Former Chairpersons

1. *Dr. KV. Rajamannar  (1959 – 61)
2. *Maharaja Shri Chamaraja Wadiyar Bahadur (1961 – 65)
3. *Smt. Indira Gandhi (1965 – 72)
4. *Dr. K.P.S. Menon (1972 – 77)
5. Smt. Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya (1977 – 78)
6. Shri L.M. Singhvi (1978 – 82)
7. Ms. Shanta Gandhi (1982 – 86)
8. Dr. Suresh Awasthi (1986 – 88)
9. Smt. Vijaya F. Mehta (1988 – 92)
10. Dr. P.C. Joshi (1992 – 96)
11. Dr. Chandrasekhar Kambar (1996 – 2001)
12. Shri Anupam Kher (2001 – 04)
13. Mrs. Amal Allana (2005 – 2013)
14. Shri Ratan Thiyam (2013 – 2017)