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Mr. Nawshir H. Mirza

Nawshir is an independent director on the boards of  Exide Industries Ltd., Tata Power  Company Ltd., Thermax Ltd., Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd., Coastal Gujarat Power Ltd., Tata Power Renewables Energy Ltd., Walwan Renewables Energy Ltd. and Centre for Advancement of Philanthropy.

Since 2003 Nawshir has been involved in the movement for improved governance in the corporate sector.

Nawshir is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He was with S.R.Batliboi & Co./Ernst & Young, from 1967 till his (early) retirement in April 2003, in its Calcutta and Mumbai offices. He also worked in the London office.

Nawshir was the country head of Jardine Matheson Ltd. for over ten years after retiring from the profession, during which time he served on other boards of companies and charities.

Nawshir has contributed to the governance and accounting professions, being a speaker or the chair at conferences in India & abroad and authoring a number of professional publications. He has chaired and served on the boards of various professional bodies and chambers of commerce.

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Policy Brief on The Rights of Children In The Time of COVID-19

This policy brief containing general as well as sector specific recommendations for Government action is the product of collaborative efforts of several organisations, academicians, practitioners, and experts working in the area of child rights. Members of the following networks and alliances contributed to this policy brief: Alliance for Right to ECD, Covid Response Alliance of India on Child Protection (CRAICP), India Alternative Care Network (IACN), ProChild Coalition, Right to Education

Forum, Right to Food Campaign, Working Group on Human Rights to India and the UN (WGHR). They worked in thematic sub-groups to develop sector specific recommendations which were integrated in the form of this brief to represent the core minimum demands from the State to ensure children’s rights during COVID-19. The list of 212 individuals and organisations that have endorsed the Policy Brief are included on page 19.

Centre for Social and Behaviour Change Communication, supports the Policy.

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