Executive Committee

Composition of the Executive Committee National Rainfed Area Authority (NRAA)

1. Chief Executive Officer, NRAA Chairman
2. Technical Expert Water Management, NRAA Member
3. Technical Expert Agriculture/Horticulture, NRAA Member
4. Technical Expert Animal husbandry & Fisheries Member
5. Technical Expert Forestry, NRAA Member
6. Technical Expert Watershed Development, NRAA Member
7. One representative each from Ministry of Rural Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Environment & Forests, Ministry of Water Resources, Ministry of Panchayat Raj. Member
8. Advisor, Agriculture, Planning Commission Member
9. Director, Central Arid Zone Research Institute (CAZRI), Jodhpur Member
10. Director, Central Research Institute for Dryland agriculture (CRIDA), Hyderabad Member
11. Subject matter Specialists Member


At present the permanent members at NRAA Secretariat are
Dr J S Samra
CEO and Chairman
Tel: +91-11-25842836
E-mail: jssamra2001@yahoo.com


Dr V K Bahuguna
Technical Expert (Forestry)
Tel: +91-11-25842959
E-mail: bahugunaifs@gmail.com


Dr Alok Sikka
Technical Expert (Watershed Development)
Tel: + 91-11-25842956
E-mail: Sikka_nraa@yahoo.co.in


Dr. K. S. Ramachandra
Technical Expert (Animal Husbandry & Fisheries)
Tel: +91-11-25842961
E-mail: koodliramu@yahoo.co.in


The two Technical Experts, NRAA who would be the permanent Members in the Executive Committee would be joining soon.


Dr Kapil Dev Sharma
Technical Expert (Water Management)
Tel: + 91-11-25842954
E-mail: drkdsharma@gmail.com