GOVERNANCE
BAIF Development Research Foundation is registered under the Bombay Public Trusts Act 1950 and is also recognised as a Scientific Research Organisation.
The BAIF Governance comprises of the Board of Trustees, Board of Management and the Executive Committee (EC). BAIF Trustees are eminent Administrators, Industrialists, Scientists and Development Professionals with rich experience, who guide the organisation in fulfilling its mission, ensure its technical and financial performance and safeguard its interest and reputation. The members of the Board of Trustees also constitute members of permanent Sub-Committees / Working Committees such as the Executive Committee of BAIF Trustees (ECT), the Finance Committee and the Human Resources Committee. Some of the Trustees are also Directors on the Board of the BAIF Institute for Sustainable Livelihoods and Development (BISLD), an Associate Organisation of BAIF.
Board of Trustees
Mr. Hrishikesh Mafatlal
Chairperson, BAIF
Chairman and Chief Executive Arvind Mafatlal Group of Companies
Business philanthropist
Mr. Sunil Lalbhai
Chairperson – Finance Committee and
HR Committee of BAIF Trustees
Chairman of the Board and Managing Director, Atul Ltd. of the Lalbhai Group of Industries
Mrs. Rajashree Birla
Trustee, BAIF
Padma Bhushan; Chairperson, Aditya Birla Centre for Community Initiatives
and Rural Development; Corporate Philanthropist
Mr. Kishor Chaukar
Trustee, BAIF
Former Managing Director, Tata Industries;
combines managerial expertise with strong development antecedents; held key positions in Tata Group
Dr. Anand Deshpande
Trustee, BAIF
Founder Chairman and Managing Director, Persistent Systems
Dr. Anil Kakodkar
Trustee, BAIF
Padma Vibhushan; Eminent Nuclear Physicist and former Chairman, Atomic Energy
Commission of India; Chairman, Rajiv Gandhi Science and Technology Commission, Mumbai
Mr. Deepak Mehta
Trustee, BAIF
Vice Chairman and Managing Director,
Deepak Nitrite Limited
Dr. Devendra Raj Mehta
Trustee, BAIF
Padma Bhushan; IAS (Retd.),
Founder and Chief Patron,
Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti
Mr. Pratap Pawar
Trustee, BAIF
Padma Shri; MD and Managing Editor,
Sakal Papers Limited, a reputed newspaper in Western Region
Dr. Rita Sharma
Trustee, BAIF
IAS (Retd.); Former Secretary – Rural Development, Government of India;
Board Member, Trust for Advancement of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi
Mr. Sharad Upasani
Trustee, BAIF
IAS (Retd.); former Chief Secretary,
Government of Maharashtra with rich experience in Public Administration and Public Sector Corporations
Dr. Bharat Kakade
President and Managing Trustee, BAIF
Sustainable Development; Innovative Approaches on NRM; Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
Mr. Girish Sohani
Principal Adviser and Trustee, BAIF
Rural Livelihoods and Sustainable Development
Board of Management
(Strategic Leadership Team)
Dr. Bharat Kakade
President and Managing Trustee, BAIF
Mr. Girish Sohani
Trustee and Principal Adviser, BAIF
Dr. Ashok Pande
Senior Advisor
Scientific Research and Livestock Development Programme, BAIF
Mr. Shrinivas Kulkarni
Group Vice President
Finance, BAIF
Mr. Sujit Gijare
Group Vice President
Human Resource and Administration, BAIF
Mr. Baregal Shivarudrappa
Vice President
Regional Director, South Region, BAIF
Dr. Alok Juneja
Vice President
Programmes and Livestock Development, BAIF
Dr. Jayant Khadse
Vice President
Livestock Development and Scientific Research, BAIF
Ms. Pritam Chandak
Vice President
Finance, BAIF
Executive Committee of Management
(Operations Management Team)
Mr. Veerbasappa B. Dyasa
Programme Director and Regional Director, West
Dr. Raviraj Jadhav
Programme Director and Regional Director, North
Mr. Rakesh Warrier
Programme Director and Regional Director, East
Mr. Pramod Takawale
Programme Director – Agricultural Research
Dr. Rajashree Joshi
Programme Director
Mr. Sanwarmal Chejara
Chief Finance Executive, BAIF
Mr. Dharmesh Bhavsar
Chief Finance Executive, BAIF Livelihoods
Mr. Jayanti Mori
Joint Programme Director
State Head, Gujarat
Mr. Sudhir Wagle
Chief Programme Executive
State Head, Maharashtra
Mr. Babasaheb Pakhare
Chief Thematic Prog. Executive
(Const. Tech. & Infra. Mngt.)
Mr. Sandip Yadav
Chief Programme Manager
State Head, Uttarakhand
Mr. Waman Kulkarni
Chief Thematic Programme Executive
NRM & Climate Action
Ms. Meera Nerlekar
Chief Finance Executive
Financial Planning and Analysis
Mr. Surendra Verdia
Chief Programme Manager
State Head, Rajasthan
Dr. Vitthal Kauthale
Chief Thematic Programme Executive
Farm Research & Seed Programme
Mr. Yogesh Sawant
Chief Thematic Programme Executive
Farm-based Livelihood and Climate Action
Dr. Manojkumar Aware
Chief Thematic Programme Executive
Animal Nutrition & Climate Action
Mr. Raosaheb Kote
Chief Thematic Programme Executive
NRM & Climate Action
Mr. Sanjay Patil
Chief Thematic Programme Executive Agrobiodiversity
Dr. Vinay Kumar Singh
Chief Thematic Programme Executive
Sustainable Agriculture, Poultry and Goatery
Dr. Sachin Joshi
Chief Thematic Programme Executive
Animal Genetics, Breeding and Genomics
Dr. Rajesh Jadhav
Chief Campus Executive
Semen Freezing Laboratory, Jind
Mr. Sanjeet Sinha
Additional Chief Programme Executive
State Head, Bihar
Mr. Gopal Reddy
Additional Chief Programme Executive
State Head, Telangana
Mr. Vinay Mishra
Additional Chief Programme Executive
State Head, Uttar Pradesh
Mr. Pawan Patidar
Additional Chief Programme Executive
State Head, Madhya Pradesh
Mr. Sandip Kakade
Additional Chief Programme Executive
State Head, Odisha
Mr. Dharmendra Tiwari
Additional Chief Programme Executive
State Head, Jharkhand
Mr. Ritraj Singh
Senior Programme Manager
State Head, Karnataka
Mr. Bayina Peddi Raju
Additional Chief Programme Executive
State Head, Andhra Pradesh
Team BAIF
BAIF Employees and Associates – 6423 comprising of researchers, domain, financial, human resources, technology and development communication experts and field extension cluster-based network.
Whistle-blower Policy
Whistle-blowing is a structured process, which encourages and facilitates Personnel to report without fear, through an appropriate forum, any wrongdoing, unethical or improper practice, which may adversely impact the reputation of the Organisation.
E-mail:
BAIF Internal Committee
Ms. Lalita Joshi, Presiding Officer
Ms. Suneeta Kuvalekar, Member
Mr. Sanwarmal Chejara, Member
Dr. Prasad Kulkarni, Member
Ms. Ashlesha Deo, Member (BISLD State Branch Representative)
Ms. Preeti Karmarkar, External Member
Central Monitoring and Vigilance Cell
Dr. Prasad Kulkarni
Mr. Jay Prakash Sharma