SPICES BOARD
 

Spices Board, is governed by a 32 member governing body consisting of representatives of the house of people, house of states, state governments, certain Central Government Ministries, Planning Commission, Plantation labour, spice growers, processors & exporters and specialist organisations such as Central Food Technology Research Institute (CFTRI) and Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP).
LIST OF MEMBERS OF SPICES BOARD RECONSTITUTED VIDE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA NOTIFICATION NO.S.O.1159(E) DATED 21STJULY 2006.

(1) Shri V.J. Kurian, IAS,
Chairman, Spices Board.

(2) Shri Anant Kumar Hegde, M.P.
41, Meena Bagh,
New Delhi.
 No.17, KHB Colony,
Sirsi,
North Kannada,
Karnataka.

(3) Smt Daggubati Purandareswari, M.P.
B.201, MS Flat,
BKS Marg,
New Delhi.
House No.65, Road No.13,
Banjara Hills,
Hyderabad-500034
Andhra Pradesh.

(4) Shri K.P.K. Kumaran,
Member of Parliament,
Rajya Sabha

 
(5) Shri Prashanth Goyal,
Deputy Secretary,
Export Promotion (Agriculture Dvn.)
Department of Commerce,
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
New Delhi.
In charge of Export Promotion (Agri.Division) in the Department of Commerce, (Ministry of Commerce and Industry), Govt. of India.
(6) Dr M.L. Choudhury,
Commissioner (Horticulture),
Ministry of Agriculture & Cooperation,
Department of Agriculture,
Krishi Bhavan,
New Delhi. 		Representing the Department of Agriculture, (Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperation), Govt. of India.
(7) Shri V.D. Alam,
Director (Finance),
Department of Commerce,
Ministry of Commerce & Industry,
New Delhi. 		Representing the Finance Dvn.in the Department of Commerce,(Ministry of Commerce and Industry), Govt. of India.
(8) Shri Sajan Kurian,
Kalarickal,
Manganam,
Kottayam-686018,
Kerala. 		 
(9) Shri T. Ashok Kumar,
President, Kerala Cardamom Growers Union,
'K.P. Kamaraj Bhavanam,
2 AB, 2/31, Thekkady Road,
Cumbum-625 516
Theni Dist.
Tamil Nadu.
Representing growers of spices
(10) Shri N. Jehangir,
Plot 2, CSEZ,
Kakkanad-682037
Cochin,
Kerala. 		Representing growers of spices
(11) Shri Vishvnath Okte,
Okte Bhawan, Main Road,
Gurraia, Chhindwara,
Dist.Chhindwara (M.P.)-480001. 		 
(12) Vacant  
(13) Vacant  
(14) Vacant  
(15) D.M. Kathir Anand
Office Address : -
27 Vandalur Kelambakkam Road,
Chennai-600048.
Residential Address : -
24, Gandhimandapam Road
Kotturpuram,
Chennai-600085.
Representing exporters of spices.
(16) Vacant Representing exporters of spices.
(17) Vacant
(18) Vacant
(19) Vacant
(20) Vacant
(21) Vacant
(22) Vacant
(23) Vacant
(24) Vacant
(25)
Agricultural Production Commissioner,
Government of Kerala,
Government Secretariat,
Thiruvananthapuram,
Kerala.
Representative from the State of Kerala.
(26)
Additional Chief Secretary,
Agriculture & Co-operation Department,
Block No.5, 1st Floor,
Sardar Patel Bhavan,
Gandhinagar-382010,
Gujarat. 		Representative from the State of Gujarat.
(27)
Commissioner and Secretary,
Government of Tripura,
Tripura. 		Representative from the State of Tripura.
(28) Dr Renu S. Parmar,
Director (Agriculture),
Planning Commission,
Yojana Bhavan,
New Delhi. 		Representing the Planning Commission.
(29) Shri Rajiv Dhar,
Director,
Indian Institute of Packaging,
Chakala,
E-2 MIDC Area, P.B.No.9432,
Andheri (East),
Mumbai-400093.
Representing the Indian Institute of Packaging, Bombay.
(30) V. Prakash, Ph.D, FRSC
Director,
Central Food Technological Research Institute,
Mysore-570020
Karnataka. 		Representing the CFTRI,Mysore
(31) Dr V.A. Parthasarathy,
Director,
Indian Institute of Spices Researach,
P.B.No.1701, Marikkunnu Post,
Calicut-673012,
Kerala. 		Representing IISR.
(32) Vacant
Representing spices labour interests.