99
th
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
OF
THE INDIAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION
at
Sri Venkateswara University
Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
27th – 29th DECEMBER, 2016
Conference PROGRAMME
26th DECEMBER, 2014
05: 00 pm – 07:30 pm –
Distribution of Registration Kits
07:30 pm – 09:00 pm –
DINNER
27th DECEMBER, 2015
08.00am – 10.00 amREGISTRATION
10.00am – 1:10 pm INAUGURAL CEREMONY
10:00—10:10 am
Welcome address:
Professor Avula Damodaram
Vice Chancellor,
Sri Venkateshwara University,
Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
10:10—10:20 am
Inauguration/Lighting : Shri. Chandrababu Naidu
the LampHon’ble Chief Minister of
Andhra Pradesh
and
Professor Y.K. Alagh
Chancellor
Gujarat Central University
Ahmedabad
10:20—10:30 am
About the IEA : Dr. Anil Kumar Thakur
General Secretary and
Treasurer, IEA
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10:30—10:45 am
Introductory Remarks : Professor Sukhadeo Thorat
President, Indian Economic
Association (IEA);
Chairman, ICSSR, New Delhi
10:45—11:05 am
Presidential Address on : Professor R. Radhakrishna
“Performance of Indian99th Annual Conference
Economy in the Post Reform President, IEA;
Period: Growth, Inequality Chairman, CESS, Hyderabad
and Well-being”
11:05—11:30 am
Inaugural Address:
: Professor Y.K. Alagh
“Indian AgriculturalChancellor
Growth Perspectives”Central University of Gujarat
11:30—11:55 am
Special Lecture: : Dr. C. Rangarajan
“The Journey of India’sFormer Chairman,
Economic Reforms” Prime Minister’s Economic
Advisory Council;
Former Governor of RBI and
Andhra Pradesh
11.55 -12.15 pm
Address by Guest of Honour :
Prof. Kaushik Basu,
Cornell University, USA and
President, International
Economic Association;
Former Chief Economist,
World Bnnk
12:15 – 12.45 pm
Address by the Chief Guest:
Shri Chandra Babu Naidu
Hon’ble Chief Minister
Andhra Pradesh
12.45– 12.50 pm
Felicitation of Past President : Professor Kaushik Basu
by President and Conference President of
Vice President, IEA
98th Annual IEA Conference
12.50—12.55
Release of Special Issue of
Indian Economic Journal by
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The Chief Guest
Shri. Chandrababu Naidu
Hon’ble Chief Minister of
Andhra Pradesh
12:55—1:00 pm
Awards for the best paper Professor Sukhadeo Thorat
writers and NSE Award for Chairman, Indian Council of
the best thesis in Financial Social Science Research,
Economics to be given by Association and Secretary, IEA
New Delhi & President, IEA and
Dr. Anil Kumar Thakur
Secretary and Treasurer, IEA
General Secretary and
Treasurer, IEA
1.00—1.05 pm
Release of IEA members’
publications by
The Chief Guest
Shri. Chandrababu Naidu
Hon’ble Chief Minister of
Andhra Pradesh
1.05 – 1.10 pm
Vote of Thanks Professor D. Krishnamoorthy
Local Organising Secretary
Dept. of Economics,
SVU College of Arts, Tirupati
Anchoring by Dr. Deepti Taneja
and Rapporteur Delhi College of Arts and
Commerce, Delhi University
National Anthem
1.15 – 2.00 pm
Lunch
2.00 – 5.15 pm Plenary Session: Key Note Paper Presentation
Chair : Professor Dilip Nachane
Professor Emeritus
IGIDR, Mumbai
Presentations:
Theme 1
Perspectives on
:
“Theoretical Issues Relating
to Economic Growth,
Inflation, and Saving
and Investment”
Theme 2
Macro Economic
:
Performance related to
Revenue and Expenditure
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Professor Shashanka Bhide
Director
Madras Institute of
Development Studies
Chennai
Dr. Tapas K. Sen
Advisor,
Pricewaterhouse Coopers,
New Delhi
Theme 3
Issues relating to Trade
:
and Balance of Payments
in India in the Context of
Global Changes and
Instability
Theme 4
Professor Abhijit Das
Center for WTO Studies
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
New Delhi
Issues related to Financial : Professor Ashima Goyal
Sector in India with a focus IGIDR, Mumbai
on Banking Sector
Theme 5
Future Perspective on
:
Indian Agriculture Growth Dr. P.K. Joshi
Director
IFPRI, South Asia Centre
Pusa, New Delhi
Rapporteur
:
Dr. Anumita Agarwal
Dept. of Economics,
Govt. PG College, Gopeshwar
Chamoli, Uttrakhand
5.15 - 5. 30pm
TEA BREAK
5.30 - 6.30pm
NSE Sponsored Dr. R.H. Patil Memorial Lecture
Chair
:
Prof. Ravi Srivastava
CSRD
School of Social Science,
Jawahar Lal Nehru University,
New Delhi
Lecture delivered by
:
Dr. M. S. Sahoo
Chairperson,
Insolvency and
Bankruptcy Board of India
Rapporteur
: Dr. Kakali Majumdar
Department of Economics
Sri Mata Vaishno Devi
University, Jammu
6.30 pm onwards
IEA Executive Committee meeting
7.00 – 9.00 pm
Cultural Programme
9.00 –
DINNER
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8.00 – 09.30am
BREAK FAST
9.00 – 10:00am
Special General Body Meeting of the IEA
10:00—01:00 pm
Thematic Panel Discussions (Parallel) sponsored by
ILO, IFPRI, UN-ESCAP, RIS
ILO Panel: Employment and Growth in India
Chair
:
Dr. Ajit Ghose,
National Fellow, Indian Council
of Social Science Research
(ICSSR), New Delhi
and formerly of ILO, Geneva
Panelists
:
Dr. S. Madheswaran
Institute of Social and Economic
Change, Banglore
Dr. Vinoj Abraham
Centre for Development
Studies, Trivendrum
Dr. Rajendra P. Mamgain
Professor of Economics
Giri Institute of Development
Studies, Lucknow
Professor Atul Sood
Professor, CSRD, Jawaharlal Nehru University,
New Delhi
Professor Amaresh Dubey
Chairperson, CSRD
Jawaharlal Nehru University,
New Delhi
Dr. Alakh N. Sharma
Director, IHD,
New Delhi
Rapporteur
:
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Dr. Pabitra Kumar Jena
Dept. of Economics
Sri Mata Vaishno Devi
University, Jammu
UN-ESCAP Panel: Achieving SDGs in India:
Key policy challenges
Chair
:
Dr. Narendra Jadhav
Member of Parliament,
Rajya Sabha;
Former Member,
Planning Commission
Panelists
:
Professor S. Mahendra Dev
Director
IGIDR, Mumbai
Professor Seeta Prabhu
Tata Chair Professor
TISS, Mumbai
Dr. Shiladitya Chatterjee
Adviser, Centre for Sustainable
Development Goals,
Government of Assam
Dr. Archana Thakur
Joint Secretary
University Grants Commission
New Delhi
Rapporteur
: Dr. Bharti Pandey
Associate Professor & Head,
Dept. of Economics
JNPG College, Lucknow
RIS Panel: SDGs and Integrated Approach
to Sustainable Development
Chair
:
Dr. Sachin Chaturvedi,
Director General, RIS
Professor Pulin Nayak
Former Director,
Delhi School of Economics
Panelists:
Professor T. C. James
Visiting Professor, RIS
Professor T. Lakshmanasamy
Head, Department of
Econometrics,
University of Madras
Dr. Sabyasachi Saha
Assistant Professor, RIS
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Rapporteur:
Dr. Sandhya Rani Das
Reader, Dept. of Economics,
Bramhapur University,
Bramhapur, Odisha
IFPRI Panel: Evidence based Policy for
Growth of Indian Farm Income
Chair
:
Dr. Samarendu Mohanty
Principal Scientist & Head
Social Sciences Division
and Program Leader
(Policy & Targetting)
International Rice
Research Institute (IRRI)
Los Banos, The Philippines
10:00 – 10:20 a.m. Welcome :
Dr. P.K. Joshi
Director
IFPRI, South Asia Centre
Pusa, New Delhi
:
Dr. Anjani Kumar
Principal Scientist
National Institute of
Agricultural Economics
and Policy Research (NIAP)
Background
10:20 – 10:30 a.m. FSP Initiative
:
Ms. Jaspreet Aulakh
Project Manager
International Food Policy
Research Institute (IFPRI)
New Delhi
10:30 – 10:50 a.m. Doubling Farm Income: :
Policies and Strategy Dr. Raka Saxena
Senior Scientist
National Institute of
Agricultural Economics and
Policy Research (NIAP)
10:50 – 11:10 a.m. Agricultural Diversification : Dr. Partap Birthal
and Its Impact on Rural Principal Scientist
Poverty in India
National Institute of Agricultural
Economics and Policy Research
(NIAP)
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11:10 – 11:30 a.m. Institutional Innovation
: Dr. Elumalai Kannan
for Agricultural Markets CSRD
Jawaharlal Nehru University,
New Delhi
11:30 – 11:50 a.m. Institutional vs Non-:
Dr. Anjani Kumar
Institutional Credit to Principal Scientist
Agricultural Households National Institute of Agricultural
and Farmers Welfare Economics and Policy Research
(NIAP)
11:50 – 12:10 p.m.
Rural Non-Farm
:
Employment and Poverty
Reduction: Impact of Public
Expenditure in India
Dr. Seema Bathla
National Institute of Agricultural
Economics and Policy Research
(NIAP)
12:10 – 01:00 p.m. Open Discussion
Rapporteur
: Dr. Rachna Dixit
Dept. of Economics
D.A.V. ( PG ) College, Dehradun
IDRC Panel: The State of Social Science Research in India
Chair
:
Dr. Samar Verma
Senior Programme Specialist
IDRC Regional office for
South Asia, New Delhi
Panelists:
Professor Biswajit Chatterjee
Jadhavpur University
Kolkata
Professor Mahendra Reddy,
Vice-Chancellor, ICFAI
University, Hyderabad
Dr. Alakh N. Sharma
Director, IHD,
New Delhi
Professor Ugra Mohan Jha
Former Director,
Agro Economic Research
Center, Bihar & Jharkhand,
Bhagalpur
Professor Bishwanath Singh
Former Head and Dean,
Magadh University,
Bodh-Gaya
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Rapporteur
01:00 – 2:00 pm
Lunch
:
Dr. B. P. Sarath Chandran
Department of Economics,
Sri Damodar College of
Commerce and Economics, Goa
02:00 – 5:00 pmParallel Sessions on Conference Themes
and on Economy of Andhra Pradesh
(sessions of contributed papers of IEA members)
Technical Session I: Full Papers on theme “Perspectives on Theoretical Issues
Relating to Economic Growth, Inflation, and Saving and
Investment”.
12.05 -12.20 pm
Chair
:
Professor Qamar Ahsan
Vice Chancellor
SKM University, Dumka
Co-Chair
:
Dr. Sunita Rai
Dept. of PMIR
Patna University, Patna
Rapporteur
:
Dr. Padmini Prasad
PG Department of Commerce
College of Commerce
Arts & Science, Patna
Technical Session II: F
ull Papers on theme “Macro Economic Performance
related to Revenue and Expenditure”
Chair
:
Professor N.K. Taneja
Vice Chancellor
CCS University, Meerut U.P.
Co-Chair
:
Professor Manoj Agrawal
Lucknow University
Lucknow, UP
Rapporteur:
Dr. Nasir Khan B.M.
Sir M.V. Govt. Arts and
Commerce College
Karnataka
Technical Session III: Full papers on theme “Issues relating to Trade and
Balance of Payments in India in the Context of Global
Changes and Instability”
: P
rofessor P.K. Sinha
Former Vice Chancellor
Awadh University, Faizabad,UP
Chair
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Co-Chair
Rapporteur:Dr. Narayanan
D.G. Vaishnav College,
Chennai
:
Professor G.M. Bhat
Department of Economics,
Central University, Kashmir J&K
Technical Session IV: F
ull Papers on theme Issues related to “Financial sector
in India, with a focus on Banking Sector”
Chair
:
Professor V.K. Malhotra
Member Secretary
ICSSR, New Delhi
Co-Chair
:
Prof. B. P. Chandramohan
Presidency College, Chennai
Rapporteur
:
Dr. K. Madhu Babu
Head – Department of
Economics, Nagarjuna
University, Guntur
Technical Session V: Full Papers on theme “Future Perspective on Indian
Agriculture Growth”
:
Professor S.Galab
Director, CESS, Hyderabad
Chair
Co-Chair:
Professor Abdus Salam
Department of Economics
Aligarh Muslim University,
Aligarh ,UP
Rapporteur
:
Dr. Binduja
Head, Department of
Economics, Sree Devi Kumari
College, Kulithurai
Technical Session VI: Full and Abstract Papers on Special Theme of
Economy of Andhra Pradesh
Inaugural address : Professor K.M. Naidu
and Chair Member, AP State Finance
Commission, Hyderabad
Co-Chair
:
Professor B. Nagaraja
Department of Economics,
SV University, Tirupathi
Rapporteur
:
Dr. Neeta Tapan
Govt. Girls PG College
Ujjain, MP
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Technical Session VII: A
bstract Papers on theme Perspectives on
Theoretical Issues Relating to Economic
Growth, Inflation, and Saving and Investment
:
Professor G. Savaraiah
Former Head
Department of Economics,
SV University, Tirupathi
Chair
Co-Chair:Dr. K.N. Yadav
PG Dept. of Economics
College of Commerce
Arts & Science, Patna
Rapporteur: Dr. K. Radhika
Dept, of Economics
SV University, Tirupati
Technical Session VIII: A
bstract Papers on theme
Macro Economic Performance related to
Revenue and Expenditure
:
Professor Tapan Kumar
Shandilya,
Former Vice-Chancellor,
Nalanda Open University, Patna
Chair
Co-Chair
:
Professor Santha Kumari
Head, Dept. of Economics,
SV University, Tirupati
Rapporteur
: Dr. M. J. Vinodini
Department of Econometrics
S. V. University
Technical Session IX: A
bstract papers on theme Issues Relating to
Trade and Balance of Payments in India in
the Context of Global Changes and Instability
:
Professor M. Maddiah
Former Vice-Chancellor
Mysore University, Mysore
Chair
Co-Chair
: Professor S. S. Kalamkar,
Director
Agro-economic Research
Centre of Gujarat, Ahmadabad.
Rapporteur
: Dr. Shailesh Kumar,
Dept. of Economics,
Bharti College, Delhi University
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Technical Session X: A
bstract Papers on theme Issues Related to Financial
sector in India, with a focus on Banking Sector
:
Professor A. Padmavathi,
Chairperson, BOS,
SV University, Tirupati
Chair
Co-Chair
: Dr. Asim Kumar Karamkar
Jadavpur University, Kolkata
Rapporteur
: Dr. Kartik Prasad Jena,
Dept. of Economics
G. B. G. College, Bhubaneswar
Technical Session XI: A
bstract Papers on theme
Future Perspective on Indian Agriculture Growth
Chair :
Prof. Y. Shanmugasundaram,
Former Vice-Chancellor
Mother Theresa Women’s
University, Kodaikanal
Co-Chair :
Professor M. Koteswara Rao,
Dept. of Economics,
Acharya Nagarjuna University,
Guntur, AP
Rapporteur
: Dr. Devendra Viswakarma
G. B. P. G. College
Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
5.00 pm – 5.15 p.m TEA BREAK
5.15 to 6.15 p.m.Prof. R. K. Sen Memorial Lecture on
“Making in India for Jobs Creation: Lessons
from Experiences of Industrialized and the
East Asian Countries”
Delivered By
:
Dr. Nagesh Kumar,
Director,
Social Development Division,
United Nations Economic and
Social Commission for Asia
and the Pacific,Thailand
Chair :
Professor G. Viswanathan,
Former Member of Parliament;
Chancellor, VIT University,
Vellore
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Rapportuer
: Dr. P. Anbalagan
Presidency College, Chennai
6.15-7.15 p.m. Professor Vera Anstey Memorial Lecture On
“Poverty and Inequality: Dimensions and Policies”
Delivered by
:
Professor S. Mahendra Dev,
Vice-Chanecllor & Director,
IGIDR, Mumbai
Chair :
Prof. V. Shanmuga Sundaram,
Former President
Indian Economic Association,
Chennai
Rapporteur : D
r. Seepana Prakasam
Dept. of Economics
PGGCG, Chandigarh
7.15 – 9.00 p. m.
Cultural Programme & Special Session on Centenary
Celebrations
Chair
:
Prof. Sukhdeo Thorat
President, IEA;
Chairman, ICSSR
Panelists
:
Dr. C. Rangarajan,
Former Governor of RBI &
Andhra Pradesh
Professor R. Radhakrishna,
President 99th IEA Annual
Conference
Professor G. Viswanathan,
Former Member of Parliament
and Chancellor, VIT University,
Vellore
Professor S. Mahindra Dev,
Vice-Chancellor & Director,
IGIDR, Mumbai
Professor Ravi Srivastava,
Former Chairman, CSRD
JNU, New Delhi
Professor Biswajit Chattarjee,
Jadavpur University, Kolkata.
Professor Mahendra Reddy,
Vice-Chancellor, ICFAI
University, Hyderabad
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Professor B. L. Mungekar,
Former Member of Parliament,
Rajya Sabha
Professor Dilip Nachne,
Professor Emeritus, IGIDR,
Mumbai
Prof. V. Shanmuga Sundaram,
Former President, Indian
Economic Association, Chennai
Professor S. Galab
Director, CESS,
Hyderabad
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08.00 – 07.30 – 09.00 am BREAKFAST
09.00 – 11:00 amParallel Sessions on Conference Themes and on Economy
of Andhra Pradesh
Technical Session XII: Full Papers on theme Perspectives on Theoretical
Issues Relating to Economic Growth, Inflation, and
Saving and Investment
Chair
:
Professor G. Nancharaiah
Former Vice-Chancellor
Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedekar
Central University, Lucknow
Co-Chair
: Prof. Chakrapani Ghantakola
Chairman,
Telangana Public Service
Commission, Hyderabad
Rapporteur
:
Dr. G. Sredevi
School of Economics
University of Hyderabad
Technical Session XIII: F
ull Papers on theme Macro Economic Performance
related to Revenue and Expenditure
Chair
:
Professor A. Jothimurugan,
Former Vice Chancellor
Thiruvalluvar University,
Tamil Nadu
Co-Chair
:
Professor Hanumant Yadav
Faculty member, Economics,
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Hidayatulla National Law
University, Raipur, Chattisgarh
Rapporteur
:
Dr. Jamil Ahmad
Dept. of Economics
Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh
Technical Session XIV: F
ull papers on theme Issues relating to
Trade and Balance of Payments in India in
the Context of Global Changes and Instability
Chair
:
Professor. B.L Mungekar
Former Vice-Chancellor
Bombay University, Mumbai;
Former, Member Planning
Commission & Rajya Sabha;
Former President of IEA
Co-Chair
:
Professor A.P. Tiwari
Dean, Academics,
Shakuntala Mishra National
Rehabilitation University,
Lucknow
:
Dr. R. Santosh
Dept. of Economics
University College, Kerala
Rapporteur
Technical Session XV: F
ull Papers on theme Issues related to financial sector
in India, with a focus on Banking Sector
Chair
:
Professor L.K. Mohan Rao
Former President,
Indian Economic Association,
Vishakhapatnam
Co-Chair
:
Professor R.K. Brahme
Dept. of Economics
Pandit Ravi Shankar Shukla
University, Raipur, Chattisgarh
Rapporteur
:
Dr. Rahul S. Mhopare
Devchand College
Kohlapur, Maharashtra
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Technical Session XVI: Full Papers on theme Future Perspective on
Indian Agriculture Growth
Chair
: TBD
Co-Chair
:
Dr. Aldas Janaiah
Consultant
Social Science Division
International Rice Research
Institute (IRRI)
India Office, PUSA
Rapporteur
:
Dr. D. Kumar
Department of Economics
Jamal Mohammed College
Trichy
Technical Session XVII: Full and Abstract Papers on Special theme of
Economy of Andhra Pradesh
:
Professor C. Gangaiah
Dept. of Economics,
SVU College of Arts, Tirupati
Chair
Co-Chair
:
Prof. M. Chinnaswamy Naidu,
Dept. of Economics
SV University, Tirupati
Rapporteur
:
Dr. Dastagir Alam
Dept. of Economics
Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh
11.00 -12 noon
Professor Brahmananda Memorial Lecture
Chair
:
Professor Sudhanshu Bhushan
Head, Dept. Educational
Planning & Administration,
NUEPA, New Delhi
To be Delivered by
:
Professor Kaushik Basu
Cornell University, USA and
President, International
Economic Association;
Rapporteur
:
Dr. CA Priyesh
Dept. of Economics
University College, Kerala
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12 noon – 1:00 p.m. Professor D.L. Narayana Memorial Lecture
1.00 pm – 2.00 p.m. Chair
: Professor J. Mahendra Reddy
Vice-Chancellor
ICFAI Foundation for
Higher Education, Hyderabad.
To be Delivered by
:Professor Pulin Nayak
Former Director
Delhi School of Economics
and Former Member
Prime Minister Economic
Advisory Council, New Delhi
Rapporteur
:
Dr. Abhishek Kumar
Associate Professor
School of Management
KIIT University, Bhubaneswar
1.00 pm – 2.00 p.m. LUNCH
2.00.pm –4.00 pm. Valedictory Session
Welcome address
:Morigaon College, Assam
Professor Avula Damodaram
Vice Chancellor,
Sri Venkatesh University,
Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
Chaired by
:
Professor Sukhadeo Thorat
President, IEA and
Chairman, ICSSR
Address by the
: Professor R. Radhakrishna
Conference President Chairman, CESS
Hyderabad
Valedictory Address by : Professor Ramesh Chand
Member, NITI Ayog
Govt. of India, New Delhi
:Shri Suresh Prabhu
Hon’ble Minister of Railways
Govt. of India
Address by Chief Guest
Chairperson’s Remarks :
Professor Sukhadeo Thorat
President, IEA;
Chairman, ICSSR
Felicitation by IEA to
Host University
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: IEA Office Bearers
:
Professor M. Devarajulu
Registrar
SV University, Tirupati
Vote of Thanks Dr. Anil Kumar Thakur
General Secretary and
Treasurer, IEA
:
Dr. Budhen Kr. Saikia
Dept. of Economics
Morigaon College, Assam
Rapporteur
4.00 – 4.30 pm
TEA BREAK
4.30 pm – onwards IEA General Body Meeting 28