Sharad engages actively in contributing his interdisciplinary environmental knowledge to the policy sphere by serving on various local, state and national committees/task forces.

Ongoing engagements:

• Member of Madhya Pradesh State Task Force on FRA and PESA (November 2024-)
• MOU with Chhattisgarh government: The CFR Central India Initiative, led by Sharad, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Tribal Development Department of Chhattisgarh to provide inputs for better implementation of the Forest Rights Act 2006 in the state. (October 2024-).

Past engagements:

• Member, Working Group on FRA, National Commission on Schedule Tribes (Aug 2022-December 2023). (Closing Report of Working Group).
• Member, Working Group on Forest Rights and Community Forest Rights, Chhattisgarh State Planning Commission (Aug 2021-March 2022). (Final Report)
• Member, Fact-Finding Committee on Environmental Violations, National Green Tribunal in Sanjay Chauhan vs Central Coalfields Ltd (Jun-Sep 2020) (Amrapali OCP)(Dakra OCP)(Piparwar OCP)(Purnadih OCP)(Rohini OCP)
• Member, Committee for Monitoring of CWH process under FRA in Melghat Wildlife Sanctuary, Government of Maharashtra (Nov 2019-May 2020). (Report)
• Member, Oversight Committee for Tamnar-Gharghoda block environmental compliance, National Green Tribunal (Feb 2020-Jan 2022) (Report 1) (Report 2) (Report 3)
• Member, Fact-Finding Committee appointed by National Green Tribunal in Shivpal Bhagat & Ors vs UoI & Ors (OA 104 of 2018) (Oct 2019) (Report of NGT Committee).
• Member, Expert Appraisal Committee (Coal Mining and Thermal Power), Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Government of India (December 2016-July 2020)
• Member-Secretary, Task Group on Water Policy, Karnataka Knowledge Commission (Dec 2017-Oct 2019) (Karnataka State Water Policy Draft 2019)
• Member, Technical Committee for Development of Bellandur and Varthur Lakes, Bangalore Development Authority (Apr 2018-Mar 2019) and Monitoring Committee for Rejuvenation of Bellandur Lake (Jan 2017-Dec 2017).
• Member, Expert Committee on Rejuvenation of Bellandur Lake (May 2016-Nov 2016) (Final Report on Bellandur Lake Rejuvenation)
• Member, Karnatake Elephant Task Force, High Court of Karnataka (Jan-Sep 2012). (Final report of KETF)
• Member, Joint Committee on Forest Rights Act, Ministry of Environment & Forests and Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India (Apr 2010-Dec 2010). (Final report of Joint Committee)