Society

1	Shri Jairam Ramesh Minister for Environment & Forests (Independent Charge) Government of India, Ministry of Environment & Forests Paryavaran Bhawan, ‘B’ Block CGO Complex, Lodi Road New Delhi – 110 003	President
2	Minister of State Environment & Forests Government of India Ministry of Environment & Forests Paryavaran Bhawan, ‘B’ Block CGO Complex, Lodi Road New Delhi – 110 003	Vice-President *
3-5	Three Members of Parliament	To be nominated by Govt.of India
6-18	Minister In-Charge of the portfolio of Wildlife and/or Forests on a regional rotational basis North-East India - Sikkim, Tripura and Assam Eastern India - Andaman & Nicobar and Bihar Western Region - Gujarat and Goa Southern India - Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh Northern India - Punjab and Haryana Central India - Uttar Pradesh Permanent Invitee - Uttarakhand	Member **
19	Shri Brijendra Singh 28, Sunder Nagar New Delhi - 110 003	Member** (Non-official)
20	Dr. Ullas Karanth 403, Seebo Apartments 26-2, Aga Abbas Ali Road Bangalore- 560 042	Member** (Non-official)
21	Shri Mahendra Vyas 53 D, Block-H, Saket New Delhi 110 017	Member** (Non-official)
22	Shri Pranay Waghre Nallamalai Foundation 1 Old Block, Samrat Complex Saifabad, Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh)	Member** (Non-official)
23	Shri Biswajit Mohanty Shantikunj, Link Road Cuttack (Orissa)	Member** (Non-official)
24 & 25	Two Retired Forest Officers not below the rank of PCCF	To be nominated
26	Dr. Albert Rajendran Department of Zoology St. John’s College Palaymkottai (Tamil Nadu)	Member** (Non-official)
27	Prof. V.C. Soni Department of Biosciences Saurashtra University Rajkot (Gujarat)	Member** (Non-official)
28	Shri Valmik Thapar Executive Director Ranthambhore Foundation 19, Kautilya Marg, Chanakyapuri (Representative of the National Board for Wildlife)	Member** (Non-official)
29-33	Representative of the following organization (29) Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai (30) World Wide Fund for Nature-India, New Delhi (31) Wildlife Preservation Society of India, Dehradun (32) Centre for Environment Education, Ahmedabad (33) Prakriti Samsad, Kolkatta **	Member (Ex-officio)
34	Secretary Ministry of Environment & Forests Govt. of India, Paryavaran Bhavan, B-Block CGO Complex, Lodi Road New Delhi - 110 003	Member (Ex-officio)
35	Secretary to the Government of India Ministry of Finance North Block, New Delhi 110 001	Member (Ex-officio)
36	Secretary to the Government of India Ministry of Science and Technology Technology Bhawan New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi - 110 016	Member (Ex-officio)
37	Secretary to the Government of India Department of Education Ministry of Human Resource Development Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi 110 001	Member (Ex-officio)
38	Representative of the Planning Commission Yojna Bhawan, Sansad Marg New Delhi.	Member (Ex-officio)
39	Representative of the University Grants Commission Bhadur Shah Zafar Marg New Delhi 110 002	Member (Ex-officio)
40	The Chief Secretary Government of Uttarakhand “Sachivalaya”, Dehradun-248 001	Member (Ex-officio)
41	Dr. P J Dilip Kumar Director General of Forests & Special Secretary to the Government of India Ministry of Environment & Forests Paryavaran Bhavan, 'B' Block CGO Complex, Lodi Road New Delhi - 110 003	Member (Ex-officio)
42	Director Wildlife Preservation, Government of India Ministry of Environment & Forests Paryavaran Bhavan, 'B' Block CGO Complex, Lodi Road New Delhi - 110 003	Member (Ex-officio)
43	Financial Advisor Ministry of Environment & Forests Paryavaran Bhavan, 'B' Block CGO Complex, Lodi Road New Delhi - 110 003	Member (Ex-officio)
44	Director General Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education P.O. New Forest Dehra Dun - 248 006	Member (Ex-officio)
45	Director Zoological Survey of India M-Block, New Alipore Kolkata - 700 053 (W.B.)	Member (Ex-officio)
46	Director Botanical Survey of India (Ministry of Environment & Forests) CGO Complex, 3 MSO Building Block F-5th & 6th Floor, DF Block Sector-I, Salt Lake City Kolkata (W.B.)	Member (Ex-officio)
47	Dr. V.B. Mathur Dean Wildlife Institute of India Dehradun-248 001 (Faculty representative of WII)	Member **
48	Dr. V.K. Melkani Scientist-F Wildlife Institute of India Dehradun (Faculty representative of WII)	Member **
49	Inspector General (WL) Ministry of Environment & Forests Paryavaran Bhavan, 'B' Block CGO Complex, Lodi Road New Delhi - 110 003	Permanent Invitee
50	Member-Secretary National Tiger Conservator Authority Bikaner House, Shahjahan Marg New Delhi-110 011	Permanent Invitee
51	Director (Project Elephant) Ministry of Environment & Forests Paryavaran Bhavan, 'B' Block CGO Complex, Lodi Road New Delhi - 110 003	Permanent Invitee
52	Shri. P.R. Sinha Director Wildlife Institute of India Dehradun – 248 001	Member-Secretary
Note: * Presently there is no Minister of State for Environment and Forests, Government of India. ** The term of the members at Sl. Nos. (6 to 23), (26 to 28) (33), and (47 to 48) would be for a period of three years w.e.f. 3rd June 2009 notified vide OM No.DWII/580/2005 dated 03.06.2009. In case of Sl. No. 28, the membership shall be co-terminus with the term as member of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL).