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Golden Jubilee Celebrations |
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The
National Council of Applied Economic Research
is celebrating its Golden Jubilee over the course
of 2006-07 (April 1, 2006 – March 31, 2007). |
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NCAER
celebrated Golden Jubilee on Sunday December 17, 2006 at Vigyan Bhawan,
New Delhi. The Hon'ble Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh, delivered
the keynote address. The Prime Minister also released India Rural Infrastructure
Report, a NCAER publication, on the occasion. The
highlight of the celebration was an International Conference on,
Applied Economic Research in Independent India : Lessons for the Future |
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PRIME MINISTER'S ADDRESS AT GOLDEN JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS OF NCAER |
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The Prime Minister,
Dr. Manmohan Singh, has stressed the need for revitalisation of the rural economy,
improved delivery of essential public services and management of our urban areas.
Spelling out challenges that will engage the country over the next decade, he
underscored the need to prepare our financial system for greater inclusion and
increased global integration and to establish a regulatory culture to facilitate
cost-effective private investment in infrastructure. |
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Delivering the
keynote address at the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the National Council
of Applied Economic Research here today, Dr. Singh observed that on each of
these, the Government has taken several steps, but there is a need to do
more. |
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The Prime Minister
pointed out that agricultural activity needs to be redirected to higher-value
activities so that small-holders can earn a decent income. “Improved rural
connectivity and economic and social infrastructure will be critical in this
effort as will removal of barriers to domestic trade”, Dr. Singh said. |
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The Prime Minister
released a copy of India’s Rural Infrastructure Report on the occasion.
Dr. Bimal Jalan, Dr. Suman Bery, Dr. M.S. Verma, members of Governing body
of NCAER and eminent economists participated in the function. |
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| NCAER’s
celebrations were launched at a special function
on March 30, 2006 when NCAER’s Golden Jubilee
logo was unveiled. A Board committee, chaired by
the President, has guided the design of activities
spread over the year to commemorate the Golden Jubilee. |
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| In addition to
NCAER’s full calendar of research and public
affairs, two flagship activities are under preparation.
The Governing Body has requested three of its members,
Suman Bery, Surjit Bhalla and Rakesh Mohan to be
editors of a special volume entitled “Applied
Economic Research in Independent India: Essays in
honour of the NCAER.” Work on this commemorative
volume is under way. The Hon’ble Prime Minister
has agreed to participate at a special ceremony
to commemorate the year. |
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these two special activities, NCAER will continue
to maintain its active calendar of activities and
publications. A selection of these is given below
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Sir
John Crawford Lecture : A periodic
lecture delivered by an eminent Australian,
jointly sponsored by the Australia-India Council,
NCAER and the Australian High Commission in
Delhi. This year’s lecture was delivered
by Prof. Alan Fels. |
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India
Policy Forum : NCAER’s joint
venture with the Brookings Institution. The
third workshop in the series was held
on 31st July and 1st August 2006. (by invitation) |
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Eighth
Annual NBER-NCAER Neemrana Conference
(by invitation) |
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| The year
was also marked by the activities related with
several major projects : |
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India’s
Telecommunication Industry: History Analysis,
Diagnosis by Dr. Ashok Desai |
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Centre for
Infrastructure and Regulation |
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EU- India
Economic Cross-Cultural Programme |
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Public-Private
Partnership Workshop held on 10-11 April 2006,
organised by NCAER in collaboration with ECCP
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Release
of NACO-UNDP-NCAER Study on “Socio Economic
Impact of HIV and AIDS in India” on
20th July 2006 |
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The New
MISH |
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| The year will
also be marked up by progress covering two major
panel data sets, both in collaboration with overseas
institutions. These include the data on maternal
and child health which follows up on the human development
data collected by NCAER and a further round of data
collected under long standing ARIS-REDS programme,
supported by Harvard University. |
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| The Council was
formally inaugurated by the then President of India,
Dr. Rajendra Prasad on December 18, 1956. The Council’s
original Governing Body included leading figures
from both the public and private sectors : |
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Dr.
John Matthai |
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Chairman,
State Bank of India Ltd. |
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Bombay |
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Shri.
C.D. Deshmukh |
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Minister
Finance, Government of India |
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New Delhi |
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Shri
T. T. Krishnamachari |
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Minister
of C & I., Government of India |
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New Delhi |
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Shri.
V. T. Krishnamachari |
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Deputy Chairman,
Planning Commission |
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New Delhi |
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Shri.
Asoka Mehta |
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Member of
Parliament |
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84- D, South
Avenue, New Delhi |
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Shri.
J. R. D. Tata |
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Bombay House,
Bruce Street, Fort, Bombay |
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Mr.
J.F. Sinclair |
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General
Manager, Burmah Shell |
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Bombay |
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Dr.
Douglas Ensminger |
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Representative
in India, The Ford Foundation |
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32, Ferozeshah
Road, New Delhi |
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Dr.
Eugene Staley |
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Consultant
on Industrial Development, The Ford Foundation |
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32, Ferozeshah
Road, New Delhi |
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Dr.
P.S. Lokanathan |
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Executive
Secretary, ECAFE |
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Bangkok |
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| The first Director-General,
P.S. Lokanathan came to the position after serving
as the first Secretary-General of the newly formed
Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (ECAFE;
now Economic Commission for Asia and the Pacific,
ESCAP). |
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| The Council was
designed to be a source of specialized and independent
quantitative analysis to assist both the public
and private sectors. Its creation formed part of
a larger effort to enhance institutional capacity
for economic analysis in India. Substantial initial
grant support was provided by the Ford Foundation.
The Council was expected to support itself largely
through fee income, and this has remained the case
throughout. |
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