The supreme governing body of the Institute is the General Council (GC). The Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog, functions as the President of the General Council. A Member of NITI Aayog is the Vice President of the GC. The GC besides the Chief Executive Officer, NITI Aayog and Director-General, NILERD consists of representatives from various Ministries/Departments of the Central Government, autonomous institutions, user organizations, NILERD Faculty, etc. The GC normally meets once a year and approves the work programme, annual report and annual accounts of the Institute. It also appoints the auditors of the Institute.

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3(a)

President -Vice-Chairperson of NITI Aayog (ex-officio)

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3(b)

One Vice-President, from amongst the Members of NITI Aayog

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3(c)

Chairperson of the Executive Council- CEO of NITI Aayog

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3(d)

Director-General

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3(e)

Treasurer of the Institute

3(f)

One representative each of the:

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3(f)(i)

Joint Secretary/Adviser; NITI Aayog as the Administrative Vertical w.r.t NILERD

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3(f)(ii)

Ministry of Finance (Dept. of  Expenditure)

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3(f)(iii)

Ministry of Human Resource Development (Dept. of Higher Education)

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3(f)(iv)

Ministry of External Affairs

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3(f)(v)

Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

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3(f)(v)

Ministry of Commerce & Industry (Dept. for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade)

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3(f)(vi)

Ministry of Labour & Employment (DGE&T)

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3(f)(vii)

Central Statistical Office

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3f (viii)

Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)

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3f(ix)

National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)

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3(g)

Two (2) Persons from Academic Institutions (to be nominated by DG, NILERD in consultation with NITI Aayog). DG, RIS and Director, IIPA to be members of GC.

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3(h)

Three (3) representatives of State Governments one each representing Northern, Eastern, Southern, Western, Central and North-Eastern Zones on rotation basis for a period of two years in each case

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3(i)

One members of the faculty of the NILERD on two yearly rotation basis (to be nominated by the Director-General from amongst senior faculty members at two different levels)

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3(j)

Not more than two members.The General Council may co-opt, from time to time for such period as it may think fit, representatives of other organizations or institutions that may be concerned with the work or programme of the Institute, and individuals with special knowledge of or interest in the work or programme of the Institute