengal- 700 094 Phone: +91 (0)33 2462 7252 / 5794 / 5795 +91 (0)33 2436 8313 / 7794 / 95 / 97 Fax: +91(0)3324626183 sugata@cssscal.org	6	Prof. Jogdand, Department of Sociology University of Mumbai, Kalina Campus Mumbai
7.		Director Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS) Begumpet, Hyderabad - 500016, A.P.,INDIA. Tel No: +91-40-2340 2789, 2341 6780, 2341 6610/11/12/13. Fax: 91-40-2340 6808; E-mail : manoj@cess.ac.in	7	Prof. Udyayan Misra, Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development House No.3, By Lane 3, Narikalbari, Mother Teresa Road Guwahati 781024 Assam Tel : 0361 24110612, Mob:-09435002717 Emai:udayon_misra@yahoo.com
8.		Director Madras Institute of Development Studies 79, Second Main Road, Gandhinagar Adyar, Chennai - 600020, Tamil Nadu, Email:r.saleth@mids.ac.in Tel: 0091 - 44 - 24412589 / 24419771 Extn:314 / 24418614 [per]; Fax: 0091 - 44 – 24910872	8	Prof. Banasree Dey, Institute of Public Enterprise, Osmania University Campus, Hyderabad 500 007 Andhra Pradesh
9.		Director, Madhya Pradesh Institute of Social Science Research, 6, Bharatpuri Institutional Area. UJJAIN-456010	9	Prof. Yogesh Atal, Formerly Principal Director UNESCO R/o B-502, Residency Apartments, Tower B, Ardee City, Sector – 52 Gurgaon 122003 Tele:0124-4144937 Fax:0124-4144967 Mob:9812067557 Email:yogatal@email.com
10.		Director, Gujarat Institute of Development Research, Gota, Ahmedabad- 380060, Gujarat, Tele: +91-02717-242366 / 242367, 242368, Fax: +91-02717-242365, E-mail: gidr@gidr.ac.in	10	Prof. Khan Masood Ahmed, Jamia Milia Islamia, Jamia Nagar, Gaffor Nagar, Friends Colony, New Delhi-110025 Tele: 26980229 Email :www.jmi.nic.in
			11	Professor Buddhadev Choudhuri Deptt. of South East Asia Studies University of Calcutta Kolkatta
			12	Prof. Tapodhir Bhattacharji, Vice Chancellor, Assam University Silchar-788 011, Assam Tel : 03842-270801, 270273 Fax : 03842 – 270802, M : 09435073676 Email : tapodhirb@yahoo.com

E List of Members of Sub-Commission on Culture

	Institutional Members			Individual Members
1.	Secretary, D/o Culture, M/o Tourism & Culture, Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi-110115. Email:secy.culture@nic.in		1.	Ms. Aparna Sen, Film Director and Actor Editor ‘Sananda’ 6 &9 , Prafulla Sarkar Street, Calcutta – 700001 Phone 2237-4880/8000
2.	Secretary, Sangeet Natak Academi, Ravindra Bhawan, Firoz Shah Road , New Delhi-01, 011-23381833, 011-23387246-48. Fax 011-23385715 ... upsna.org/kalakar		2.	Ms. Shantha Sarbjeet Singh Eminent critic of the Performing and Visual Arts C-61, Gulmohar Park, New Delhi 110040
3.	Secretary, Lalit Kala Akademi, Ravindra Bhavan, Firoze Shah Road, New Delhi		3.	Shri Jatin Das, Artist 93, Bhaktawar Singh Block, Asiad Village Complex, N Delhi – 110049 Tel : 2649 2449 ( R ), 26497504 ( O ) Mobile : 9810221241 Email : jatin@jatindas.com
4.	Sh. Agrahara Krishna Murthy, Secretary, Sahitya Akademi, Ravindra Bhavan, Firoze Shah Road, New Delhi Tel : 2338 7064, 6626 Fax : 2338 2428 Email : secy@ndb.vsnl.net.in		4.	Mr. Madhup Mudgal, Eminent vocalist, Hindustani classical music,Principal, Gandharav Mahavidyalaya, 212, Din Dayal Upadhyaya Marg,New Delhi. 1100002
5.	Director, National School of Drama (NSD), Bahawalpur House, Bhagwandas Road, New Delhi- 110 001. Tele # 2338 7137/9402 Fax # 2338 4288		5.	Ms. Bharati Shivaji, Eminent Mohiniattam expert 104, Bakhtawar Singh Block Asia Village Complex, New Delhi 110049 Tele:Fax:26492578 Mob:989107947 Email:lasyalakshmi@yahoo.co.in
6.	Member Secretary, Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts, Janpath, New Delhi		6.	Ms. Tanushree Shankar, Modern Dance Choreographer 11 F, Palm Avenue Ballygunge, Kolkatta – 700019
7.	Director, National Library, Belvedere, Kolkata-700 027.		7.	Ms. Chetna Jalan, Kathak Dancer, Performer, Actor, Choreographer ‘Padatik’ 6/7A, AJC Bose Road, Kolkatta 700017
8.		Dr. A Nagender Reddy, Director, Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad-500 002. Tele:040-24576443 Fax :040-24572558 E-mail: salarjung @hotmail.com	8.	Mr. K.T. Ravindran, Chairman, Delhi Urban Arts Commission Core – 6A, First floor, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi – 3
9.		Director, Khuda Baksh Oriental Public Library, Patna-800 004.	9	Ms. Anuradha Kapur, Director, National School of Drama, Bhawalpur House, Bhagwan Das Road, New Delhi.
10.		Director General, Archeological Survey of India, Janpath, New Delhi-110011. Tele :23013574 Fax : 23019487 Email:directorgeneralasi@gmail.com	10	Ms. Suddha Gopalakrishnan, Expert in intangible cultural heritage and former Director, National Manuscript Mission CII/51, Satya Marg, Chankya Puri, New Delhi sudhagk@gmail.com tele: 11-26119628 and cell number -98104 61383.

Committees :
- The President may also appoint committee of the Commission for such special purposes, as he may consider necessary. The Composition, terms of reference, terms of office and other details about such committees shall be prescribed by the President separately in each case.
Meetings :
- The meetings of each Sub-Commission and the Full Body of the Commission are held as often as may be necessary. These meetings are historically held prior to the General Conference of UNESCO, which is held once in a biennium to discuss the Draft Programme and Budget of UNESCO.

India’s membership position in the Intergovernmental Councils/ Committees of UNESCO

S.No	Name of Council/Committee	Elected-Expiry
(i)	Executive Board	2009-2013
(ii)	Intergovernmental Bioethics Committee (IGBC)	2007-2011
(iii)	Intergovernmental Council for the International Hydrological Programme (IHP)	2007-2011
(iv)	Council of International Bureau of Education (IBE)	2007-2011
(v)	Legal Committee	2009-2011
(vi)	Intergovernmental Committee for Promoting the Return of Cultural Property to its countries of origin or its restitution in case of illicit appropriation (ICPRCP)	2009-2013
(vii)	Intergovernmental Committee for the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions	2009-2011
(viii)	Executive Council of International Oceanographic Committee (IOC)	2007-2011
(ix)	Intergovernmental Council of the International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC)	2009-2013
(x)	International Coordinating Council of the Programme on Man and the Biosphere (MAB)	2009-2013
(xi)	Headquarters Committee	2009-2013

List of India's Members on the Executive Board of UNESCO

India is a founder member of UNESCO. There has been an unbroken chain of India's representation on the Executive Board since its inception in 1946. India was re-elected to the 58- Member Executive Board of UNESCO for a four-year term.

The list of persons who have represented India on the Executive Board of UNESCO from 1946 to date is as under:-

1.	Dr. S. Radhakrishnan	1946-51
2.	Dr. Arcot L. Mudaliar	1951-56
3.	Dr. Zakir Husain	1956-58
4.	Mrs. Hansa Mehta	1958-60
5.	Mrs. Indira Gandhi	1960-64
6.	Mr. Prem N. Kirpal	1964-72
7.	Mr. G. Parthasarthi	1972-76
8.	Dr. S. Gopal	1976-80
9.	Mr. T. N. Kaul	1980-85
10.	Sardar Swaran Singh	1985-89
11.	Mr. N. Krishnan	1989-93
12.	Mr. Ram Niwas Mirdha	1993-97
13.	Mr Muchkund Dubey	1997-2001
14.	Mr T. N. Chaturvedi	2001-2002
15.	Dr. L. M. Singhvi	2002-2004
16.	Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan	2004-2009
17.	Dr. Karan Singh	2009-Till date

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Individual Members

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