Programme of the Centenary Conference of the IEA
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CENTENARY CONFERENCEOF
THE INDIAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION at
Acharya Nagarjuna University Guntur, Andhra Pradesh
27th – 30th DECEMBER, 2017
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME26th DECEMBER, 2017
05: 00 pm – 07:30 pm – Distribution of Registration Kits
07:30 pm – 09:00 pm – D I N N E R
27th DECEMBER, 2017
08.00 am – 09.30 am REGISTRATION
INAUGURAL CEREMONY 10.00 am Arrival of His Excellency President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind Ji
10.01 - 10.03 am National Anthem
10.04 - 10.06 am Lightening the lamp/ formal : H.E. the President of India, inauguration of the Hon. Shri Ram Nath Kovind Ji Programme by
Welcome Speech : Prof A. Rajendra Prasad Vice-Chancellor Acharya Nagarjuna University
Felicitation by President : H.E. President of India and General Secretary of Shri Ram Nath Kovind Ji
the IEA Prof. Muhammad Yunus Nobel Laureate & Founder Grameen Bank, Bangladesh
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His Excellency Shri E.S.L. Narsimhan Garu Governor of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
Shri N. Chandrababu Naidu Hon'ble Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
10.15 - 10.20 am About the IEA and the : Prof Sukhadeo Thorat Centenary Annual Conference President, IEA Former Chairman UGC and ICSSR
10.20 - 10.25 am Address by Guest of Honour : Prof Mohammad Yunus Nobel Laureate & Founder, Grameen Bank, Bangladesh
10.25 - 10.32 am Address by the Chief Patron : Shri Nara Chandrababu Naidu of the Centenary Conference Hon’ble Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
10.32 - 10.35 am Release of Special Issue of : H.E. the President of India, Indian Economic Journal by Hon. Shri Ram Nath Kovind Ji
Release of Books of : Shri N. Chandrababu Naidu Dr. C. Rangarajan and of Hon'ble Chief Minister Dr. P.K. Joshi by of Andhra Pradesh and handover the copy to H.E. the President of India, Hon. Shri Ram Nath Kovind Ji
10.35 - 10.50 am Inaugural Address : H.E. the President of India, Hon’ble Shri Ram Nath Kovind Ji
10.50 - 10.55 am Vote of Thanks : Dr Anil Kumar Thakur, General Secretary and Treasurer, IEA
10.55 - 11.00 am National Anthem
11.00 am Departure of the Hon'ble President of India from the venue of the function
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11.00 am - 12.00 pm Conference President Speech : Dr C. Rangarajan, Conference President, IEA Former Governor of Reserve Bank of India; and former Chairman of Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council
Chair : Prof Sukhadeo Thorat President, IEA, and Former Chairman UGC and ICSSR
Presentation of : Dr C. Rangarajan 1st Kautilya Award to Conference President, IEA Dr. Achyuta Samanta Prof Mohammad Yunus Founder & Mentor, KIIT & Nobel Laureate & Founder, KISS University; General Grameen Bank, Bangladesh President, Indian Sciences Congress Association by
12.00 -12.30 pm Release of books : Dr C. Rangarajan Conference President, IEA Former Governor of Reserve Bank of India; and former Chairman of Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council
12.30 - 12.40 pm Awards for the best paper : Prof C.Rangarajan writers and NSE Award for Conference President, IEA. the best thesis in Financial Former Governor of Economics to be given by Reserve Bank of India; and former Chairman of Prime
Minister’s Economic Advisory Council
Prof SukhadeoThorat President, IEA Former Chairman UGC and ICSSR
Dr. Anil Kumar Thakur General Secretary and Treasurer, IEA
12.40 - 12.50 pm Chairman Remarks by Prof. Sukhadeo Thorat President, IEA Former Chairman, UGC and ICSSR
Rapporteur : Dr Deepti Taneja, EC Member, IEA.
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12.50 - 1.00 pm Vote of Thanks : Prof. Koteshwar Rao Local Organising Secretary, IEA Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur
1.00 - 2.00 pm Lunch
2.00 pm - 6.00 pm Plenary Session: Keynote Paper Presentation
Chair : Prof. Mahendra Reddy Vice-Chancellor IFHE, Hyderabad
Theme 1 Pace and Pattern of : Prof Gita Sen Development Distinguished Professor & Director, Ramalingaswami Centre on Equity & Social Determinants of Health Public Health Foundation of India, Bangalore
Theme 2 Monetary and Fiscal Issues : Prof Pulin Nayak in Development Process Delhi School of Economics University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Theme 3 India and External World : Prof Biswajit Dhar Professor, Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi -110067
Theme 4 Issues in Distribution : Prof Sanjay Reddy Associate Professor of Economics, The New School of Social Research, New York, USA
Theme 5 Sectoral Performance in : Prof Ajit Ghose Agriculture, Manufacturing Visiting Professor, and Service Sector Institute for Human Development, New Delhi
Rapporteur : Dr Kumari Deepa Rani Department of Economics Magadh University, Bodh Gaya, Bihar
6.30 pm – 08.00 pm Cultural Programme
8.00 pm - 9.30 pm Dinner at inauguration venue
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28th DECEMBER, 2017
7.30 am – 9.00 am Breakfast
9.00 am -11.30 am 100 years of IEA
9.00 am – 9.30 am Inauguration of Exhibition (Venue: Pandal)
Convener : Prof Biswajit Chatterjee Department of Economics, Jadavpur University, Kolkata
Inaugration by : Dr C. Rangarajan Conference President, IEA. Former Governor of Reserve Bank of India; and former Chairman of Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council
Dr. Y. Venugopal Reddy, Former Chairman 14th Finance Commission, Former Governor Reserve Bank of India
Prof Yoginder K. Alagh, Chancellor Gujarat University and Professor Emeritus/ Vice-Chair Sardar Patel Institute of Economic and Social Research in Ahmedabad. Former Vice-Chancellor of JNU, and Member-Planning Commission
Release of book on History of IEA (Venue: Main Conference Hall)
Introduction by : Prof Biswajit Chatterjee Department of Economics Jadavpur University, Kolkata
Prof C. Rangarajan Conference President Former Governor of Reserve Bank of India; and former Chairman of Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council
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Felicitation of Past : Prof C. Rangarajan Presidents of IEA Conference President, IEA Former Governor of RBI; and former Chairman of Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council
Dr. B.P. Chandra Mohan Vice-President, IEA
9.30 am – 11.30 am Plenary Session on Contribution of Indian Economists to Economic Theory and Emperical Studies (Venue: Main Conference Hall)
Convener : Prof Biswajit Chatterjee Department of Economics, Jadavpur University, Kolkata
Chair : Prof Kaushik Basu President of International
Economic Association Vice-President of World Bank, Former Chief Economic Adviser, Government of India, C. Marks Professor and Professor of Economics, Cornell University, Ithaca and New York, USA
Panelists : Prof. Jayasankar Krishnamurty Geneva
Prof Dilip Nachane Professor Emeritus, IGIDR, Mumbai
Prof V.R. Panchmukhi former Chairman, ICSSR, New Delhi
Prof. Sukhadeo Thorat President, IEA Former Chairman UGC and ICSSR
Vote of Thanks : Dr. Anil Kumar Thakur General Secretary and Treasurer IEA
Rapporteur : Dr. Subramanian Narayanan Assistant Professor Department of Economics D.G. Vaishnav College, Chennai
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11.30 am - 1.00 pm Special Lecture (Venue: Main Conference Hall)
Chair : Prof C. Rangrajan Conference President Former Governor of Reserve Bank of India; and former Chairman of Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council
Delivered by : Prof Muhammad Yunus Nobel Laureate & Founder, Grameen Bank, Bangladesh
Rapporteur : Dr. P. Anbalagan Joint Secretary, IEA
1.00 - 2.00 pm Lunch
2.00 pm – 4.00 pm Panel on Asian Rice Economies: Country Experiences and Challenges Ahead Sponsored by International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) (Venue: Main Conference Hall)
Chair : Dr. Samarendu Mohanty Asia Director CIP-Asia Centre, Hanoi, Vietnam
Co-Chair : Dr. Prakashan Ch Vettil, Agricultural Economist Social Science Division, International Rice Research Institute, New Delhi
Convener : Dr Aldas Janaiah Consultant Social Science Division International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), New Delhi
Panelist : Dr. Nafees Meah South Asia Representative, International Rice Research Institute, New Delhi
Prof. Keijiro Otsuka Graduate School of Economics and Social System Innovation Center, Kobe University, Japan
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Dr. Mercedita A. Sombilla, Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment Assistant Secretary and Director, Manila, Philippines
Dr. Humnath Bhandari, Agricultural Economist and IRRI Representative in Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dr. Trihoan Nguyen Ex Director General Field Crop Research Institute, Hanoi, Vietnam
Prof. Tahlim Sudaryanto Ph.D., Senior Agricultural Economist, Indonesian Center
for Agriculture Socio-Economic and Policy Studies (ICASEPS), Ministry of Agriculture Bogor, Indonesia
Dr. Sushil Pandey Former Agricultural Economist
and Deputy Head of SSD, International Rice Research Institute, Metro Manila, Philippines
Dr. Orachos Napasintuwong Dept of Ag and Resource Econ, Faculty of Economics, Kasetsart University Bangkok, Thailan
Dr. Tin Htut Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture Irrigation and Livestock, Naypyitaw, Myanmar
Prof C. Ramasamy Former Vice-Chancellor Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore
MS A.V. Prashamsa Research Scholar, HCU, Hyderabad
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Rapporteur : Dr. Seepana Prakasam EC Member, Chandigarh
4.00 pm - 5.30 pm Prof. Brahmananda Memorial Lecture on “States and Markets in Development: Learning from Asia” (Venue: Main Conference Hall)
Chair : Prof. Vijay S. Vysas Professor Emeritus Institute of Development Studies,
Jaipur and Former Member Economic Advisory Council to Prime Minister
Delivered by : Prof. Deepak Nayyar Emeritus Professor of Economics, JNU, New Delhi; former Distinguished University Professor of Economics, New School for Social Research, New York; and former Vice Chancellor, University of Delhi
Rapporteur : Dr. Kakoli Majumdar Department of Economics Mata Vaishno Devi University Jammu
6.00 pm - 7.30 pm Shri Chandrababu Naidu Endowment Lecture by -Sponsored by Government of Andhra Pradesh (Venue: Main Conference Hall)
Introductry Remarks by : Shri N. Chandra Babu Naidu Hon'ble Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
Chair : Prof. K.L. Krishna Chairperson Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai
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Delivered by : Prof. Kaushik Basu President of International
Economic Association Vice-President of World Bank, Former Chief Economic Adviser, Government of India, C. Marks Professor and Professor of Economics, Cornell University, Ithaca and New York, USAChair:Prof K.L. Krishna, Chairperson, Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai
Rapporteur : Dr. Budhan Saikia Joint Secretary, IEA
7.30 pm Executive Committee Meeting of IEA (Venue: Committee Room, Ravindra Nath Tagore
Administrative Building)
8.00 pm Dinner
29th DECEMBER, 2017
9.00 am -11.00 am Panel on Inequality and Exclusion, Inter-group Disparities: Gender, Caste and Tribe (Venue: Main Conference Hall)
Chair : Prof R. Radhakrishna Chairman, Centre for Economics
ad Social Studies (CESS), Hyderabad
Convener : Prof Amaresh Dubey Centre for the Study of Regional
Development, School of Social Sciences, JNU, New Delhi
Panelist : Prof Ashwini Deshpande Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, Delhi
Prof Bina Agarwal Institute of Economic Growth, University of Delhi, Delhi
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Prof S. Madheswaran, Head, Centre for Economic Studies and Policy, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore
Prof. Himanshu Centre for the Study of Regional
Development, School of Social Sciences, JNU, New Delhi
Ms Kirsten Mullen Black Scholar/ Activist (USA
Rapportuer : Dr Anup Mishra, Banaras Hind University, Banaras
Panel on Pulses in India - Challenges and Opportunities (Venue: L. Venugopal Reddy Seminar Hall)
Convenor : Prof. P.K. Joshi Director, South Asia Centre International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), New Delhi
Panelists : Introduced by Prof. P.K. Joshi
Rapportuer : Prof. Padmini Prasad College of Commerce Arts and Science, Patna
11.00 am -12.15 pm Special Lecture (Venue: Main Conference Hall)
Chair : Dr. G. Vishwanthan Chancellor VIIT University, Vellore Tamil Nadu
Deliver by : Prof Jomo Kwame Sundaram Tun Hussein Onn Chair Institute for Strategic and
International Studies, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Rapporteur : Dr Nirwalia Devnath, Department of Economics, Tripura Central University, Tripura
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12.15 pm - 1.30 pm Special Lecture on NSE – IEA lecture series on Financial Economics (Sponsored by NSE) (Venue: Main Conference Hall)
Chair : Prof M. Madaiah Former Vice-Chancellor, University of Mysore and former President Indian Economic Association
Delivered by : Dr. Y Venugopal Reddy Former Governor Reserve Bank of India, Hyderabad
Rapporteur : Dr. P.S.K. Sudheer Associate Professor TISS, Thuljapur, Maharashtra
1.30 - 2.30 pm Lunch
2.30 pm - 4.00 pm Panel on Agriculture Development : Opportunities and Challenges -Sponsored by International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (Venue: Main Conference Hall)
Chair : Prof Vijay S. Vyas Professor Emeritus
Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur, and Former Member Economic Advisory Council to Prime Minister
Convener : Prof P.K. Joshi Director, South Asia Centre, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), New Delhi
Panelist : Prof S. MahendraDev Director (Vice-Chancellor)
Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai
Prof Tajamul Haque Chairman Special Cell on Land Policies, NITI Aayog, New Delhi
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Dr. Pramod Aggarwal Regional Director-South Asia,
Global Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security, CIMMYT-BISA, New Delhi
Dr. Sachin Chaturvedi Director General, Research and
Information System for Developing Countries (RIS)
Dr. Vijay Paul Sharma Chairman, Commission for
Agricultural Costs and Prices, Government of India, New Delhi
Rapporteur : Dr. Sandhya Rani Das Department of Economics Bairahampur Univeristy Bairahampur, Odisha
4.00 pm - 5.30 pm Professor Vera Anstey Memorial Lecture on "StatificationEconomicsandGroupInequality"
Chair : Professor Sukhadeo Thorat, President, IEA Former Chairman UGC and ICSSR
Delivered by : Dr William Darity Duke University, USA
Rapporteur : Dr. Bharti Pandey Executive Member, IEA
5.30 pm –7.00 pm Thematic Panel Discussions (Parallel Sessions):
Future of Higher Education: Opportunities and Challenges (Venue: Prof. L. Venugopal Reddy Seminar Hall)
Chair : Prof Jandhyala B G Tilak Distinguished Professor Council for Social Development, New Delhi, and Former Vice-Chancellor NUEPA, New Delhi
Convener : Prof. SudhanshuBhushan Head, Department of Higher and Professional Education, National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA), New Delhi
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Panelist : Prof. Saumen Chattopadhya Zakir Husain Centre for Educational Studies, JNU New Delhi
Prof. S. Srinivasa Rao Zakir Husain Centre for Educatioal Studies, JNU New Delhi
Prof. S.N. Mishra Dean, School of Management KIIT University, Bhubaneshwar
Rapportuer : Dr. Dastgir Alam Department of Economics Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh
Economic Growth: Future Prospects, India and South Asia (Venue: Prof. Balamohan Das Seminar Hall)
Chair : Prof Kirit Parikh Chairman Integrated Research and Action for
Development, Khelgaon New Delhi
Convener : Prof Atul Sood Centre for the Study of Regional Development School of Social Sciences JNU, New Delhi
Panelist : Dr. Abid Q. Suleri Executive Director Sustainable Development Institute,
Islamabad, Pakistan
Prof. Shashank Bhide Director Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai
Prof. Ashima Goyal Indira Gandhi Institute of
Development Research (IGIDR), Mumbai, and Member Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister
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Rapportuer : Dr. Anumita Aggarwal Department of Economics Rampur P.G. College, Rampur
Employment-Unemployment: Issues Related to Potential and Social Protection (Venue: Integrated MBA Seminar Hall)
Convener : Prof. Alakh N Sharma Director Institute of Human Development New Delhi
Chair : Prof S.R. Hashim Chairman, Institute of
Human Development, New Delhi Former Member of Planning Commission and Chairman of Union Public Service Commission
Panelist : Prof D. Narasimha Reddy Seri Lingampally, Hyderabad
Dr. William Darity Duke University, USA
Prof. Ravi Srivastava Centre for the Study of Regional Development School of Social Sciences JNU, New Delhi
Prof Vinoj Abraham Centre for Development Studies Thiruvanthapuram, Kerala
Prof K.P. Kannan Former Director Centre for Development Studies (CDS), Thiruvanthapuram, Kerala
Rapporteur : Dr. C.A. Priyesh EC Member
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Special Session on Problems of Discriminated Groups of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes: Issues in National and International Context sponsred by CESS, Hyderabad (Venue: Statistics Seminar Hall)
Chair : Prof. Sukhadeo Thorat President, IEA and Former Chairman UGC and ICSSR
Convenor : Prof. R. Radhakrishna Chairman CESS, Hyderabad
Speaker : Prof. William Darity Duke University, USA
Prof. Jomo Sundaram Malaysia
Prof. S. Galab Director CESS, Hyderabad
Prof. S. Madheswaran Bangalore
Prof. Amresh Dubey Delhi
Rapporteur : G. Alibelu Registrar CESS, Hyderabad
30th DECEMBER, 2017
9.00 am – 3.30 pm Technical Sessions - Parallel
9.30 am – 11.30 am Pace and Pattern Development (Venue: Prof.: L. Venugopal Reddy Seminar Hall) Chair : Prof. Ram Pravesh Prasad Singh Former Vice-Chancellor Kolhan University, Chaibasa
Co-chair : Dr. Mohan Patel Principal, N.S. Patel Arts College, Anand, Gujarat
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Rapporteur : Dr. Dhiraj Mani Pathak Department of Economics St. Xavier College, Jharkhand
Monetary and Fiscal Issue (Venue: Prof. Balamohan Das Seminar Hall) Chair : Dr Manoj Panda Director, Institute of Economic
Growth, Delhi
Co-chair : Dr. B.P. Chandramohan Vice President, IEA
Rapporteur : Dr. Shruti Kumari Department of Economics Gaya College, Gaya
India and the External World (Venue: Integrated MBA Seminar Hall) Chair : Prof. K.C. Reddy Former President, IEA
Co-chair : Dr. Devendra Awasthi Jt. Secretary, IEA
Rapporteur : Dr. Madhubanti Datta IFHE, Hyderabad
Issues in Distribution (Venue: Statistics Seminar Hall) Chair : Prof. R.P. Mamgain Giri Institute of Development Studies, Lucknow
Co-Chair : Prof. K.N. Yadav Executive Member, IEA
Rapporteur : Dr. R.U. Singh Department of Commerce College of Commerce
Arts and Sciecne, Patna
SectoralDiversification (Venue: Commerce and Business Management Seminar Hall)
Chair : Prof. S. Galab Director CESS, Hyderabad
Co-chair : Dr. Shyam Sundar Singh Chauhan Executive Member, IEA
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Rapporteur : Dr. Anup Kumar Department of Economics Allahabad University, Allahabad
Session on Abstract Papers of Theme I to V (Venue: Economics Seminar Hall)
Chair : Prof. A.K. Singh Former Director Giri Institute of Development Studies, Lucknow
Co-chair : Prof. Bikrama Singh Former Professor and Head Magadh University, Bodh Gaya
Rapporteur : Dr. Rakesh Kumar RDS College, Muzaffarpur
Special Session on Economy of Andhra Pradesh Full and Abstract Papers (Venue: Education Seminar Hall) Chair : Prof. D. Narsimha Reddy Vice Chairman Higher Education Council Andhra Pradesh
Co-chair : Dr. Sudhakar Principal, Dr. KRM College Duggirala
Rapporteur : Dr. K. Madhu Babu Executive Member, IEA
11.30 am – 1.00 pm Pace and Pattern Development (Venue: Prof. L. Venugopal Reddy Seminar Hall)
Chair : Isher Judge Ahluwalia Chairperson, Board of Governors The Indian Council for Research
on International Economic Relations (ICRIER).
Co-chair : Prof. Abhishek Kumar School of Management KIIT University, Bhubaneshwar
Rapporteur : Miss Sumanna Chaudhary School of Management KIIT University Bhubaneshwar, Odisha
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Monetary and Fiscal Issue (Venue: Prof. Balamohan Das Seminar Hall)
Chair : Prof. R.K. Mishra Director, Institute of
Public Enterprises, Hyderabad
Co-chair : Dr. S.S. Somra Department of Economics University of Rajasthan, Rajasthan
Rapporteur : Dr. Rachna Dixit Executive Member, IEA
India and the External World (Venue: Integrated MBA Seminar Hall)
Chair : Prof Srijit Mishra Director NKC Centre for
Development Studies (NKCCDS), Bhubaneswar
Co-chair : Dr. R. Brahme Head, Department of Economics Ravi Shankar Shukla University Raipur, Chattisgargh
Rapporteur : Dr. Glory Singh School of Management KIIT University, Bhubaneshwar
Issue in Distribution (Venue: Statistics Seminar Hall)
Chair : Prof. Kamta Prasad Former President, IEA
Co-chair : Prof. Abdus Salam Department of Economics AMU, Aligarh
Rapporteur : Dr. Kamlesh Srivastav EC Member, IEA
SectoralDiversification (Venue: Commerce and Business Management Seminar Hall)
Chair : Prof A. Jothi Murugan Vice President VELLS University, Chennai
Co-chair : Prof. Nageshwar Sharma Joint Secretary, IEA
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Rapporteur : Dr. Deepa Rawat Head, Department of Economics Agra College, Agra
Session on Abstract Papers of Theme I to V (Venue: Economics Seminar Hall)
Chair : Prof. Tapan Kr. Shandilya Former Vice Chancellor Nalanda Open University, Patna
Co-chair : Dr. Gawhar Jaan EC Member, Tamil Nadu
Rapporteur : Mohd. Afzal Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh
Special Session on Economy of Andhra Pradesh Full and Abstract Papers (Venue: Education Seminar Hall) Chair : Prof. L.K. Mohana Rao Former President, IEA Andhra Pradesh
Co-chair : Dr. R. Balasubramanyam D.G. Vasihno College, Chennai
Rapporteur : Dr. D. Narayana Rao Associate Professor Dr. V.S. Krishna Govt. College Vishakhapatnam
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm Lunch
2.00 pm – 3.30 pm Pace and Pattern Development (Venue: Prof. L. Venugopal Reddy Seminar Hall)
Chair : Prof. V. Shanmugasundaram former Vice-Chancellor,
Manonmaniam Sundaranar Uniersity, Emeritus Professor in University of Madras
Co-chair : Prof. Indumati Former Vice-President, IEA
Rapporteur : Dr. B.M. Nasir Khan Executive Member, IEA
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Monetary and Fiscal Issue (Venue: Prof. Balamohan Das Seminar Hall)
Chair : Dr Ram Manohar Reddy former Chief Editor Economics and Political Weekly
Co-chair : Prof. S.N. Mishra Dea, School of Management KIIT University, Bhubaneshwar
Rapporteur : Dr. B.P. Sarathchandran Executive Member, IEA
India and the External World (Venue: Integrated MBA Seminar Hall)
Chair : Dr. Yashoda Shanmugasundaram Former President, IEA
Co-chair : Dr. Alok Kumar Associate Professor St. Johns College, Agra
Rapporteur : Dr. Subranshu Pan Department of Economics Kashipur Michael Madhusudan
College, Purlia
Issue in Distribution (Venue: Statistics Seminar Hall)
Chair : Dr. Irfan Engineer Director, Centre for Study of
Society and Secularism, Mumbai
Co-chair : Dr. Radha Krishnan Retd. IAS Officer Guwahati, Assam
Rapporteur : Dr. Devjani Mitra Kolkata
SectoralDiversification (Venue: Commerce and Business Management Seminar Hall)
Chair : Professor Atwir Singh Professor, CCS University Meerut
Co-chair : Dr. Hanumant Yadav Executive Member, IEA
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Rapporteur : Dr. Dalip Kumar NCAER, Delhi
Session on Abstract Papers of Theme I to V (Venue: Economics Seminar Hall)
Chair : Prof. Ugra Mohan Jha Former Professor & Head Rural Economics and Co-operation TM Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur
Co-chair : Dr. Javed Akhtar Finance Officer Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
Rapporteur : Mr. Somnath Karamkar Kolkata
Special Session on Economy of Andhra Pradesh Full and Abstract Papers (Venue: Education Seminar Hall)
Chair : Professor K.M. Naidu Member, State Finance Committee
Co-Chair : G. Savraiah Professor of Economics SV University, Tirupati
Rapporteur : Dr. N. Sanjeeva Rao Acharya Nagarjuna University Guntur
VALEDICTORY SESSION
Chair : Prof SukhadeoThorat President, IEA
Former Chairman UGC and ICSSR
Welcome Address : Prof. A. Rajendra Prasad Vice-Chancellor, Acharya Nagarjuna University
Remarks by the : Dr C. Rangarajan Conference President Conference President Former Governor of Reserve Bank of India; and former Chairman of Prime Minister’s Economic
Advisory Council
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Address by : Prof Yoginder K. Alagh Guest of Honour Chancellor, Gujarat University
and Professor Emeritus/ Vice-Chair Sardar Patel Institute of Economic and Social Research in Ahmedabad. Former Vice-Chancellor of JNU, and Member-Planning Commission
Address by : Dr. Harsh Kumar Bhanwala Guest of Honour Chairman, NABARD Mumbai
Address by : Dr Montek Singh Alhuwalia Guest of Honour Former, Vice Chairperson, Planning Commission, Former Member, IEA.
Valedictory Address : Hon. Shri Nara Chandrababu Naidu by the Chief Patron of the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Centenary Conference Andhra Pradesh
Chairperson’s remarks : Prof SukhadeoThorat President, IEA Former Chairman UGC and ICSSR
Felicitation by IEA : Dr Anil Kumar Thakur to Host University General Secretary and Treasurer, IEA
Felicitation to the : Prof SukhadeoThorat, Executive Members of IEA President, IEA Former Chairman UGC and ICSSR
Dr B.P. Chandramohan Vice President, IEA
Dr Anil Kumar Thakur General Secretary and Treasurer, IEA
Vote of Thanks : Prof. Koteshwar Rao Local Organising Secretary, IEA Acharya Nagarjuna University Guntur
Rapporteur : Dr Deepti Taneja EC Member, IEA. IEA General Body Meeting
6.00 pm IEA General Body Meeting