Protected: Professor Ramesh Chand

Professor Ramesh Chand is currently a Member of NITI Aayog (in the rank of Union Minister of State) and Chairman of the Institute of Economic Growth, New Delhi. He has a Ph.D. in agricultural economics from the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi. In the past, he was also a Member of the Fifteenth Finance Commission. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Mexico, the Australian Center for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), Canberra, and The World Economic Forum.  

Professor Chand has worked in senior academic positions at ICAR, the Institute of Economic Growth, and Punjab Agricultural University. He was Visiting Professor at the University of Wollongong, NSW Australia, and at the Institute of Developing Economies, Chiba Shi, Japan. He has also been a consultant with international organizations such as FAO, UNDP, ESCAP, UNCTAD, Commonwealth, and The World Bank.  

Professor Chand has authored seven books and published more than 150 research papers in reputable national and international journals in the areas of agriculture, growth, food policy, farmers’ issues, markets, and trade. In recognition of his contributions, Professor Chand has received several national and international awards.