The Board Members
As on 18th January 2021
Name Date from
which
holding
the post
Date of
Retirement
Brief Introduction
Chairman Prof. (Dr.)
Pradeep
Kumar Joshi
7/8/2020
(AN)
04/04/2022 • Chairman, Chhattisgarh Public Service
Commission
• Chairman, Madhya Pradesh Public Service
Commission.
• Director, National Institute of Educational
Planning & Administration (NIEPA)
• Head & Dean, Faculty of Management Studies,
Rani Durgavati University, Jabalpur (MP)
• He specializes in the field of Financial
Management, Financial Control, Management
Accounting, Taxation, Rural Development
Management, Management in Panchayati Raj
Institution & Khadi Gramodyog etc.
Member Sh. Bhim Sain
Bassi*
( Likely to
retire before
the Interview
process )
31/05/2016
(AN)
19/02/2021 • 1977 Batch IPS (Indian Police Service) Officer of
AGUMT Cadre
• Deputation to the Intelligence Bureau from 1993
to 1998
• Commissioner of Police, Delhi
• Took a number of steps to enhance use of digital
technology in policing.
Member Air Marshal A.
S. Bhonsle
(Retd.)
21/02/2017
(AN)
14/02/2022 • Commissioned into the Indian Air Force
• Has served in Office of Chief of HQ, Integrated
Defence Staff (IDS) and also as Deputy Chief of
Joint Operations, Doctrines, Organization &
Training
• Has participated in the Sri Lanka Indian Peace
Keeping Force Operations, Siachin operations
and Kargil operations
• Awarded with Vishishta Seva Medal in 2005
and Ati Vishishta Seva Medal in 2010.
Member Ms. Sujata
Mehta
21/02/2017
(AN)
29/03/2022 • Joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1980 after
earning a Master of Philosophy degree in
Political Science.
• Had deputation to the UN in Gaza and in New
York
• Was Permanent Representative to the
Conference on Disarmament in Geneva
Member Dr. Manoj Soni 28/06/2017
(FN)
27/06/2023 • A scholar of Political Science with specialisation
in International Relations Studies
• Received awards for his exemplary leadership
in empowering disadvantaged section of society
with IT literacy.
Member Ms. Smita
Nagaraj
1/12/2017
(FN)
21/09/2023 • Joined the Indian Administrative Service (IAS)
in 1984
• Completed her Masters in Political Science from
Jawaharlal Nehru University
Member Ms. M.
Sathiyavathy
9/4/2018
(AN)
12/05/2023 • Post Graduate & gold medalist in Mathematics
from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
• Joined the Indian Revenue Service in 1981 and
there after the Indian Administrative Service in
1982 (AGMUT Cadre)
Member Sh. Bharat
Bhushan Vyas
13/12/2018
(AN)
14/11/2022 • Cumulative experience of over thirty eight years
– six in the banking sector and thirty two in the
Government (joined Indian Administrative
Service in 1986)
• Allotted to the Jammu & Kashmir Cadre
• Member Secretary of the ‘Prime Minister’s
Special Task Force’ to formulate “Jobs Plan” for
the youth of J&K.
• Assistant Resident Representative in the United
Nations Development Programme (UNDP) -
India for a period of two and a half years in the
area of “Sustainable livelihoods”.
• Given awards for conduct of elections in J&K in
very challenging circumstances in 1996/1997.
• Recipient of the Chief Minister’s Gold Medal for
honesty, integrity and meritorious service in
J&K in the year 2011
Member Dr. T. C. A.
Anant
14/01/2019
(FN)
02/01/2023 • Head, Department of Economics, Delhi School
of Economics (DSE), University of Delhi.
• Chief Statistician of India (CSI) and Secretary,
Ministry of Statistics and Program
Implementation
• Member Secretary, Indian Council for Social
Science Research (ICSSR)
• During his tenure as CSI, the Central
Statistics Office (CSO) revised the Indian
System of National Accounts to base year
2011‐12 along with the series of Index of
Industrial Production (IIP) and Consumer
Price Index (CPI); the National Sample
Survey Organisation (NSSO)
• Introduced a new regular survey on
Employment;
Member Sh. Rajiv
Nayan
Choubey
1/2/2019
(FN)
27/01/2024 • Post graduate in Physics
• Master’s Degree in Social Policy & Planning
• Joined the Indian Administrative Service in
1981 and was allotted to the Tamil Nadu Cadre
• Principal Advisor in the Telecom Regulatory
Authority of India, as Development
Commissioner (Handlooms) and as
• Director General of Hydrocarbon Secretary,
Ministry of Civil Aviation, was instrumental
in drafting the New Civil Aviation Policy
