The Union Government has appointed Director of Indian Cultural Centre of the Consulate General of India in Canada, Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad, member of the Kendriya Hindi Samithi. The tenure is for three years. The apex committee with the Prime Minister as chairman and the Home Minister as vice-chairman has Union Ministers of HRD, Information, Railway and External Affairs and the Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Assam as members. Dr. Lakshmi Prasad is a non-official member of the Samithi.