Ar. Prof. Chetan Vaidya:

Prof. Chetan Vaidya is an Architect-Planner with over 30-year experience He is Director of the School of Planning and Architecture New Delhi, an institute of National Importance under an Act of Parliament from September 2012. The All India Council of Technical Education has appointed him as Chairman of Planning Education Board. The University of Melbourne has nominated him as Melbourne-Asia Visiting Fellow for 2014-15. He was recently nominated to Chief Minister’s Advisory Council of Madhya Pradesh. He is Member of State Level Strategic Urban Expert Committee set up by Andhra Pradesh Government. He was awarded Distinguished Alumnus Award 2015 by IIT Kharagpur. He is/was on several Committee/Expert Groups set up by Ministries of Human Resource Development, Urban Development and Culture as well many State Governments. He worked very closely with the Ministry on various urban issues and assisting various city and state governments sharing experiences under the Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). He coordinated large number of urban studies for Government of India as well as international organizations. Prof. Vaidya published his paper on Town Planning Scheme in early 1980s and he continued his interest in the technique over last three decades. Prof. Vaidya has academic, research and consultancy experience in fields of architecture and planning.