Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development

Governing Body of the Institute

The Governing Body of the Institute is the highest decision-making authority. It meets at least twice a year. A scholar of international repute heads the Governing Body as its Chairman. The tenure of the Chairman is usually three years, and is also extendable for another term. Besides the Chairman, the Governing Body has 15 members comprising the Vice-Chancellor of Dibrugarh University, one Vice Chancellor from a University of Assam, one Vice Chancellor from a University in the North East region other than the State of Assam, two nominees each from ICSSR and Government of Assam, the Secretary to the North Eastern Council (NEC), the Commissioner of Finance Department, Government of Assam, and the Commissioner of Planning and Development Department, Government of Assam, two senior Professors of the Institute and one representative of the Faculty. Director of the Institute is the Member Secretary of the Governing Body. The Chairman presides over the proceedings of the Governing Body.

Governing Body Members

• Chairperson
  • Shri Subhash Chandra Das, IAS (Rtd.)
• Members
  • Member Secretary, Indian Council of Social Science Research, ICSSR Nominee
  • Additional Chief Secretary to the Government of Assam, Transformation and Development Department
  • Director (Economic Affairs), Finance Department, Government of Assam
  • Secretary, North Eastern Council
  • Vice Chancellor, Gauhati University
  • Dr. Rajen Saikia, Assam Government Nominee
  • Dr. Dhruba Pratim Sharma, Assam Government Nominee
  • Professor Bhupen Sarmah, Member, Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development
  • Dr. Akshay Jyoti Sarma, Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development
• Permanent Invitees
  • Bhaskar Barua, IAS (Retd), Former Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India
  • Vice Chancellor, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh
• Member Secretary
  • Dr. Saswati Choudhury, Director I/C, Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development