Board of Governors
DSC, as an organization consists of group of professionals and field workers working under active leadership and guidance of Chairman and Executive Director as per the mandate set up in consultation with the Board of Governors. DSC's Governing Board has fourteen members including Chairman and Executive Director of DSC who is also a Member-Secretary. The Governing Board presents a blend of rich experience. There are industrialists, government administrators, social entrepreneurs, NGO leaders, management experts, academicians and researchers on the Board. These members have been known for their dynamism in their respective fields. They provide an impetus to the organization for growth and diversification of its programmes. They also review the programmes in light of the organization's mission and the trends in policy environment.
Chairman
The new chairman of DSC, Shri Vijay Mahajan is a graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (1970-75), the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 1981 and was a mid-career fellow at the Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public International Affairs, USA, 1989, where he studied economic development policy.
Based on his work with various NGOs during his student days, Vijay established an NGO, PRADAN (Professional Assistance for Development Action), in 1982. PRADAN continues to be one of India’s more effective NGOs, specializing in promoting livelihoods for the rural poor.
Working as an independent consultant, Vijay carried out various assignments related to rural development from 1991-95, for the World Bank and NABARD, Vijay conceptualised BASIX which he set up in mid 1996. Till March 2005, BASIX has helped support over 150,000 livelihoods of poor households in the agriculture, allied and non-farm sectors by extending micro-credit worth over Rs 350 crore (US $80 million) and providing a range of livelihood promotion services. Vijay is the CEO of the BASIX group.
Vijay serves on the Boards of the Institute of Rural Management (IRMA) and the Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), as also on the Advisory council of the Centre for Management of Agriculture, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA). He has also served on the Boards of major NGOs in rural development, including PRADAN, ASSEFA, Gram Vikas, RGVN, SPWD, DHRUVA (BAIF) and the GIVE Foundation. |