Shri Nandkishor Kagliwal is deeply involved with agricultural research, rural development, education and health care. He has been instrumental in setting up a modern hospital and the now acclaimed Nath Valley School and various other social-cultural institutions in Aurangabad region. Shri Kagliwal served as a member of Planning Commission of Maharashtra and also as president of Maharashtra Economic Development Council (MEDC) for five years.  He is also the founder of Ajanta Ellora International Film Festival. He was on the board of State Bank of Hyderabad, IDBI and SICOM. Currently, he is on the board of governors of Federations of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO), MEDC and Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology (CIRCOT) and Honorary Commercial Attache for the State of Nebraska, USA and an honorary Consul for ‘The Republic of Tunisia’.