As Indianmandarins had reported first (on April 27) R K Chaturvedi (IAS:198:MP) appointed to the post was vacant since August 2017 when the then member Veena Ish (IAS:1985:AP) moved out following her appointment as an Additional Secretary in the Department of Land Resources. Currently, Chaturvedi is serving as the Director General of National Skill Development Agency (NSDA).