CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

27th – 29th DECEMBER, 2018

CENTENARY SECOND CONFERENCE

THE

INDIAN ECONOMIC

ASSOCIATION

at

Vellore Institute of Technology Vellore, Tamil Nadu

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26th DECEMBER, 201805: 00 pm – 07:30 pm – Distribution of Registration Kits

07:30 pm – 09:00 pm – D I N N E R

27th DECEMBER, 201808.00 am – 09.30 am REGISTRATION

INAUGURAL CEREMONY 10.00 am Arrival of Thiru Banwarilal Purohit, Governor of Tamil Nadu

10.00 am National Anthem

10.02 am Tamizh Thai Vazhthu

10.04 am Lighting the lamp : Thiru Banwarilal Purohit (Kuthuvillakku) Hon’ble Governor of Tamil Nadu

10.06 am Welcome Speech : Dr Sekar Viswanathan Vice President -VIT

10.11 am Honouring by President and : Hon’ble Governor of Tamil Nadu General Secretary of the IEA Thiru Banwarilal Purohit

Thiru Edappadi K. Palaniswami Hon’ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu

10.13 am About the IEA and the : Prof. S. Mahendra Dev Centenary Second Annual Association President, Confrerence Director and Vice Chancellor IGIDR, Mumbai Vice-Chairman, International Food Policy Research Institute Washington D.C.

10.18 am Special Address : Dr. G. Viswanathan Conference President, IEA, Founder & Chancellor, VIT, Vellore,

Former Member of Parliament, Former Minister, Govt. of Tamil Nadu, President, Education Promotion Society for India, New Delhi.

10:28 am Address by Guest of Honour : Thiru Edappadi K. Palaniswami, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu

10.38 am Release of Special Issue of : Hon’ble Governor of Tamil Nadu Indian Economic Journal Shri Banwarilal Purohit and books by (First copy to be presented to Dr. Anil Kumar Thakur

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10.40 am Inaugural Address : Hon’ble Governor of Tamil Nadu Thiru Banwarilal Purohit

10.55 am Vote of Thanks : Dr. Anil Kumar Thakur General Secretary & Treasurer, IEA

10.58 am National Anthem

11.00 am Departure of the Hon’ble Governor of Tamil Nadu from the venue

11.05 am Special Address : Mr. Mohammed Sajid Khan Head of International Development The Association of Chartered CertifiedAccountants,UK

11.20 am Special Address : Dr. Vinod Murti Country Head, India. IoA (Institute of Analytics),London

11:30 am Special Address : Dr B.P.Chandramohan Vice President, Indian Economic Association

11.40 am Conference President Speech : Dr. G. Viswanathan Conference President, IEA, Founder & Chancellor, VIT,Vellore Former Member of Parliament, Former Minister Govt. of Tamil Nadu President, Education Promotion Society for India, New Delhi

Chair : Prof. S. Mahendra Dev Director and Vice Chancellor, IGIDR, Mumbai Vice-Chairman International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington D.C.

12.20 pm Awards for the best paper : Prof. S. Mahendra Dev writers and NSE Award for President, IEA the best thesis in Financial Dr. G. Viswanathan Economics and release of Conference President, IEA books by IEA Members Dr. Anil Kumar Thakur General Secretary & Treasurer, IEA

12.30 pm Chairman Remarks by : Prof. S. Mahendra Dev President, IEA

12.40 pm Votes of Thanks : Dr. G. Velmurugan Local Organizing Secretary Centenary Second Conference

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Rapporteur : Dr. Glory Singh KIITUniversity,Bhubaneswar.

12.50 – 02.00 pm LUNCH

2.00 – 5.00 pm Plenary Session: Keynote Paper Presentation (Venue: Chenna Reddy Auditorium, Main Building)

Chair : Prof. K.C. Reddy Former President, IEA Vishakhapatnam

Theme 1 Slowdown of Growth and : N.R. Bhanumurthy Future Prospects for Revival Professor of National Institute of Public Finance and Policy New Delhi

Theme 2 Accelerating Agricultural : Dr. Pratap Singh Birthal Growth Principal Scientist, National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research, New Delhi

Theme 3 Employment Challenges : Dr. Jayan Jose Thomas and Policies Associate Professor of Economics, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi and Member (Industries), Kerala State Planning Board

Theme 4 Prospects of Achieving : Dr. Achin Chakraborty Sustainable Development Professor of Economics and Goals Director Institute of Development Studies Kolkata

Theme 5 Skill Development and : Dr. Sharda Prasad Employment Former Chairman of Committee set up by Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Advisor, Ministry of Shipping, Government of India on Skills

Theme 6 Challenges of Banking System : Dr. Partha Ray Professor (Economics Group) Indian Institute of Management Kolkata

Rapporteur : Dr. Nirmalya Devnath CentralUniversityofTripura Tripura

5.00 – 5.15 pm Tea Break

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5.15 – 6.30 pm Shri Chandrababu Naidu Endowment Lecture (Chenna Reddy Auditorium, Main Building)

Chair : Prof. R. Radhakrishna Chairman, Centre for Economics, and Social Studies (CESS), Hyderabad

Delivered by : Dr. Kirit Parikh Former Member, Planning Commission, New Delhi Chairman Integrated Research and Action for Development (IRADe

Rapporteur : Dr. Anup Mishra BanarasHinduUniversity,Banaras

6.30 – 8.00 pm Cultural Programme (Anna Auditorium)

07:00 pm Executive Committee Meeting (Board Room, Dr M.G. R. Block, Third Floor)

8.00 – 9.30 pm DINNER

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7.30 am Breakfast

08:30 am Special General Body Meeting (Chenna Reddy Auditorium, Main Building)

9.30 – 10.30 am Brahmananda Memorial Lecture (Chenna Reddy Auditorium, Main Building)

Chair : Prof. Dr. M. Madaiah Former President, IEA Former, Vice Chancellor MysoreUniversity

Delivered by : Dr. Nagesh Kumar Director of Social Development Division,UnitedNationsEconomic and Social Commission for

AsiaandthePacific(UNESCAP), Bangkok

Rapporteur : Dr. Kakoli Majumdar Department of Economics MataVaishnoDeviUniversity,Jammu

10.30 – 10.40 am TEA BREAK

10.40 – 11.40 am Vera Anstey Memorial Lecture (Chenna Reddy Auditorium, Main Building)

Chair : Prof. V. Shanmugasundram Former President, IEA Executive President Oxford Cambridge

Harvard Foundation

Delivered by : Dr. Shekhar Shah Director-General National Council of Applied

Economic Research (NCAER), New Delhi

Rapporteur : Dr. C.A. Priyesh Assistant professor Universitycollege,Trivandrum Executive Committee Member, IEA

11.40 – 11.50 am TEA BREAK

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11.50 – 01.00 pm NSE-IEA Lecture Series on Financial Economics (Chenna Reddy Auditorium, Main Building)

Chair : Prof. Sudhakar Panda Vice-Chancellor, BirlaGlobalUniversity, Bhubneshwar, Odisha

Delivered by : Dr. Ashima Goyal Member PM’s Economic Advisory Council

Rapporteur : Dr Payel Chaudhuri Assistant Professor Department of Business Administration,

UniversityofScienceandTechnologyMeghalaya, Meghalaya

01.00–02.00pm LUNCH

02.00 – 05.00 pm Technical Sessions – Full Paper Parallel

Theme 1 : Slowdown of Growth and Future Prospects for Revival| (Rajaji Hall)

Chair : Prof. G.M. Bhatt Head, Department of Economics, CentralUniversity,Kashmir

Co-Chair : Dr. Pinaki Chakraborti Professor of Economics UniversityofBurdwan Golapbag, West Bengal

Rapporteur : Dr Kumari Deepa Rani Assistant Professor P.G. Department of Economics, MagadhUniversity,BodhGaya,Bihar

Theme 2 : Accelerating Agricultural Growth (Shakespeare Gallery)

Chair : Prof. Atvir Singh Head, Department of Economics ChoudharyCharanSinghUniversity,

Meerut,U.P.

Co-Chair : Prof. Mohan Patel Principal, N.S. Patel Arts College,

Anand, Gujarat.

Rapporteur : Dr. Sumanna Chaudhary School of Management, KIITUniversity,Bhubaneshwar,Odisha

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Theme 3 : Employment Challenges and Policies (VOC Gallery)

Chair : Prof. L.K. Mohana Rao Former President, Indian Economic Association

Co-Chair : Prof. Alok Kumar Department of Economics,

Sant John College, Agra.

Rapporteur : Dr. B.M. Nasir Khan Executive Member, IEA, Karnataka

Theme 4 : Prospects of Achieving Sustainable Development Goals (Ambedkar Auditorium)

Chair : Prof. Ugra Mohan Jha Vice-Chancellor, MaharanaPratapUniversity, Jaipur, Rajastahan

Co-Chair : Prof. S.S.S. Chauhan AgraUniversity,Agra

Rapporteur : Dr. Subranshu Pan Department of Economics, Kashipur Michael Madhusudan College,

Purlia.

Theme 5 : Skill Development and Employment (Kamaraj Auditorium)

Chair : Prof. Rabindra Brahme Head, Department of Economics, PanditRaviShankarShuklaUniversity,

Raipur.

Co-Chair : Dr. Krishna Nand Yadav College of Commerce

Arts & Science, Patna Executive Committee Member, IEA

Rapporteur : Dr. Madhu Babu Associate Professor

Department of Economics AcharyaNagarjunaUniversity,Guntur,Andhra Pradesh Executive Committee Member, IEA

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Theme 6 : Challenges of Banking System (Chenna Reddy Auditorium, Main Building)

Chair : Prof. Tapan Kumar Shandilya Principal, College of Commerce Arts & Science, Patna

Co-Chair : Dr. Abhishek Kumar School of Management KIITUniversity,Bhubneshwar,Odisha

Rapporteur : Dr. Madhubanti Datta IFHE, Hyderabad.

Theme 7 : Special Session on Economy of Tamil Nadu (VOC Gallery)

Chair : Prof. Yasodha Shanmugasundram Former President, IEA Former Vice Chancellor, Mother Teresa Women’sUniversity,TamilNadu

Co-Chair : Dr. P. Anbalagan Associate Professor Department of Economics, Presidency College, Chennai. Joint Secretary, IEA.

Rapporteur : Dr. S. Narayanan Department of Economics, D.G. Vaishnav College Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

Session on Abstract Papers of Theme 1 to Theme VI (Technology Tower - Third Floor)

Chair : Prof. V. Loganathan Former Vice President, Indian Economic Association

Co-Chair : Dr C. Dhandapani Associate Professor & Head, Department of Economics, ThiruvaluvurUniversity,Vellore.

Rapporteur : Dr. Purushottam Sahu Reader in Economics cum Head, Department of Economics Ganjam College, Ganjam, Odisha.

05.00 – 05.10 pm HIGH TEA

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05.15 – 07.00 pm Panel Discussion on “Higher Education in India” sponsored by Jaya Group of Institutions (Chenna Reddy Auditorium)

Convenor : Prof. Sudhanshu Bhushan Professor & Head,

Department of Higher & Professional Education,NUEPA,NewDelhi

Chair : Prof. M Anandakrishnan Former Chairman, IIT

Panellist : Prof. Furqan Qamar Secretary General AssociationofIndianUniversities,New

Delhi.

Professor S. Duraiswamy Vice-Chancellor, MadrasUniversity,Chennai,TamilNadu

Prof. Jandhyala BG Tilak Former Professor & ViceChancellor,NUEPA Distinguished Professor, Council For Social Development

New Delhi

Prof. B. Ramaswamy President, Strategy & Alliance

Chair - Skill Development StateUniversityofNewYork,USA&Member, Advisory committee National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Govt of India

Prof. Amaresh Dubey Professor, Centre for the Study of Regional Development JawaharlalNehruUniversity

New Delhi - 110 067 Editor, The Indian Economic Journal.

Prof. Saumen Chattopadhyay Professor and Chairperson Zakir Husain Centre for Educational

Studies, School of Social Sciences, JawaharlalNehruUniversity.NewDelhi

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Prof. Paramanand Singh Head

P.G. Dept. of Gandhian Thought T.M.BhagalpurUniveristy,Bhagalpur.

Rapporteur : Dr. Budhen Kumar Saikia HOD, Economics

Morigaon College, Assam Joint Secretary, IEA

07.00 – 08.00 p.m. Cultural Programme

08.00 – 09.30 p.m. Dinner

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09.30 – 11.30 a.m. Panel Discussion on “Agriculture and Nutrition Linkages” sponsored by (Parallel Sessions) IGIDR under SPANDAN Project

Convenor : Prof. S. Indhumathi Former Vice Chancellor &

Former Vice President, Indian Economic Association.

Chair : Prof. S. Mahendra Dev Director and Vice Chancellor, IGIDR, Mumbai Vice-Chairman, International Food Policy Research

Institute, Washington D.C.

Speakers : Prof. Manoj Panda Director, Institute of Economic Growth, UniversityofDelhiEnclave North Campus, Delhi

Dr. Ankush Agrawal Assistant Professor, Department of

Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

Shri Neeraj Kumar Srivastava Director, (RD) NITI Aayog. Delhi.

Dr. A. Ganesh Kumar Professor, IGIDR, Mumbai.

Prof. Alakh N. Sharma Director, Institute for Human Development New Delhi.

Dr. Rajendra P. Mamgain Professor of Economics, Giri Institute of

Development Studies, Lucknow

Rapporteur : Dr. Rahul S. Mhopare Asst. Professor, Dept. of Economics Devchand College, Maharasthra Executive Committee Member, IEA

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09.30 – 11.30 a.m. Panel Discussion sponsor by “Ensuring Inclusive and Sustainable (Parallel Sessions) Agriculture” International Food Policy Research Institute

Convenor : Dr. M. Basheer Ahmed Khan Former Vice-Chancellor SidoKanhuMurmuUniversity,Dumka.

Chair : Dr. T. Haque Distinguised Professor Council for Social Development 53, Lodi Estate, New Delhi-110003

Panellist : Dr. P.S. Birthal ICAR National Professor National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research Pusa, New Delhi

Dr B Rajender Joint Secretary Department of Agriculture Cooperation and Farmers Welfare Government of India, New Delhi

Dr. Ranjit Kumar Principal Scientist & Head Agri-Business Management Division, ICAR-National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad - 500030

Dr. S. Chandrasekhar Professor Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Gen A K Vaidya Marg, Goregaon (East), Mumbai 400 065

A.K. Padhee Director Country Relations and Business Affairs, ICRISAT, New Delhi

Rapporteur : Dr Seepana Prakasam Associate Professor P.G., Dept of Economics, P.G. Govt College for Girls, Chandigarh.

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Executive Committee Member, IEA.11.45 – 01.30 pm Parallel Sessions Theme 1 : Slowdown of Growth and Future Prospects for Revival

(Rajaji Hall)

Chair : Dr. I.D. GUPTA Former Professor of Economics,

LucknowUniversity.

Co-Chair : Professor Punam Principal, R.P.M.College, Patna

Rapporteur : Dr. G. Thangarajesh Resident Editor The New Economist Senior Research Analyst Oxford Cambridge Harvard Foundation.

Theme 2 : Accelerating Agricultural Growth (Shakespeare Gallery)

Chair : Prof. A. Jothi Murugan VicePresident,VelsUniversity,

Chennai.

Co-Chair : Dr. D.B. Usha Rani Vice Principal & Head

Department of Economics, Ethiraj College for Women. Chennai.

Rapporteur : Dr. Sandhya Rani Das Department of Economics, BerhampurUniversity,Berhampur Executive Committee Member, IEA

Theme 3 : Employment Challenges and Policies (VOC Gallery)

Chair : Prof. Biswajit Chatterjee Professor of Economics

JadavpurUniversity,Kolkata Special Invitee EC Member, IEA.

Co-Chair : Dr. Ram Naresh Thakur Former H.O.D.

P.G. Dept. of Economics & Director, Gandhian Studies Centre, Samastipur College, Samastipur (Bihar)

Rapporteur : Prof. Kamlesh Shrivastava Vijaya Raje Scindia Govt. Girls Post-

Graduate College Morar, Gwalior. Executive Committee Member, IEA.

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Theme 4 : Prospects of Achieving Sustainable Development Goals (Ambedkar Auditorium )

Chair : Dr. Bikrama Singh Former Professor and Head

P.G. Dept. of Economics, MagadhUniversity,BodhGaya.

Co-Chair : Dr. Bharti Pandey Head & Associate Professor, Department of Economics, JNPG College

UniversityofLucknow,Lucknow.Executive Committee Member, IEA

Rapporteur : Dr. Anumita Agarwal Dept. of Economics

PNG Govt. PG College Nainital Coordinator (North), Special Invitee Executive Committee, IEA

Theme 5 : Skill Development and Employment (Kamraj Auditorium)

Chair : Dr. B.P. Chandramohan Vice President Indian Economic Association Former Associate Professor, Presidency

College. Chennai

Co-Chair : Prof. Nageshwar Sharma Joint Secretary, IEA

Rapporteur : Dr. Sudip Jana Department of Economics, Jadavpur

University,Kolkata

Theme 6 : Challenges of Banking System (Chenna Reddy Auditorium, Main Building)

Chair : Prof. S.N. Mishra Dean, School of Management, KIIT

University,Bhuaneswar.

Co-Chair : Prof. Sudhakar Patra Head, Department of Eonomics,

BerhampurUniversity,Berahampur.

Rapporteur : Dr. P. Ravi Assistant Professor Nandanam Arts College, Chennai

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Theme 7 : Special Session on Economy of Tamil Nadu (VOC Gallery)

Chair : Dr A.R. Veeramani Registrar,VelsUniveristy,Chennai General Secretary Tamil Nadu Economic Association,

Chennai

Co-Chair : Dr S.N. Sugumar Professor & Head VelsUniversity,Chennai.

Rapporteur : Dr P. Chennakrishnan Assistant Professor

ThiruvalluvarUniversity,Vellore.

Session on Abstract Papers of Theme 1 to Theme VI (Technology Tower - Third Floor)

Chair : Prof. Bishwanath Singh Former Head and Dean Faculty of Social Science MagadhUniversity,Bodhgaya.Bihar.

Co-Chair : Dr. S.H. Indurwade Department of Economics RTMNagpurUniversity,Maharastra

Joint Secretary (West), IEA.

Rapporteur : Dr. Sacheen S. Aloney Asst. Professor, Om College of Engineering

Inzapur Wardha, Special Invitee Member, IEA.

01.30–02.30pm LUNCH

03.00 – 04.00 pm VALEDICTORY SESSION

03.00 pm National Anthem

03.03 p.m. Welcome Address : Dr. Sekar Viswanathan VP-VIT

03.05 p.m. Honouring the Guests : Chief Guest Hon’ble Vice-President of India Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu

Guest of Honour Thiru O.Panneerselvam Deputy Chief Minister, Government of Tamil Nadu

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Dr. C. Rangarajan Former President IEA & Former Governor, RBI

03.13 pm Special Address : Dr. S. Mahendra Dev Association President, IEA.

03.16 pm Special Address : Dr. G. Viswanathan Conference President - IEA and

Founder & Chancellor - VIT

03.20 pm Address by the : Dr C. Rangarajan Guest of Honour Former President, IEA & Former Governor, RBI

03.25 pm Address by the : Thiru O.Pannerselvam Guest of Honour Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu

03.28 pm Release of Books

03.30 pm Presentation of 2nd Kautilya : Prof. A. Kanagaraj Award to Founder & Chairman Jaya Group of Institutions by Hon’ble Vice President of India Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu

03.32 pm Honouring Former Presidents : Hon’ble Vice President of India of IEA on the eve of Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu Centenary Second Conference Dr. C. Rangarajan Dr. Vedagiri Shanmugasundaram Dr. K.C. Reddy Dr. M. Madaiah Dr. L.K. Mohana Rao Dr. Tapan Kumar Shandilya Dr. Yasodha Shanmugasundaram

03.38 pm Valedictory Address : Hon’ble Vice President of India Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu

03.54 pm Vote of Thanks : Dr Anil Kumar Thakur General Secretary & Treasurer, IEA

Rapporteur : Dr. Sharanappa Saidapur Assistant Professor Department of Economics Government First Grade College Chittapur, Karnataka

03.58 pm National Anthem

04.15 pm General Body Meeting & IEA Election.

07.00 – 09.30 pm DINNER