The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, has nominated the following persons as members of the National Advisory Council on the National Common Minimum Programme in consultation with the Chairperson, Smt. Sonia Gandhi:-

1. Smt. Aruna Roy, Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan, Rajsamand, Rajasthan;

2. Shri C.H. Hanumantha Rao, Chairman, Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Hyderabad;

3. Shri Jairam Ramesh;

4. Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan, National Coordinator, Loksatta, Hyderabad;

5. Dr. Jean Dreze, Delhi School of Economics;

6. Dr. V. Krishnamurthy, UCAL Fuel Systems Ltd., Chennai;

7. Smt. Mirai Chatterjee, Coordinator, SEWA, Ahmedabad;

8. Dr. Madhav Chavan, PRATHAM, Delhi;

9. Dr. A.K. Shiv Kumar, Advisor, UNICEF, New Delhi;

10. Dr. D. Swaminathan, President, Mahatma Gandhi National Institute of Research and Social Action, Hyderabad;

11. Shri Sam Pitroda; and

12. Shri N.C. Saxena