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Kotak Mahindra Bank appoints agricultural economist Ashok Gulati as additional director
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Last Updated: Mar 05, 2021, 07:26 PM IST
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Gulati is an MA and PhD from Delhi School of Economics and is currently the Infosys Chair Professor for Agriculture at the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), the statement said.
Gulati, a keen backer of the recent farm laws, has also been appointed by the Supreme Court to a four-member panel
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Kotak Mahindra Bank on Friday appointed agricultural economist Ashok Gulati as additional independent director on its board. The term of Gulati, a keen backer of the recent farm laws who has also been appointed by the Supreme Court to a four-member panel, is for five years starting from Saturday, an official statement from the bank said.
Kotak Mahindra Bank Appoints Dr Ashok Gulati as an Additional Independent Director on its Board
Posted On: 2021-03-05 09:41:07 (Time Zone: Arizona, USA)
Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited today announced the appointment of Padma Shri awardee, Dr. Ashok Gulati as an Additional and Independent Director on the Bank s Board, for a term of five years, effective 6th March, 2021, subject to the approval of the Members of the Bank.
Prakash Apte, Chairman of Kotak Mahindra Bank said, We are truly delighted to have Dr. Ashok Gulati on the Bank s Board of Directors. His insights on the national and international agriculture sector and his experience as a Researcher and writer on the rural economy will immensely add value to our Bank.
DNA Special: Meet members of committee constituted by SC to end farm laws impasse
The apex court has ordered the committee to hold its first meeting within 10 days and submit its report within two months after its first meeting.
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Updated: Jan 13, 2021, 06:33 AM IST
As the farmer s agitation entered the 48th day on Tuesday (January 12), the Supreme Court put the three new contentious farm laws on hold and ordered to constitute a committee to be headed by a former Chief Justice of India to resolve the impasse between the Centre and farmers against the laws. The representatives of all the farmers’ bodies, whether they are holding a protest or not and whether they support or oppose the laws shall participate in the deliberations of the Committee and put forth their viewpoints. The Committee shall, upon hearing the Government as well as the representatives of the farmers’ bodies, and other stakeholders, submit a report before this Court containing its recommendations, note
File: Farmers take out a tractor rally in protest against the new farm laws in Ghaziabad. (AP Photo)
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday formed a four-member committee to resolve the deadlock between the Centre and farmer unions over the three new agriculture laws. However, the farmers have refused to negotiate with the committee, which comprises two experts and two farmer leaders. The farmer leaders have said that all members of the panel have expressed support for the contentious laws.
Here s a look at the four members of the SC-appointed committee:
Bhupinder Singh Mann, President of Bhartiya Kisan Union; Anil Ghanwat, President of Shetkari Sangthana, Maharashtra; Pramod Kumar Joshi, director for South Asia, International Food Policy Research Institute, and agriculture economist Ashok Gulati have been named in the panel.