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