National Advisory Council (NAC) is likely to be reconstituted with a constellation of individuals with formidable reputations to steer the social agenda of UPA's 2nd Term.

NAC , headed by UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi , will retain four members from previous NAC - Aruna Roy, Jean Dreze, NC Saxena and AK Shiva Kumar.

And the six new members will be - Agriculture scientist MS Swaminathan , Madhab Gadgil, coordinator of social security at NGO SEWA Mirai Chatterjee, Muslim civil rights activist Farah Naqvi , Planning Commission member and economist Narendra Jadhav, technocrat V Krishnamurthy , Dilip Joshi and former IAS officer and social activist, Harsh Mander.

Where the domains of the member are:

  • Madhab Gadgil           ENVIRONMENT
  • A K Shivkumar          SOCIAL SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT
  • N C Saxena                FOOD COMMISSIONER TO SUPREME COURT
  • Jean Dreze                  FOOD SECURITY
  • Narendra Jadhav        EDUCATION, DALIT WELFARE
  • Aruna Roy                  RTI, NREGS
  • Anu Aga                     INDUSTRIALIST, ACTIVE IN SOCIAL CAUSES
  • M S Swaminathan       AGRICULTURE
  • Harsh Mander             PROPONENT OF BILL AGAINST COMMUNAL VIOLENCE
  • Farha Naqvi               MINORITIES AND EDUCATION
  • Mirla Chatterjee         WOMEN & LIVELIHOOD ISSUES

 
With such a pelothra  of civil society heavyweights issues like food security, communal harmony, education and public health would move centrestage and we can expect more inclusive growth policy and a wider social security net .