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Prakash Bakshi’s To-do list at Nabard
After much speculation, Nabard has finally appointed Prakash Bakshi as its chairman.
He is assuming charge at a difficult time. Nabard was set up to ensure credit flows for agriculture and rural development, a vitally important role in this country. But, over the years, agricultural production has come to lag behind agricultural credit, raising questions about how the credit flows are being used. There are other challenges. Some of which are well known — like the Microfinance Bill that Nabard is drafting. And some others that are less known.
For more on what these challenges are, um, click hither.
I am an Indian journalist with interests in energy, environment, climate and India’s ongoing slide into right-wing authoritarianism. My book, Despite the State, an examination of pervasive state failure and democratic decay in India, was published by Westland Publications, India, in January 2021. My work has won the Bala Kailasam Memorial Award; the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award; and five Shriram Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism. Write to me at despitethestate@protonmail.com.
“Westland closure: Titles that are selling fast and a few personal recommendations,” by Chetana Divya Vasudev, Moneycontrol. (Because this happened too. In February, a year after DtS was released, Amazon decided to shutter Westland, which published the book. The announcement saw folks rushing to buy copies of Westland books before stocks run out.)
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