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The Centre is a membership based research institute, and since it was not meant to be ‘academically neutral’ its individual Life members and Institutional Members constituting the Centre’s  General Body (GB) are drawn/invited from people and institutions who share the Centre’s ideology and aims – formulated on the basis of the experiences of its founder members.  Since the size and diversity of the country rules out any pretension to undertake research and other activities on a nation-wide basis, the Centre chose a catalyst’s role.  This strategy influenced the choice of members to a certain extent also.  The Centre draws on the experience, intellect and scholarship available in the country with the expectation that its Members would actively participate in fulfilling the Centre’s aims and objectives and provide direction to its future course.

The Centre's General Body, currently consisting of 93 Life  and four Institutional  Members is always on expansion mode due to induction of new member. The General Body is the highest policy making and monitoring body of the Centre and meets once a year to receive the report of Centre's annual activity. It approves Centre's annual work plan and suggests new direction and new thrusts. The members also offer their own expertise in various areas to see that the projects and plans are completed with fair amount of academic excellence. Therefore, from the very early days of the Centre, a formal review mechanism has deliberately been allowed to come into existence. The present General body is a mix of experienced and academically oriented administrators, public figures, social activists and highly qualified academicians/ scholars.
 

The  EC  is  supported  by  a  Finance  Committee  and  a  few  Standing  Committees  e.g.
Action Research, Library and Information Services, Publications, Staff Evaluation and Administration.  Life members and other specialists are invited by the EC on various Standing Committees of the Centre.

Current Executive Committee Members
  Ms. Nirmala Buch, IAS(Retd)   Hony. Chairperson
  Dr. Kumud Sharma   Hony. Vice Chairperson
  Mr. Narayan Kumar Banerjee   Hony. Treasurer
  Dr. Patricia Uberoi   Member
  Dr. Mohan Rao   Member
  Dr. Malavika Karlekar   Member

  Dr. Indu Agnihotri

   Member

  Ms. C.P. Sujaya, IAS(Retd)

   Member
  Prof. Partha N. Mukherjee   Member (ICSSR Nominee)
  Dr. Mary E. John   Member Secretary & Director


The Centre is headed by a Director. He/ She is assisted by a Deputy Director. The Centre's research faculty consists Visiting Fellows/Advisors, Senior and Junior Fellows & Research Associates.  The Centre's Library and Documentation Service, headed by a Librarian, is fully computerised and possesses one of the finest collection of books, documents and resource material on Indian women.  

The Administration and Finance is headed by Finance and Administrative Officers. The Centre’s accounts are fully computerized and the accounts section has developed necessary skills of financial planning and projections – particularly in a situation of multiple funding.

The Centre’s accounts are audited twice in a financial year - once for 9 months from April to December and finally for twelve months up to March.  The reports of the Auditor pass through the Finance Committee and Executive Committee and finally placed in the Annual Meeting of  the General Body every year.

 

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