7-Up Project
National Reference Group (Preliminary List)
India
CONSUMER ORGANISATIONS
Dr. S. R. Khanna,
Managing Trustee,
Voluntary Organisation in the Interests of
Consumer Education (VOICE),
F-71, Lajpat Nagar-II,
New Delhi 110 024
Ph: 91-11-6918969, 91-11- 6315375
Fax: 91-11-4626189
Email: cvoice@vsnl.net
 VOICE is an active consumer organisation
working in the areas of food standards and
tobacco control.
Sunita Roy
Executive Secretary,
Consumer Coordination Council (CCC)
62, Qutab View Apartments,
Shaheed Jitsingh Marg,
New Delhi-110 016
Ph & Fx: 91-11- 696 0545
Em: cccdel@del3.vsnl.net.in
 CCC is a national level apex body of about 70
leading consumer organisations in India.
Surendra Kanstiya,
Chairperson,
Consumer Guidance Society of India (CGSI),
Block J, Mahapalika Marg, Mumbai 400 001
Ph: 91-22-2621612
Fax: 91-22-2659715
Email: cgsibom@bom4.vsnl.net.in
 CGSI is one of the oldest consumer organisations
in India. It deals with issues relating to competition,
regulation and consumer protection.
Rani Advani,
Honorary Secretary,
Consumer Education & Research Society,
Suraksha Sankool Thaltej,
Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar Highway
Ahmedabad 380 054
Ph: 91-79-7489945-46/7450528
Fax: 91-79-748 9947
E mail: cerc@wilnetonline.net
 The Society is known for its well-established
laboratory for comparative testing of products and
information dissemination.
Diwakar Babu,
General Secretary,
Consumer Guidance Society (CGS),
45, Veerapaneni Plaza, Patamata,
Vijayawada 520 007
Andhra Pradesh
Ph: ® 91-866-583249
Fax: 91-866-487180
E mail: che_diva43@hotmail.com
 CGS is headed by a group of lawyers and is active
in the areas of consumer protection and regulation.
Shirish Deshpande
Mumbai Grahak Panchayat (MGP),
‘Grahak Bhavan’, Sant Dhyaneshwar Marg
JVPD Scheme, Vile Parle (West)
Mumbai 400 056
Tel: 91-22-6238124/6209319
Fax: 91-22-6250916
 MGP is the largest membership consumer
organisation in India and is highly active in the
area of consumer protection.
Bharat Jairaj
Citizen Consumer & Civic Action Group (CAG),
No.7, 4th Street, Venkateswara Nagar, Adayar,
Chennai-600 020
Ph: 91-44-446 0387/ 491 4358
Fax: 91-44- 491 4358
Email: cag@xlweb.com
 CAG is a NGO formed by a group of citizens and
is active in the areas of competition law and
policy as well as regulatory issues.
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OTHER NGOs
Subodh M. Wagle,
Member, Energy Group,
Prayas,
Amriyta Clinic, Athawale Corner, Karve Road
Corner, Deccan Gymkhana,
Pune 411 004
Ph: 91-20-5441230
Tele/Fax: 91-20-5420337
E mail: prayas@vsnl.com
 Prayas is a leading civil society organisation of
Maharashtra and is active in the areas of
regulatory reforms with special reference to
power sector reforms
P. D. Mathew S. J.
Indian Social Institute (ISI),
10 Institutional Area,
Lodi Road,
New Delhi
Ph: 91-11-4622379/4625015/4694602
Fax: 91-11-4690660
 ISI is a Centre for research, Training and Action
for Social and Economic Development.
J. John,
Centre for Education and Communication
173- A, Khirki Village, Malviya Nagar,
New Delhi 110 017
Ph: 91-11-623 2755/ 623 2758/ 668 6841
Fax: 91-11-628 6842
E-mail: cec@nda.vsnl.net.in
jjohn@vsnl.com
 CEC aspires to be a Resource Centre for Labour –
in particular, of those in the unorganised and
informal sectors.
S. P. Narang,
Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI),
‘ICSI House’
22, Institutional
Area, Lodi Road, New Delhi 110 003
Ph: 91-11-461 7321-24,
91-11-4644431-32
Fax: 91-11-4626727
Vinod Vyasulu,
Director,
Centre for Budget & Policy Studies,
S. V. Complex, Ist Floor,
55, K. R. Road, Basavanagudi,
Bangalore – 560 004
Ph: 91-80-6522327
Fax: 91-80-6618401
E mail: cbps@vsnl.com
 The Centre works in the areas of budget analyses
and primarily concentrates on the study of
educational finances.
(NN)
Vidhayak Sansad,
Belani House 3, Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan Road,
Worli Sea – Face (N)
Mumbai 400 025
Ph: 91-22-4927920/4912206
Email: vsansad@bom3.vsnl.net.in
 The centre works on various budget related issues
with a thrust to highlight the trends in
government allocation and expenditure vis-à-vis
the marginalised sections of the society like
tribals, scheduled castes, social welfare sectors,
etc.
Dr. Sita Sekhar
Public Affairs Centre (PAC),
578, 16 ‘B’ Main, 3rd Cross,
Block 3, Koramangala,
Bangalore 560 034
Tele Fax: 91-80-5537260, 5520246
E-mail: pacindia@vsnl.com
Pacbir@bir.vsnl.net.in
 PAC is active in the area of good governance and
has done a number of projects on the report card
system for governance.
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RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS/ ACADEMIA/ EXPERTS
Pradeep Srivastava
Dr. A. JayaGovind,
Professor of Law,
National Council of Applied Economic Research,
(NCAER)
National Law School of India University,
Parisila Bhawan, 11-Indraprastha Estate
Post Bag No.7201, Nagarbhavi,
New Delhi 110 002
Bangalore-560 072
Ph: 91-11-3317860-68
Ph: 91-80-3213160
Fax: 91-11-3327164
Fax: 91-80-3387858
E mail: psrivastava@ncaer.org
E mail: ajd@nis.ernet.in
 NCAER is an independent interdisciplinary
 The school is a premier law school in India and
research institute established to analyse economic
offers a 5-Year integrated law programme.
and development problems and generate data at
national, state, sectoral, individual industry/firm and
household level.
Sebastian Morris
Indian Institute of Management (IIM),
Vastrapur, Ahmedabad 380 015
Ph: 91-79-6307241
Fax: 91-79-6427896
 IIM is a premier Institute of Management in
India.
(NN)
Campus Law Centre,
Faculty of Law,
University of Delhi
Delhi – 110 007
Leena Srivastava,
Dean, Regulatory Studies and governance Division,
Tata Energy Research Institute (TERI),
Darbari Seth Block,
Habitat Place,
Lodhi Road
New Delhi 110 003
Ph: 91-11-468 2100/468 2111
Fax: 91-11-468 2144/4682145
E mail: leena@teri.res.in
 TERI is a leading research institute dealing with
energy research, regulatory research and research
on sustainable consumption.
Dr.T. C. A. Ananth
Professor,
Delhi School of Economics,
University of Delhi,
University Enclave,
Delhi 110007
Ph: 91-11-725 6271, 725 7005
Fax: 91-11-725 7159
Ms Aradhna Agarwal
Indian Council for Research on International
Economic Relations (ICRIER)
Core 6A, 4th Floor,
India Habitat Centre,
Lodhi Road ,
New Delhi 110 003
Ph: 91-11- 464 5218-20/462 2070/461 6329
Fax: 91-11- 462 0180
 ICRIER is a pioneering research institute dealing
with international economic relations.
Dr. Nagesh Kumar/Dr. P.L. Beena,
Research and Information System for Non- Aligned
and Other Developing Countries (RIS)
Zone IV 4th Floor
India Habitat Centre
Lodhi Road,
New Delhi 110 003
Ph: 91-11-4682177-80
Fax: 91-11-468 21 73
Email: nagesh@del6.vsnl.net.in
nkumar@risindia.org
 (RIS) is mandated to function as an advisory body
to the government of India on matters pertaining
to multilateral economic and social issues,
including regional and sub-regional co-operation
agreements.
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Bishwanath Goldar,
Professor,
Institute of Economic Growth (IEG),
University Enclave,
New Delhi 110 007
Ph: 91-11-725 7101/7288/7365/7424/7570
Fx: 91-11-725 7410
 IEG conducts econometric studies in India in
areas of mutual interest to Reserve Bank of India
and IEG viz. Money, trade, income and
employment
 It works on issues relating to globalisation and
conducts training of probationers and officers of
Indian Economic Service of Government of
India.
Dr. K. J. Joseph,
Fellow,
Centre for Development Studies (CDS),
Prasanth Nagar Road,
Ulloor,
Trivandrum 695 011
Kerala
Ph: 91-471-442 116
Fax: 91-471-447 137
 CDS deals in development economics and industrial
economics.
(NN)
Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research
(IGIDR)
Gen. Vaidya Marg, Goregaon (E),
Mumbai 400 065
Ph: 91-22-840 0919 (EPABX)
Fax: 91-22-840 2752
 IGIDR undertakes research activities in the areas
of development economics, energy and transport
economics.
Dr. Subhasis Gangopadhyay,
Professor,
Indian Statistical Institute,
7 Shahid Jeet Singh Sansanwal Marg,
New Delhi 110 016
Ph: 91-11-6561153
EPBX: 91-11-6564592
 Indian Statistical Institute has been in the forefront
of the research in Statistics, Mathematics and
Economics in the country.
EXPERTS
Pallavi Shroff
Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Co. ,
13, Abul Fazal Road, Bengali market,
New Delhi 110 001
Ph: 91-11-3355148, 3355149, 3352819
Fax: 91-11-3355147, 3312586
E mail: amsas@vsnl.com
H. K. Dua,
Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Bar
Association,
New Delhi
Anand Pathak
Advocate
Pathak & Associates
1st Floor, Dr. Gopal Das Bhavan,
28 Barakhamba Road, New Delhi 110 001
Ph: 91-11-373-8793, 335 7345
Fax: 91-11-335 3761, 335 0416
E mail: anand_pathak@pathak-a.com
Prabuddha Ganguli,
2, Gulmohar,
35 West Avenue,
Santacruz, West,
Mumbai 400 054
Ph: 91-22-6484677
E mail: ramugang@vsnl.com
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Jeevan Prakash
Advocate,
2637, Naya Bazar, Delhi-110 006
Ph: (o) 91-11-3937719
® 91-11- 7420117
Mob: 98102-39339
Email: jprakash@bol.net.in
Naresh Mathur,
Advocate, Supreme Court of India
C-103, Defence Colony
New Delhi 110 024
Telefax: 91-11 462 0459
Ph: ® 91-11-461 7156
Moibile:9810170878
Em:mathurns@hotmail.com
Lakshmi Kumaran
B4/158, Safdarjung Enclave,
New Delhi 110 029
Rakesh Basant
Associate Professor of Economics,
Indian Institute of Management,
Vastrapur,
Ahmedabad 380 015
Ph: 91-79-6307241
Ext: (o) 4865
E-mail: rakesh@iimahd.ernet.in
CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
Amit Sen Gupta
Secretary General
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and
Industry (FICCI),
Federation House, Tansen Marg, New Delhi 110 001
Ph: 91-11-3738760-70
Fax: 91-11-3320 714/ 3721 504
E mail: ficci.bisnet@gems.vsnl.net.in
Dr. Omkar Goswami,
Chief Economist,
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
India Habitat centre,
4th Floor, Core 4A, Lodi Road,
New Delhi 110 003
Ph: 91-11-462 9994
Fax: 91-11-4633168/4626149
E mail: cii-co@sdalt.ernet.in
Rashmi Agarwal,
Senior Secretary,
PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(PHDCCI)
PHD House, Opp. Asian Games Village,
New Delhi 110 016
Ph: 91-11-6863801 (4 lines)
Fax: 91-11-6863135/6568382
E mail: phdcci@del2.vsnl.net.in
T. P. Bhat,
ASSOCHAM
ASSOCHAM House
47, Prithviraj Road,
New Delhi 110 011
Ph: 91-11-4611892/4604931
Fax: 91-11-4604932
E mail: assocham@sansad.nic.in
MEDIA PERSONS
Pushpa Girimaji,
Freelance – consumer Protection Issues
170, National Media Centre
Nathupur
Gurgaon 122 001, Haryana
Ph: 91-124-353966
E mail: pushpa_girimaji@vsnl.com
Siddharth Varadrajan,
Times of India,
Times Building,
7, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg,
New Delhi 110 002
Ph: 91-11-3302000
Fax: 91-11-3323346
E mail: edit@timesofindia.com
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D. S. Mehta
Media Consultant and Freelance Writer,
54, Gautam Apartments, Gulmohar Park Road,
New Delhi 110 049
Ph: 91-11-3344547
Fax: 91-11-3368729
Dr. Bharat Jhunjhunwala,
D1/31 Sector 15, Rohini, Delhi 110 085
Ph: 91-11-729 4024
E-mail: bharatj@giasdl01.vsnl.net.in
Ashok Das Gupta,
Business Line,
519/520 Indraprakash Building,
21,Barakhamba Road,
New Delhi 110 001
Ph. 91-11-3720 006-8/3639651
(R) 91-11-6521 036/6868943
Subir Gokarn
Chief Economist,
National Council of Applied Economic Research,
Parisila Bhavan,
11-IP Estate,
New Delhi-110 002
Ph: 91-11-331 7860-68/225 2367
Fax: 91-11-332 7164
Email: subir_gokarn@hotmail.com
Sgokarn@ncaer.org
Jairam Ramesh,
E-79, Masjid Moth
Greater Kailash III
New Delhi 110 048
Telefax: 91-11 621 9302 (R)
Cellphone: 98100 45878
Email: jairam@vsnl.com
T. C. A. Srinivas Raghavan,
Associate Editor, Business Standard,
89 National Media Centre,
Gurgaon, Haryana
Ph: 91-124 357229
E-mail: tca.tca@vsnl.com
Narendra Pani
Senior Editor, Economic Times,
S&B Towers, 40/1, M. G. Road,
Bangalore
Ph: 91-80-558 8646/558 2875
Fax: 91-80-558 6617
Rammohan Reddy,
Deputy Editor,
The Hindu,
Kasturi Buildings,
859 & 860 Anna Salai,
Chennai 600002
Ph: 91-44 835067
Fax: 91-44- 835325
Email: ramreddy@thehindu.co.in
Shefali Misra,
Financial Express
The Express Building,
Bhahdur Shah Zafar Marg,
New Delhi-2
Ph: 91-11-370 2159
Fax: 91-11-370 2164/370 2114
E-mail: shefalimisra@express2.indexp.co.in
COMPETITION AUTHORITY
K. C. Ganjwal
Secretary ,MRTPC, Kota House Annexe,
Shahjahan Road,
New Delhi 110 011
Ph: 91-11-338 8920/338 8929
Fax: 91-11-338 5977
R. K. Anand,
Acting Chairman, MRTP Commission,
MRTP House, Kota Annexe,
1, Shahjahan Road,
New Delhi
G. R. Bhatia
Additional Director General (I & R) MRTPC,
Bikaner House, Shahjahan Road,
New Delhi 110 011
Ms Moksh Mahajan/ R. L. Sudhir,
Member, MRTP Commission,
MRTP House, Kota Annexe,
1, Shahjahan Road,
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Ph: 91-11-3385164
® 91-11-7259315
EXTERNAL TRADE DEPARTMENT
Augustine Peter,
Director, Ministry of Commerce, Room No. 220,
Udyog Bhawan,
New Delhi 110 011
Ph: (o) 91-11-301 3244
Fax: 91-11- 301 3583
E-mail: paugustine@ub.delhi.nic.in
New Delhi
Dr. V. S. Sheshadri,
Joint Secretary,
Ministry of Commerce, Udyog Bhawan,
New Delhi 110 011
Ph: 91-11-301 5215
Fax: 91-11- 301 3583
INTERNAL TRADE and/or CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
G. P. Prabhu
Mr Santosh Nautiyal
Joint Secretary
Additional Secretary,
Department of Company Affairs
Ministry of Food & Consumer Affairs,
Shastri Bhawan
Krishi Bhawan
New Delhi 110 001
New Delhi 110 001
Ph: 91-11-3384380
Ph: 91-11 338 3027
E mail: Gpprabhu@sb.nic.in
Fax: 91-11 338 6575
PARLIAMENTARIANS/POLITICIANS
Mr. Suresh Pachouri
Bunglow No. 10 ,
Opposite Old Secretariat,
Bhopal - 462 001, M.P.
Ph: 91-755-540575 , 543333
Mr. Suresh Pachouri
28, Tuglak Crescent,
New Delhi 11
Telefax: 91 379 2022
Vishwajit Prithvijit Singh
202, Golf Apartments, Sujan Singh Park,
New Delhi 110 003
P. Chidambaram
16, Pycroft Garden Road,
Chennai- 06
Ph: 91-44-827 9025
Off: 91-44-858 3945/ 858 3949
T. N. Chaturvedi,
Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha)
19, Gurudwara Rakabganj Road,
New Delhi- 110 001
Ph: 91-11-379 3689, 3794889
Fx: 91-11-379 2320
Email: triloki@sansad.nic.in
Jagdish Shettigar
K-26 `B’, Saket,
New Delhi
Ph: 91-11-6965987
Fax: 91 11 378 2163
M. A. Baby
CPI(M)
A K G Centre, A. Raghavan Road,
Trivandrum 305 731
Kamal Nath
Member of Parliament,
1, Tuglak Road,
New Delhi 110 011
Tele Fax: 91-11-379 2293
Ph: 91 11 379 2233
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REGULATORY AUTHORITY
Sanjeev S. Ahluwalia,
Secretary,
Central Electricity Regulatory Commission,
Core 3, 5Th Floor, Scope Complex,
7 Institutional Area, Lodi Road,
New Delhi- 110 003
Ph: 91-11-436 48 95
Fax: 91-11-436 00 10/ 436 00 58
Email: cerc@cercind.org
S. C. Mahalik
Former Chairman, Orissa Electricity Regulatory
Commission,
D-308, Purvasha, Ananda Box Society, Mayur
Vihar, New Delhi – 110 001
Justice Shacheendra Dwivedi
Chairman,
M.P. Electricity Regulatory Commission
Urja Bhawan, Shivaji Nagar,
Bhopal- 462016
Ph: 91-755-557 819
Fax: 91-755-762264
D. K. Roy
Chairman,
Orissa Electricity Regulatory Commission,
Bidyut Niyamak Bhavan,
Unit VIII,
Bhubaneshwar 751 012
Ph: 91-674-413306
Fax: 91-674-419781/413306
Dr. Harsha Vardhan Singh,
Economic Adviser,
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, 16th Floor,
Jawahar Vyapar Bhawan, 1, Tolstoy Marg
New Delhi 110 001
Ph: 91-11-3357813
Fax: 91-11-373 8708
E-mail: trai@del2.vsnl.net.in
Philipose Mathai,
Chairman,
Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission,
Mahalakshmi Chambers,
Mahatma Gandhi Road,
Bangalore – 560 001
Prabhat Dayal,
Secretary,
Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission,
RERC Building,
Vidyut Bhavan, Jyoti Nagar,
Jaipur 302005
Ph: 91-141-740382
Fax: 91-141-741018
Pratip Kar
Executive Director,
Securities and Exchange Board of India,
Mittal Court ‘B’ Wing, First Floor,
224, Nariman Point,
Mumbai 400 021
Ph: 91-22-2850451-56
Dir: 91-22-2851602
Fax: 91-22-2845761
E mail: pkar@sebiho.ernet.in
Dr. K. R. S. Murthy
Vice-Chairman,
All India Council for Technical Education,
Indira Gandhi Sports Complex,
Indraprastha Estate,
New Delhi 110 002
Ph: 91-11-337 8491
N Rangachary,
Chairperson,
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority,
Ground Floor, “Jeevan Bharati”, Tower I,
124, Connaught Circus,
New Delhi
Ph: 91-11-3718039/3718040/3730472
(Dir) 91-11-335 7319
Fax: 91-11-335 7320
E mail: irauth@vsnl.com
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Mridul Saggar,
Assistant Adviser,
Department of Economic Analysis & Policy,
Reserve Bank of India,
Central Office Building, Fort,
Mumbai 400 001
Ph: 91-22-266 1602
Fax: 91-22- 266 60729
E mail: mksaggar@hotmail.com
R. Ramanathan
Chairperson,
National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Authority,
2E/21, Jhandewalan Extension, Link Road,
New Delhi
Ph: 91-11-368 1983
E mail: membersecretary@nppaindia.com
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