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Governing Body
The Governing Body (GB) of the NWDA Society under the Chairmanship of the Secretary (Water Resources, RD & GR), Govt. of India manages, administers, directs and controls the affairs and funds of the Society subject to the rules, bye-laws and orders of the Society and generally pursues and carries out the activities of the Society as set forth in its Memorandum of Association and in doing so, follows and implements the policy directions and guidelines laid down by the Society. 66 meetings of the Governing Body of NWDA have been held since its inception.
Members of the Governing Body of NWDA
| S.No. | Governing Body Names | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources, RD & GR, Govt. of India | Chairman |
| 2. | Secretary or his nominee not below the rank of Joint Secretary, Ministry of Finance (Deptt. of Expenditure) | Member |
| 3. | Secretary or his nominee not below the rank of Joint Secretary, Ministry of Power | Member |
| 4. | Secretary or his nominee not below the rank of Joint Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (Deptt. of Agriculture, Co-operation & Farmers Welfare) | Member |
| 5. | Secretary or his nominee not below the rank of Joint Secretary, Ministry of Science & Technology | Member |
| 6. | Secretary or his nominee not below the rank of Joint Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change | Member |
| 7. | Secretary or his nominee not below the rank of Joint Secretary, NITI Aayog, | Member |
| 8. | Chairman, Central Water Commission | Member |
| 9. | Chairman, Central Ground Water Board | Member |
| 10. | Chairman, Central Electricity Authority | Member |
| 11. | Additional Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources, RD & GR | Member |
| 12. | Member (WP&P), Central Water Commission | Member |
| 13. | Member (D&R), Central Water Commission | Member |
| 14. | Director General or his nominee not below the rank of Joint Secretary, India Meteorological Department | Member |
| 15. | Joint Secretary (PP), Ministry of Water Resources, RD & GR | Member |
| 16. | Commissioner (SP), Ministry of Water Resources, RD&GR | Member |
| 17. | Water Resources Secretary or his nominee not below the Rank of Chief Engineer, Andhra Pradesh | Member |
| 18. | Water Resources Secretary or his nominee not below the Rank of Chief Engineer, Assam | Member |
| 19. | Water Resources Secretary or his nominee not below the Rank of Chief Engineer, Bihar | Member |
| 20. | Water Resources Secretary or his nominee not below the Rank of Chief Engineer, Chhattisgarh | Member |
| 21. | Water Resources Secretary or his nominee not below the Rank of Chief Engineer, Gujarat | Member |
| 22. | Water Resources Secretary or his nominee not below the Rank of Chief Engineer, Haryana | Member |
| 23. | Water Resources Secretary or his nominee not below the Rank of Chief Engineer, Jharkhand | Member |
| 24. | Water Resources Secretary or his nominee not below the Rank of Chief Engineer, Karnataka | Member |
| 25. | Water Resources Secretary or his nominee not below the Rank of Chief Engineer, Kerala | Member |
| 26 | Water Resources Secretary or his nominee not below the Rank of Chief Engineer, Madhya Pradesh | Member |
| 27. | Water Resources Secretary or his nominee not below the Rank of Chief Engineer, Maharashtra | Member |
| 28. | Water Resources Secretary or his nominee not below the Rank of Chief Engineer, Odisha | Member |
| 29. | Water Resources Secretary or his nominee not below the Rank of Chief Engineer, Punjab | Member |
| 30. | Water Resources Secretary or his nominee not below the Rank of Chief Engineer, Rajasthan | Member |
| 31. | Water Resources Secretary or his nominee not below the Rank of Chief Engineer, Tamil Nadu | Member |
| 32. | Water Resources Secretary or his nominee not below the Rank of Chief Engineer, Uttarakhand | Member |
| 33. | Water Resources Secretary or his nominee not below the Rank of Chief Engineer, Uttar Pradesh | Member |
| 34. | Water Resources Secretary or his nominee not below the Rank of Chief Engineer, West Bengal | Member |
| 35. | Water Resources Secretary or his nominee not below the Rank of Chief Engineer, Puducherry | Member |
| 36. | Water Resources Secretary or his nominee not below the Rank of Chief Engineer, Telangana | Member |
| 37. | Director General, National Water Development Agency | Member– Secretary |
