Board of Directors

Dr. Nomal Chandra Borah, a highly renowned Social Entrepreneur & Neurologist, is a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology (FAAN) and has been widely recognized by the public and the government for his contribution to the North-Eastern region. Dr. Nomal Chandra Borah is the Founder, Chairman cum Managing Director of the Company.

Dr. Borah has remained a member of the Indian Academy of Neurology, Neurology Society of India, Association of Physicians of India, American Academy Of Neurology, World Federation of Neurology, Researcher on Neuro-Epidemiology-WFN, International Stroke Council & Indian Stroke Council.

Dr. Borah received prestigious recognition from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) by including the Profile of Dr. N. C. Borah as a Case Study in the Chapter on “Rural Entrepreneurship—Strategies And Experiences “ for M.Sc Course in Social Sciences, 2007.

He has been conferred the “ERDF Excellence Award, 2015” for the Entrepreneurial initiative to provide quality healthcare and contributions towards the development of Neurosciences in North-Eastern India.

In the year 2017, Dr. Borah was presented the Double Helical National Awards- 2017, (NE Region), for setting up of First Super Specialty Tertiary Care hospital in North East Region.

Dr. Borah received various awards and accolades for his contribution in Neurology and social initiatives taken to provide quality healthcare services including:

Certificate of Honour from State Bank of India for services of the Highest standard rendered in the Development of the Medical facilities for the welfare of the people especially of North-Eastern India-2004, Certificate of Honour from North East Chamber of Commerce and Industry for Service to Society through Individual Excellence-2005, Life Time Achievement Award from Premada Kanta Sarma Memorial for the contribution towards Medical Services, 2008, “Birangana Sati Sadhani Award” by Chief Minister of Assam, Sri Tarun Gogoi on 2015 for contributions towards the society, Honorary title “Janamitra” from Hon'ble Governor of Assam Shri J B Patnaik, and “Achiever Awards (Pratidin Group)-2015” by Chief Minister of Assam Sri Sarbananda Sonowal to name a few.

Dr. Umesh Chandra Sarma is appointed as the Additional Director (Independent & Non-Executive) of the Company. He is the (Retd) Founder Vice Chancellor of Srimanta Sankardeva University of Health Science, Govt of Assam.

Dr. Sarma has done his MBBS from Gauhati Medical College and his MD in Preventive & Social Medicine from the Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University. He has also completed his M.Sc. & P.G. Training in Epidemiology under the prestigious London University.

Furthermore, Dr. Sarma has undergone various training courses in:
Central Labour lnstitute (CLl), Bombay (now Mumbai), National lnstitute of Communicable Diseases (NICD), Delhi, Central Leprosy Training and Research lnstitute (CLTRI), Tamil Nadu, Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFVU), New Delhi.

Dr. Sarma has had a very illustrious career before retiring as the DME - Govt of Assam. He held many crucial posts under the Secretary to the Government of Assam, Department of Health and Family Welfare. These roles included serving as

• Associate Professor in the Department of Preventive & Social Medicine (SPM) at Gauhati Medical College,
• Professor & Head of Department - Preventive & Social Medicine (SPM) in Gauhati Medical College
• Director of Medical Education, Assam (formerly).

Dr. Sarma also has the privilege of being a life member of IAPSM, IMA, AIHSU, Indian Society for Malaria and other communicable disease, Assam Sahitya Sabha. He has also served as the Secretary - Association of Indian Health Sciences universities and President of IPHA - Guwahati branch.

Prof. Sarma also has quite a number of publications and studies in various Journals.

He has also been a Member of various Forums.

Dr. Piyush Kumar Sinha is an Independent Director of the Company. Dr. Sinha is currently on Government of India deputation as the Advisor, Rwanda-India Entrepreneurship Development Centre at Kigali, Rwanda.

Prof. Sinha has more than 40 years of Teaching, Research, Advisory and Training as well as Managerial experience in Entrepreneurship and business strategy for product and service organizations (B2C and B2B).

He has also been involved in more than 100 advisory and training initiatives. Prof. Sinha holds a Ph.D. in marketing.

He was a Professor in Retailing and Chairperson, Centre for Retailing as well as Chairperson, Marketing at IIM Ahmedabad, till March 2018. Before IIMA, he has taught at IIM Bangalore, XIMB and was Dean at MICA.

Mr. Ram Swaroop Joshi is appointed as an Additional Director (Independent) of the Company. Mr. Ram Swaroop Joshi brings decades of expertise in taxation, banking & finance, company law, and corporate governance. He currently serves on the board of the Assam Institute of Management, a government body, and is the President of Chinmaya Mission, Guwahati, a globally recognized spiritual organization. 

Mr. Joshi has held several leadership roles, including Chairman of the Federation of Industry & Commerce of North Eastern Region (FINER) for nearly a decade, member of the National Executive Committee of FICCI, the National Board of the Ministry of MSME, and Independent Director at APDCL.

He has also contributed through various advisory councils under the Union Ministry of Finance and the Government of Assam, alongside serving as Honorary General Secretary of Marwari Hospitals for seven years. His vast professional and community experience strengthens GNRC’s vision of inclusive and sustainable growth.

Mr. Manoj Kumar Das is an Independent Director of the Company. Mr. Das is currently the Deputy General Manager and Head Advisory & Consultancy, Business Facilitation Centre, MoVCDNER, Central Nodal Agency (Govt. of India) - North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd.

Mr. Das has 37 years of experience in Leadership position, Governance, Management and Liaisoning. He has also led many projects at IIE, NERAMAC and NEDFi as Team Leader.

He is a prominent leader with quick decision making ability and is a self-made dream-innovator, working consciously towards changing the economic scenario of North-Eastern Region through entrepreneurship and skill development at grass-roots.

Ms. Sabita Tamuli has been appointed as a Nominee Director of GNRC Ltd. A qualified B.Com, LLB, and Fellow Company Secretary (FCS), Ms. Tamuli brings a strong academic and professional background in law, finance, and corporate governance. Currently serving as the Company Secretary of AIDC Ltd., she has been instrumental in ensuring compliance, regulatory oversight, and effective governance within the organization.

Her expertise spans corporate law, statutory compliance, and organizational administration, making her an asset in strengthening GNRC’s governance and accountability frameworks.

Ms. Priyanka Borah is the Deputy Managing Director of the Company.

During her period of engagement with the company, Ms. Borah has been contributing towards the smooth management of various day-to-day issues relating to Hospital Administration, Human Resource Management, and other Strategic Company Policy-related matters.

Ms. Priyanka is a management degree holder in Business Studies from the University of Sheffield, U.K. Further, she had done her Executive Leadership Program under the guidance of Ernst & Young and completed her Executive Education on Managing Healthcare Delivery from Harvard Business School in 2015.

Ms. Satabdee Borah has been associated with GNRC Ltd. as Executive Director.

She is a commerce graduate and has undergone her International Masters in Healthcare Leadership from McGill University Montreal, Canada. She is also actively involved in the activities of the Universal Health Mission.

Dr. Madhurjya Borah has been associated with GNRC Ltd. as Executive Director.

Dr. Madhurjya has done his Schooling from Army School Narengi, Guwahati, and completed his MBBS from Sri Ramachandra Medical University, Chennai in 2016 and thereafter had done his internship from Guwahati Medical College Hospital, Assam. He has completed a course on Financial Management from IIM Kolkata and Healthcare Management at IIM Bangalore.

Dr. (Mrs.) Jayasree Borah has done her MA and Ph.D. in Geography from the prestigious Gauhati University. She has retired as an Associate Professor of Cotton College, Guwahati.

Dr. (Mrs.) Jayasree Borah is an independent columnist and has authored eleven publications till date.

She is also an active social worker and is presently associated as a

• Editor of GNRC Swasthya Magazine
• Executive Member of Xaadau Axom Lekhika Somaroh
• Executive Member of North East India Geographical Society
• Executive Member of North East India Geographical Society
• Member of INS Trust
• Trustee of the Ambikagiri Memorial Trust
• Advisor of the Ambikagiri Old Age Home Management Committee
• Member of Heart Care Society (Guwahati Chapter)