New Delhi, Aug 5 - Leading historian Mridula Mukherjee has got a two-year extension as director of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library here but she awaits a final nod from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

The executive council of the Nehru museum, chaired by Karan Singh, gave the extension July 27, culture ministry sources said Wednesday. All the members who attended the meeting backed Mukherjee, the sources said.

The members of the council include former government official Anil Bordia, journalists Dilip Padgaonkar, Mammen Matthew and Suman Dubey and two representatives from the culture ministry.

The recommendation is now with the prime minister for final approval, they added.

Mukherjee's three-year deputation ended last week.