- Professional Nominations/ Membership:
Awarded the Dr. S.R. Sen Prize by Indian Society of Agricultural Economics for Best Book on Agricultural Economics and Rural Development: Diversification and Sustainable Rural Livelihood’ in 2012.
Member of the Working Group of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India for recommending the strategy and approach for implementation of the provisions of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (2018).
Nominated as an Expert member of Mission Antyodaya, Distract Level Monitoring and Implementation Committee, DRDA, Anand, 2018.
Chairman of the Standing Working Group on ‘Role of Local Institutions in the Context of Emerging Governance and Development in Chhatisgarh’, State Planning Commission Chhatisgarh (2016).
Member of the Expert Committee of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Short Term Cooperative Credit Structure (STCCS)(2012).
Member of the Taskforce on Credit Related Issues of Farmers, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, 2009.
Advisor to the Personality Test Board of Civil Services (Main) Exam, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), New Delhi, (2013/2007)
Member of the Advisory Committee of IFC supported Lilavati Project of SEWA Bank/SEWA, Ahmedabad(2012).
Member of the Board of Studies of Faculty of International Agri-Business Management Institute, Anand Agricultural University, Anand for two years (2012).
Member of IRMA Board of Governors and Society (2011-2013)
Member of the Board of School of Management Studies, and member of Board of PG Studies of Dept. of Rural Management, Babasaheb Bhimarao Ambedkar Central University, Lucknow.
Member of the Editorial Board of Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics(2020)
Jury Member of 5th CSR Impact Awards 2018 (Category-Women Empowerment, Livelihoods) by the NGOBOX, Ahmedabad. (Sept 2018).
Member, Editorial Board of Journal of Rural Development Review, TPSIPRD, Raipur, 2016
Member, Research Programmes Committee of Indian Society of Agricultural Economics, Mumbai (2015).
Member of Editorial Board, International Journal of Rural Management (2006-12)
Member of Board of Studies in Banking and Finance of MS University, Vadodara, during 2002-05, and since 2010.
Member of Board of Studies in Rural Studies VN South Gujarat University, Surat, (2006-08).
Member of the Advisory Committee of ENABLE (a network of resource organizations), Hyderabad 2009.
Member of Advisory Body on AMARGAON: Immortalizing Villages, Village: Chandra; Bankura District, (WB)
Advisor of Students’ Microfinance Initiative (SMI) at IRMA.
Member Panel of Reviewers of The Microfinance Review, 2009 onwards.
Member of on the Board of Governors of PROGRESS, NGO based in Banaswara, Rajasthan, 1998-2003, and during 2008-2010.
Visiting Faculty, Department of Banking and Insurance of M.S University Baroda.
Invited as a lecturer by NADEL of Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich during May, 1999 to deliver lectures on Rural Livelihood System in India.
Life Member of Indian Society of Agricultural Economics (ISAE).
Life Member of Indian Society of Agricultural Marketing and Member of Executive Committee.
Life Member of the Indian Society for Studies in Cooperation (ISSC).
Member Steering Committee on ‘State of Panchayats Report 2007-08’, Minstry of Panchyati Raj, Government of India.
Secretary for the Annual Steering Committee Meetings of the Triangular Institutional Co-operation Project between Ethiopia, India, and Norway during 1998-2005.
Visited Ethiopia nine times since 1998 under the Triangular Institutional Co-operation Project between Ethiopia, India, and Norway funded by Development Fund, Norway to carryout research, training and to participate in Steering Committee Meet.
Sponsored by SIDBI Foundation on Microcredit, Lucknow to attend the Microfinance Training Programme conducted by Naropa University, Boulder, U.S.A. during July 9-27, 2001.
Secretary for the Planning Meeting of the Triangular Institutional Co-operation Project held at Oslo, Norway April 18-19, 2002.
Visited University of Pretoria in South-Africa to present IRMA’s proposal on Microfinance Chair in the First annual network meeting of the Microfinance in MBA Programme, Pretoria, 2-7 June, 2003.
Visited Kenya for Africa Network Meet and made a presentation on the ‘Experience of Indian Partners under the Triangular Co-operation Project’ at Nairobi, Kenya, October 3-7, 2005.
Participated in the Annual Network Meet of MFMI at Rabat, Morocco, 4-6,January, 2006 and made presentation on ‘Students’ Microfinance Projects.’
4. Administrative Responsibilities (Academic and Non-Academic)
Acted as Director-In-charge of IRMA on many occasions.
Coordinator, Fellow Programme in Rural Management (FPRM), (2015-18)
Convener, Grievance Redressal/Personnel Committee of IRMA (2017)
Convener, Review Committee on Fellow Programme in Rural Management (FPRM) which submitted its report (2017).
Convener, Social Science Faculty Area at Institute of Rural Management 2014-16.
Coordinator of Two Year PG Programme in Rural Management (PGDRM) 2012-14
Member of the Faculty Induction and Development Committee, 2012-14
Member of the Admissions Committee, (2012-14; 2015-18)
Member of the Committee to Review the Programme in Rural Management (PGDRM) (2012)
Convener, Social Science Faculty Area at Institute of Rural Management since 2009-2012.
Co-ordinator of MFMI Chair in Microfinance, Institute of Rural Management Anand, from April 2004 to September 2007.
Convener of Committee on Research, Publications and Seminar (CORPAS) of Institute of Rural Management (IRMA), during 2005-08 and 2009-2012.
Member Secretary, Corpus Management Committee of IRMA during 2007-2010
Trustee of IRMA Employees’ PF Trust, 1999-2004, May 2007-2014
Member of Visiting Fellow Committee, IRMA.(2006-08, 2011-12)
Convener Committee on Certificate Programme in Development Management (CDM), 2011
Convener of the Committee to prepare the Report on Inclusion of Disadvantaged Groups, Institute of Rural Management Anand, 2010.
Convener of Committee to Review Consultancy Sharing and Professional Development Scheme of IRMA, 2007-08
Member of Committee on Institutional Structures and Process Review Committee, IRMA, 2006.
Member of Committee on Resource Mobilisation, IRMA , 2006.
Co-ordinator (1999-2000) of Village Fieldwork Segment of the Post-Graduate Programme in Rural Management (PRM) placing students for eight-week village stay in different parts of India.
Member of Post-Graduate Programme in Rural Management (PRM) Committee for two years (1999 and 2000), IRMA Anand.
Member of Committee on Research, Publications and Seminar (CORPAS), IRMA, 2003-05.
President of IRMA Staff Co-operative Credit & Supply Society since 2009-2014 and during 1996-97.