Dr.Naresh Chandra Saxena was the topper of his batch in the Indian Administrative Service, which he joined in 1964. He retired as Secretary, Planning Commission, Govt of India (GOI). He also worked as Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development, and Secretary Minorities Commission (GOI). He was a Member of the National Advisory Council from 2004 to 2008 and 2010 to 2014. During 1993-96 he was Director, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie, which trains senior civil servants. On behalf of the Supreme Court of India, Dr Saxena monitors hunger based programmes in India.
Positive and long-term improvements can be seen in foodgrains production, horticulture, dairy, poultry and..
It is a matter of concern that India’s pace of improving the social indicators..
Over the last twenty years Government of India has launched a series of Centrally..
There has been acrimonious discussion in India about ‘how many poor’, but not on the..
To my mind, there cannot be any controversy or debate as to how to achieve..
Fast economic growth in the last two decades has increased demand for land from..
Since the launch of National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in 2005 India has significantly improved..
“Skill development still has to establish deep roots in India. Indian universities and professional institutions..
N C SaxenaDistinguished Fellow,SKOCH Development Foundation Despite the much-touted population dividend (which increases the number..
N C SaxenaDistinguished Fellow,SKOCH Development Foundation The yawning gap between India’s economic performance and its..
It is now well-established that economic growth and prosperity in India has generally bypassed..
The total combined expenditure of the states and the Centre on the social sector has..
Despite India’s remarkable economic growth over the past two decades, the progress in achieving..
N C Saxena, Distinguished Fellow, Skoch Development Foundation Agriculture in India over the last two..
The recent Global Hunger report shows that hunger in India during 1996-2011 has become..
Despite the much touted population dividend (which increases the number of youth who can..
N C Saxena, Distinguished Fellow With a network of more than 500,000 Fair Price Shops..
It is well established that the central region of India, despite being resource rich,..
In the last decade-and-a-half that India has successfully embraced economic reforms, a curious problem has..
N C Saxena, Distinguished Fellow, Skoch Development Foundation In the last decade, the Government of..
In the last decade-and-a-half that India has successfully embraced reforms, a curious problem has haunted..
State Rankings Highlights Andhra Pradesh retains number one..
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In the run-up to the elections, the most..
West Bengal has come to be synonymous with..
"American roads are good not because America..
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