Yoginder K Alagh

Dr Yoginder K Alagh
Born	February 14, 1939 (1939-02-14) (age 72) Chakwal, Punjab, Pakistan
Nationality	Indian
Known for	Economist, Chairman of Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA)

Dr. Yoginder K Alagh (born 14 February 1939) is a noted Indian economist and former Union Minister of Government of India. Currently, he is Chairman of Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA).^[1]

Early life

Dr. Y K Alagh was born at Chakwal in Punjab, now in Pakistan, to Bhagat Ram. He studied at Maharaja's College, Jaipur and Department of Economics at University of Rajasthan. He holds a doctorate in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania, USA.

Career

Academic Career

He has taught Economics at the University of Rajasthan, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, University of Jodhpur, Swarthmore College and the University of Pennsylvania. Because his excellent research, he has acted as the 7th Vice-Chancellor (14 December, 1992-28 June, 1996) of the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.

Political Career

He was elected to Rajya Sabha from Gujarat in November 1996 and continue till April 2000.^[2]

From 1996 to 1998, he was a Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Planning and Programme Implementation, Science and Technology and Power for Government of India. He headed various institutions and Commissions and acted as expert with a number of UN organisations. He was also the Member of Planning Commission, Govt. of India.

Personal life

Dr. Y. K. Alagh is married to Raksha Alagh on June 9, 1967. He has a daughter, Tavishi Alagh (an independent filmmaker) and a son, Munish Alagh (post doctoral fellow at IIM Ahmedabad).

Awards

1. V K R V Rao Prizes in Social Science Research in 1981 in Economics discipline. The award is instituted by Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bengaluru, India.

Publications

• Indian Development Planning and Policy, Wider Studies in Development Economics, 1991, Second Edition , 1995
• Sustainable Development : From Concept to Action, Techniques for Planners, Geneva, UNCED, reprinted in Land and Man : Essays in Sustainable Development, Delhi, Har Anand, 1995
• Growth Performance of the Indian Economy, Journal of Developing Economics, Tokyo, Vol. XXX, n° 2, pp. 97–116
• Indian Development Models, in Essays in the Honour of P.C. Mahalonobis, Indian National Science Academy, 1995
• Fuel for Power, Lovraj Kumar memorial lecture, 1996, Current Science, Nov. 1996

References

1. ^ http://www.livemint.com/2010/07/07211955/The-epic-marketing-challenge-f.html?h=B
2. ^ "Rajya Sabha members". http://164.100.47.5/Newmembers/alphabeticallist_all_terms.aspx. Retrieved 2009-12-31. 

Note

1. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2006/08/08/stories/2006080804160900.htm
2. http://www.unesco.org/most/alagh.htm
3. http://www.isec.ac.in/vkrvraoprize.htm
4. http://www.aespgibm.ac.in/core_faculty.htm

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Name	Alagh, Yoginder
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Date of birth	February 14, 1939
Place of birth	Chakwal, Punjab, India
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