Governing Bodies

General Body & Executive Council

Savitribai Phule National Institute of Women and Child Development (SPNIWCD), an autonomous organisation under the aegis of Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India was established in the year 1966 under the Society Registration Act, 1860 when SPNIWCD was registered under Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860 in New Delhi. The Institute has two main constitutional bodies viz, the General Body and the Executive Council.

As per the Constitution of SPNIWCD, the General Body (GB) is responsible for formulating overall Policies of the Institute and the Executive Council (EC) is responsible for management & administrative affairs of the Institute.

In the Extraordinary Meeting of the Executive Council and Special Meeting of the General Body of SPNIWCD at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi held on 05.08.2024 under the chairpersonship of Hon’ble Minister, MWCD Smt. Annpurna Devi, the old Executive Council (EC) and General Body (GB) were reconstituted. The reconstitution was approved by Hon’ble Minister, MWCD Smt. Annpurna Devi, being the President of the old General Body and Chairperson of Executive Council. A lean structure consisting of 22 Members in General Body and 13 Members in Executive Council has been approved as against earlier 94 members in the General Body and 21 members in the Executive Council.

The Minister of Women and Child Development under whose administrative control the Institute is placed is the President of General Body of SPNIWCD and Secretary, MWCD is the Chairperson of the Executive Council.

Reconstituted General Body (22 Members)

• Cabinet Minister (WCD) – President (1)
• Minister of State (WCD)-Vice President (1)
• Secretary (WCD)- Vice-President (ex–officio) (1)
• Financial Adviser (MWCD) (1)
• Joint Secretary, In-charge of SPNIWCD Administration, MWCD (1)

Members:

Joint Secretary each from:

• Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
• Ministry of Education/ Department of School Education & Literacy
• Ministry of Rural Development
• Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment / Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
• Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
• Ministry of Tribal Affairs
• Nominee each from NCPCR and NCW (2)
• Nominee from Niti Aayog (1)
• Two Senior Faculty Members, SPNIWCD on rotation basis (2)
• Director, SPNIWCD, Member Secretary (1)
• General Body to co-opt five members from time to time, as deemed fit (National level Institutes & Prominent Experts in the field of Women and Child Development). (5)

Reconstituted Executive Council (13 Members)

Members:

• Financial Advisor, MWCD (1)
• Joint Secretary, In-charge of SPNIWCD Administration, MWCD (1)
• Representative from Niti Aayog (1)
• Representative from Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (1)
• Representative from Ministry of Education (1)
• Representative from Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (1)
• Representative from Ministry of Tribal Affairs (1)
• Representative from Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment / Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (1)
• Representative from Ministry of Rural Development (1)
• Director, SPNIWCD, Member Secretary (1)
• Officers from SPNIWCD nominated by Member Secretary on rotation basis (2)