Dr. Mohan Kanda retired fromthe Indian
Administrative Service (Andhra Pradesh Cadre) in 2005 (?). In his long and
distinguished career, he served in various capacities atthe State as well as at
the Centre, including as Secretary (Department of Agriculture) Government of
India, and Chief Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh.
He holdsa
Doctorate in Cooperative Agricultural Credit.
After
retirement from the Service, Dr.Kanda served as a Member of the National
Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Government of India, and as a Member of
the Steering Committee of the Planning Commission for the formulation of the
12th Five Year Plan for “Agriculture and Allied Sectors”.
Currently,
Dr.Kanda is a Member of the Board of Supervision of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD); Visiting Faculty atthe Centre
for Atmospheric Studies, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi; Adjunct
Faculty atthe Indo-German Centre for Sustainability, Department of Humanities and Social Studies,
Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai: Member of the Court, Central University, Rajasthan; and
Member of the Board of Management of the Sri SathyaSai Institute of Higher
Learning, Andhra Pradesh.
Dr.Kandahas
helped shape severalnational policies including the National Policy on
Agriculture, the National Policy on Cooperatives and the National Policy on
Rehabilitation and Resettlement of Project-Affected Persons. He has also
contributed significantly to the formulation of the law governing Multi-State
Cooperatives.
Earlier publications by Dr.Kanda include;
1. The Tinctured Canvas
– Concept Practice & Strategies in Rural Development (Published by
BharatiyaVidyaBhavan, Bombay)
2. Vasundhara – An
Anthology of Land Resources in India (Published by the Council for Advancement
of People’s Action and Rural Technology[CAPART], Ministry
of Rural Development, Government of India)
3. Forgiving Earth – The
Dynamics of Policy Support Reforms for the Millennium Farmer in the Asia
Pacific Region (Published by Catalyst Publications, New Delhi)
4. “Not by Others’ Hands” – An
Anthology of a Century of Credit Cooperatives in India (A tribute to the
Cooperative Movement in the International Year of Cooperation 2012) – Published
by Global Research Publications, New Delhi.
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