CURRICULUM VITAE

Name : Dr. M. SARAVANAKUMAR

Date of birth : 14-03-1979

Qualification : M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., M.B.A.,

Designation : Assistant Professor

Department : Economics

Email ID : [email protected]

Mobile : 9843718495

Address: Official : PG and Research Department of Economics, Arts and Science College (Autonomous), Erode – 638 009,

Residential : S/o Mr. S. Muthusamy, Manikarar Veedu, Pambagounden Palayam, Pasur (Post) – 638 154, Erode (District), Tamil Nadu.

Year of Degree Specialization College University Passing M.B.A. Finance & Bharathiar 2009 Bharathiar University, Entrepreneurship University, Coimbatore Development Ph.D Industrial Bharathiar Bharathiar 2010 University, University, Economics Coimbatore Coimbatore M.Phil. Industrial Bharathiar Bharathiar 2005 University, Economics University, Coimbatore. Coimbatore M.A. Industrial St. Joseph 2002 Bharathidasan College, Economics University, Tiruchirappalli. Tiruchirappalli. Econometrics B.A. Economics Erode Arts and Bharathiar 2000 Science College, University, Erode. Coimbatore

Date of Appointment : 01.06.2009

Date of Retirement : 31.03.2037 Area of Specialization : Industrial Economics and Econometrics

Teaching Experience : UG – 8 years 3 months PG - 8 years 3 months

Research Experience : 13 years

Research Guidance : M.Phil Ph.D Completed - - Ongoing 1 -

Project Work : S.No Title of the Project Funding Agency Amount 1. Conference ICSSR 1,00,000 Entrepreneurship Awareness DST 13,500 2. Camp (1 Camp) 3. Conference ICSSR 1,00,000 Entrepreneurship Awareness DST 1,00,000 4. Camp (5 Camp) 5. Conference ICSSR 1,00,000 Entrepreneurship Awareness DST 40,000 6. Camp (2 Camp)

Orientation / Refresher / Training Courses undergone : S.No Name of the Course University Period Faculty Development Kaamadhenu Arts and Programme Science College, 18.08.2012 Trainers’ Training Bharathiar University, Programme on Coimbatore 22.08.2012 to Entrepreneurship and Skill 24.08.2012 Development Faculty Development PSGR Krishnammal 11.11.2013 to Programme on College for Women, 23.11.2013 Entrepreneurship Coimbatore Faculty Development Kovai Kalaimagal College, 09.06.2014 to Programme (FDP) Coimbatore, organized by 19.06.2014 Infosys, Bangalor.

Refresher Programme Infosys Training Centre, 08.01.2015 to Mysore. 09.01.2015 Training of Trainers (ToT) – Centre for Experiencing 08-10-2015 to Training in Human Rights for Socio Cultural Interaction 10-10-2015 Teacher[ Educators (CESCI), Madurai. Seminars/Conferences/Workshops attended: State / National / International Name of the Conference / Organized By Place Date Seminar /Workshop Department of Personnel th th Management and 17 and 18 National Symposium on The Industrial Tiruchirapp December, 1. Impact of Globalization on H.R.: Relations, Promises and Challenges alli 2001 St. Joseph’s College (Autonomous) 14th and 15th UGC sponsored Two-days St. Joseph’s Tiruchirapp February, 2. Workshop on Research College Methodology (Autonomous) alli 2001

Department of UGC (SAP-DRS) sponsored during 05-08 Economics, 3. Workshop on Research Methods Coimbatore December Bharathiar in Industrial Economics 2006 University Bharathiar University, Faculty Work on NCCMP-NSE Coimbatore and Coimbatore 30th and 31st, 4. Certified Capital Market National Stock August, 2010 Professional Course Exchange of Limited (NSE), Post Graduate and Research UGC Sponsored State Level Department of 24th February, 5. Work Shop on Research Erode Economics, Erode 2012 Methodology in Economics Arts and Science College Department of Commerce & State Level Symposium on Commerce (CA), Erode 6. 14-09-2015 Corporate Employable Skills Bharathidasan College of Arts and Science UGC sponsored One-Day Erode Arts and 7. Workshop on Academic Erode 22.03.2016 Science College Competency All India Peoples 3 day National Workshop on Science Network 10th – 12th Rural Technology, Training in (AIPSN) at Palakkad, 8. September, Making Toilet Soap and Other Integrated Rural Kerala 2016 Toiletry Products Technology Centre (IRTC) PG and Research Department of 2 days state level workshop on Economics, Erode 1st and 2nd 9. Goods and Services Tax (GST) in Erode Arts and Science August, 2017 India College (Autonomous) Post Graduate and one day UGC funded state level Research symposium on Strategies of Department of 1st September, 10. Economic Reformation and Commerce, Erode 2017 Digital Transformation: Unveiling Vellalar College India as an Innovation Hotspot for Women (autonomous),

Research Papers Published in Journals: International

Impact S.No Title of the Paper Name of the Journal factor Review of Development Economic Reform and Total Factor Economics, Vol. 16, No. 1. Productivity Growth in Indian 0.459 1, pp. 152-166, 2012, Manufacturing Industries ISSN: 1467-9361. The Journal of The Impacts of Economic Reforms on Developing Area, Vol. 2. Efficiency Improvement and Technological 46, No. 1, Spring, pp. 0.357 Progress in Indian Manufacturing 315-329, 2012, ISSN: 0022-037X.

Research Papers Published in Journals: National

Impact S.No Title of the Paper Name of the Journal factor Organisational Management, Vol. XX. No. 4. 2005, pp. Subsiding Inflation and Healthy Growth 1. 24 – 30, Reg. No. Rates: signs of Economic Rebound 44556/85 wit RNP (India).

Peninsular Economist, Vol. Interlinking of Rivers in India – Problems XVII, No. 1, 2005- 2. and Prospects 06, pp. 70-72, Reg. No. 22/82.

Organisational High Global Macro Economic Imbalance, Management, Vol. XXI. Joyless American Economy, Turmoil in 3. No. 4. 2006, pp. 44– 58, France and Europe but New Found Confidence in Indian Economy Reg. No. 44556/85 wit RNP (India). Peninsular Economist, Vol. XIX, No. 1, 2006- Foreign Direct Investment in Retail Trade 4. 07, pp. 110-113, Reg. in India – An Over View No. 22/82. Organisational Management, Vol. Global Focus on Agriculture, US Slow XXIII. No. 3. 2007, pp. 5. Down, Rising FDI Inflows, Oil Drama and Sustaining Indian Economic Growth 31– 41, Reg. No. 44556/85 with RNP (India). Organisational Management, Vol. India Now a Trillion Dollar Economy: but XXIII. No. 1. 2007, pp. 6. Paradoxes Persists 62– 69, Reg. No. 44556/85 wit RNP (India). Organisational Management, Vol. XXIII. No. 4. 2008, pp. Warning Signs of Allround Economic Slow 7. 59– 66, Reg. No. Down 44556/85 wit RNP (India).

Organisational Productivity Growth, Efficiency Change Management, Vol. and Technical Progress in Indian Textile XXIV. No. 1, 2008, pp. 8. Industry during Pre and Post Economic Liberalisation Period: A Malmquist Index 71-81, Reg. No. Approach 44556/85 wit RNP (India). Organisational Management, Vol. XXIV. No. 2. 2008, pp. Economic Reforms and Growth 9. 51– 58, Reg. No. Acceleration in Indian Textile Industry 44556/85 wit RNP (India).

Organisational Management, Vol. Global Financial Crisis, US Recession, Its XXIV. No. 3. 2008, pp. 10. Impact on the World Economy and Indian Response 47– 56, Reg. No. 44556/85 wit RNP (India). Organisational Management, Vol. An Econometric Estimation of Production XXIV. No. 3, 2008, pp. Function in Small Scale Metal and Metal 11. 57-69, Reg. No. Product Industry during Pre and Post Economic Liberalisation Period 44556/85 wit RNP (India).

12. Paradigm Shift in Health and Education in K.Gangadharan (Ed), India Serials Publications, 2009, pp. 119-137, ISBN. 978-81-8387- 282- Organisational Management, Global Economic Shrink: Contagion Effect Vol. XXIV. No. 4, 2009, 13. and its Manifestations in the World Economy pp. 60-68, Reg. No. 44556/85 wit RNP (India). Organisational Management, Technical Efficiency of Indian Textile Vol. XXIV, No. 4, 2009, 14. Industry: A Stochastic Frontier Approach pp. 69-76, Reg. No. 44556/85 wit RNP (India). Proceedings of UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Advanced Data Analysis, Business Analytics and Economics Intelligence, Edited by Dr.A.Arulraj, Export and Economic Growth in India: An 15. PG & Research Econometric Analysis Department of Economics, Rajah Serfoji Government College, Thanjavur, on 25th & 26th March, 2009, pp.12-19, ISBN. 938013210-7 Indian Journal of Economic Reforms and Total Factor Economics, Volume 16. Productivity Growth in the Southern States No.355, Part IV, 2009, of India pp. 537-555, ISSN. 0019-5170. Organisational Period of Record Decline for Leading Management, Vol. Economies, Worrisome Decline in World XXV, No. 1, 2009, pp. 17. Trade, New Government and Signs of 60-72, Reg. No. Recovery in the Indian Economy 44556/85 wit RNP (India). 18. Ownership and Productivity Differentials Organisational In Indian Engineering Industries Management, Vol. XXV, No. 1, 2009, pp. 73-82, Reg. No. 44556/85 wit RNP (India). The IUP Journal of Managerial Economics, Sources of Productivity Growth in the 19. Vol. VIII, Nos. 1&2, Indian Chemical Industry 2010, pp.112-122, ISSN: 0972-9305. Sustainable Development Towards The Post-Reform Performance of Indian 20. Innovative Process, Exports 2011, pp. 94-101, ISBN: 978-93-80539-78-2 National Rural Employment Programme, Edited by Impact of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural 21. Dr.C.Sivamurugan, Employment Guarantee Act 2012, pp. 258-266, ISBN: 978-81-261- 4933-9 Impact of Mergers and Acquisitions on Indian Industries, Edited by Dr. A. Sangamithra, School Financial Performance of Selected Indian 22. of Economics, Pre and Post-Merger Companies Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, 2012, pp.262-272,ISBN.978- 93-80657-75-2 Journal of the Association of Economists of Tamil Growth of Banana Cultivation in Tamil 23. Nadu, Vol. XXV, No.1, Nadu Districts”, Peninsular Economist 2012-2013, pp. 227-228, Reg. No. 135/2000, ISSN. 0976-8270. Edited by Dr. M. Saravanakumar, Assistant Professor in Determinants of Sugarcane Production in Economics, Tamil Nadu”, in Impact of Agricultural Kaamadhenu Arts and 24. Development in India: Challenges and Science College, Prospects Sathyamangalam, Erode, 2014, pp. 35-37, ISBN: 978-81-92476- 42-1 25. Information and Communication Emperor International Technology in Indian Agriculture Journal of Finance and Management Research, ISSN: 2395-5929, vol.2, June 2016, pp. 670-673. Southern Economists, ISSN: 0038-4046, Cost and Returns of Paddy Cultivation In 26. September, 2016, Erode, Tamil Nadu Vol.55, No, 12, pp.31- 35.

Papers Presented in Seminars, Conferences & Workshops: State / National / International

Name of the S.No Details of Paper Presented Place and Date Conference / Seminar 87th Annual Conference of The Indian Interlinking of Rivers: A Cost and Varanasi, Dec. 21– 1. Economic Association Benefit Analysis 23, 2004 held at Banaras Hindu University National Seminar on Banking, Insurance and Pension Sector Reforms”, Organised by Department of Mandya – Studies in Economics, 2. Banking Sector Reforms in India Karnataka, 17-18 University of Mysore, February 2005 Sir M. Visveswarya, Post- Graduate Centre, Tubinakere Industrial Area 41st Annual Conference Measurement of Diversification in of the Indian Kolkata, during 20- 3. Bakery Products Manufacturing Econometric Society 22 January 2005 Industry (TIES) held at Jadavpur University 88th Annual Conference of The Indian Impact of WTO on India’s Foreign Economic Association Visakhaptnam, 4. Trade Trends and Prospects – An held at School of during 27 – 29 Overview Economics, Andhra Dec. 2005 University

26th Annual Conference of Association of Interlinking of Rivers in India – Economists of Walajapet, 28 – 29 5. Problems and Prospects Tamilnadu held at January 2006 Ranippettai Engineering College 6. An Econometric Estimation of 42nd Annual Amritsar, 5–7 Jan. Production Function in Small Scale 2006 Conference of Indian Econometric Society Metal and Metal Product Industry (TIES) held at the during Pre and Post Economic Punjab School of Liberalisation Period Economics, Guru Nanak Dev University

Two-day’s National Level Seminar, University of Mysore Mandya – 7. Financial Infrastructure in India Karnataka, Sir M. Visveswarya 20 – 21March 2006 P.G. Centre

University of Mysore Mandya – Public Private Partnership and 8. Sir M. Visveswarya Karnataka, 20 Infrastructure Financing in India P.G. Centre – 21 March 2006 89th The Indian Economic Association Kurukshetra, Wassily Leontief’s Life and Input-Out 9. Annual Conference held Haryana, 27 – 29 Analysis at Kurukshetra December 2006 University An Econometric Estimation of 43rd Annual Conference Production Function in Indian Powai, Mumbai, of Indian Econometric 10. Machinery and Machine Tools Industry during 5 – 7 Society (TIES) held at during Pre and Post Economic January 2007 IIT Bombay Liberalisation Period 27th Annual Conference of Association of Economists of FDI in Retail Trade in India – An Villupuram, 27 – 11. Tamilnadu held at Overview 28 January 2007 Theivanai Ammal College for Women

One day National Seminar on Health Insurance: Dimensions Challenges Faced by Health Insurance and Challenges, Coimbatore, 16 12. in India and its Impact – An Overview Organised by the Feb- 2007 Department of Economics, Bharathiar University, 13. Environmental Impact of Water one day National Coimbatore, 28th Pollution in India – An Overview Seminar on Feb-2007 “Environmental Impact of Water Pollution in India – An Overview,” Organised by the Department of Economics, Bharathiar University UGC-SAP-DRS sponsored National Seminar on “Impact of Economic Reforms on Impact of Policy Shift on the Growth Growth and Structure of Coimbatore, 30th 14. of Small Scale Metal and Metal March 2007 Products Manufacturing Industry Indian Industrial Sector,” Organised by the Department of Economics, Bharathiar University, 44th Annual Conference Productivity Growth, Efficiency of The Indian Change and Technical Progress in Econometric Society Hyderabad, during 15. Indian Textile Industry during Pre and (TIES) held at 3 – 5 January 2008 Post Economic Liberalisation Period: University of A Malmquist Index Approach Hyderabad

One-day National Conference on “Human Resource Development in India: Needs and Human Resource Development and Challenges,” organised Pondicherry on 20th 16. Economic Development in India by the Department of March 2008 Economics, School of Management, Pondicherry University

29th Annual Conference of Association of Total Factor Productivity Change in Economists of Coimbatore, 22-23 17. Select Industries in Coimbatore District: Tamilnadu held at PSG November, 2008 A Malmquist Approach College of Arts and Science

29th Annual Conference of Association of Industrial Growth in Coimbatore Economists of Coimbatore, 22-23 18. District: An Econometric Analysis Tamilnadu held at PSG November, 2008 College of Arts and Science 19. Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change: UGC Sponsored Erode, 26th March, Strategies for Mitigation National Seminar on 2008 “Climate Change: Realities and Challenges”, held at Post Graduate and Research Department of Economics, Erode Arts College UGC Sponsored National Seminar on “Climate Change: Realities and Fighting Climate Change: Human Erode, 26th March, 20. Challenges”, held at Solidarity in A Divided World 2008 Post Graduate and Research Department of Economics, Erode Arts College International Conference on “Rebooting Strategies Impact of Financial Crisis in India’s Tiruppur, 21. for Global Recession, Export: Rebooting Strategies 20th August 2009 held at Tiruppur Kumaran College for Women National Conference on Issues in Higher Higher Education in India: An Education, held at Dr. Coimbatore, 29th 22. Overview N.G.P. Arts and October 2010 Science College

National level seminar on “India-An Emerging Power Issues and Recovery in the Indian Industrial Erode, 30th 23. Challenges”, held at Sector December, 2010 Navarasam Arts and Science College for Women National Conference on “Crisis Management”, Coimbatore, 23rd 24. Organizational Change Management held at Adithya September, 2010 Institute of Technology

National Seminar on “Emerging Trends in Financial Services” Recent Trends in Mutual Fund organized by the Pollachi, 23rd 25. Industry in India department of February, 2010 Commerce, Sree Saraswathi Thyagaraja College 26. Impact of Financial Crisis in India’s One day National Level Coimbatore, 1st Export Challenges and Opportunities Seminar on India’s April, 2010 Foreign Trade – Challenges and Opportunities in the ERA of Post Liberalization, held at GRD School of Commerce and International Business Dr.G.R.Damodaran College of Science

National Level Seminar on “Right to Health Care: Issues and Challenges Post Graduate and Research , 27. Access to Healthcare in India Department of 4th and 5th Economics in February, 2011 Collaboration with Association of Economists of Tamilnadu (AET) National Seminar on A Sustainable Development Towards The Post-Reform Performance of Sathyamangalam, 28. Innovative Process, Indian Export 10th February, 2011 held at Kaamadhenu Arts and Science College 32nd Annual Conference of Growth and Instability of Sugarcane Association of Gobichettipalayam, 29. Cultivation in Tamil Nadu during the 19th and 20th Post-Reform Period Economists of Tamil November, 2011 Nadu, held at Gobi Arts and Science College National Seminar on “Commonly Used Econometric Stochastic Production Frontier and Techniques in Coimbatore on 14th Technical Efficiency of Indian Textile Empirical Research” 30. and 15th February, Industry during Pre, Post-Reform and organized by 2013 Post-MFA Regime Department of Econometrics, Bharathiar University

31. Corporate Employable Skills Department of Erode, Commerce & 14-09-2015 Commerce (CA), Bharathidasan College of Arts and Science,. 37th Annual Conference of Association of Economists of Tamil Nadu, organized by the Erode, Technical Efficiency of Sugar Cane 32. Post Graduate and 19th and 20th Cultivation in Erode District Research Department November, 2016 of Economics, Erode Arts and Science College (Autonomous)

Seminars / Conferences / Workshops organized:

S.No Title of Seminar/ Conferences Place Date ICSSR Sponsored Impact of Public Private Conference, Kaamadhenu 10th and 11th Partnership in Rural Economic Arts and Science College, January, 2013 Development in India Sathyamangalam, Erode.

ICSSR Sponsored Conference, Kaamadhenu Rural Agricultural Development in 9th and 10th Arts and Science College, India: Challenges and Prospects January, 2014 Sathyamangalam, Erode.

ICSSR Sponsored Rural Entrepreneurship Conference, Kaamadhenu 26th and 27th Development in India: Challenges Arts and Science College, February, 2015 and Prospects Sathyamangalam, Erode.

Programmes Organized:

S.No Title of the programme Place Date Sponsored by Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, New Delhi, Jointly organized by Sathyamangalam, Three days Entrepreneurship Erode from 25th 1. Coimbatore Institute of Awareness Camp to 27th February, Management and Technology 2013 and Kaamadhaenu Arts and Science College

2. Three days Entrepreneurship Sponsored by Department of Sathyamangalam, Science and Technology, Government of India, New Delhi, Jointly organized by Erode from 25th Coimbatore Institute of to 27th Awareness Camp Management and Technology September, 2013 and Kaamadhaenu Arts and Science College

Sponsored by Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, New Sathyamangalam, Three days Entrepreneurship Delhi, Jointly organized by Erode from 11th 3. Awareness Camp Sree Saraswathi Thyagaraja to 13th February, College, Pollachi and 2014 Kaamadhaenu Arts and Science College sponsored by Government of Tamil Nadu, under vision- 2023, jointly organized by Sathyamangalam, Bharathiar School of Three days Entrepreneurship Erode from 25th 4. Management & Entrepreneur Awareness Camp to 26th February, Development, Bharathiar 2014 University, Coimbatore and Kaamadhaenu Arts and Science College Sponsored by Department of Science and Technology, Sathyamangalam, Three days Entrepreneurship Government of India, New Erode from 24th 5. Awareness Camp Delhi, organized by at to 26th Kaamadhaenu Arts and September, 2014 Science College Sponsored by Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, New Delhi, Jointly organized by Erode from 29th Three days Entrepreneurship 6. Kaamadhaenu Arts and September to 1st Awareness Camp Science College, October, 2014 Sathyamangalam, Erode and Erode Arts and Science College sponsored by Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, New Delhi, Jointly organized by Bhavani, Erode Three days Entrepreneurship 7. Kaamadhaenu Arts and from 28th to 30th Awareness Camp Science College, October, 2014 Sathyamangalam, Erode and Adharsh Vidhyalaya Arts and Science College for Women 8. Three days Entrepreneurship sponsored by Department of D.Gudalore, Science and Technology, Government of India, New Delhi, Jointly organized by Dindigul from Kaamadhaenu Arts and Awareness Camp 25th to 27th Science College, November, 2014 Sathyamangalam, Erode and Kongunadu Polytechnic College Sponsored by Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, New Delhi, Jointly organized by Karur from 20th Three days Entrepreneurship 9. Kaamadhaenu Arts and to 22nd January, Awareness Camp Science College, 2015 Sathyamangalam, Erode and Kongu College of Arts and Science Sponsored by Department of Science and Technology, Erode, 12th to 14th Three days Entrepreneurship 10. Government of India, New July, 2017 Awareness Camp Delhi, organized by Erode Arts and Science College Sponsored by Department of Science and Technology, Erode, 11th to 13th Three days Entrepreneurship 11. Government of India, New September, 2017 Awareness Camp Delhi, organized by Erode Arts and Science College

Membership/Staff-incharge/Fellowship / BOS / Univ.Bodies / Others

S. Details of membership No Member, Steering Committee, Silver Jubilee Celebrations – 2006, Bharathiar 1. University, Coimbatore – 46. Member, Board of Studies, Department of Econometrics, Bharathiar University, 2. Coimbatore – 46 from 2014 to 2015.

Member, Board of Studies (UG), Department of Economics, Bharathiar University, 3. Coimbatore – 46 from 2016 to 2018.

Organizing committee member of Celebration of World Population Day – 2017 on 4. 11.07.2017 organized by NSS at Erode Arts and Science College, Erode.

Nominated as a Member of the Student Welfare and Extra Curricular Committee of 5. Erode Arts and Science College, Erode from 2017 – 2018 and 2018 – 2019.

Social Contribution / Extension Activities: National Service Scheme (NSS) Sl. Institution Place of the Camp Number of Camp Date No Days 1. S.S.V. Higher Kuppampalayam 05.01.1997 Secondary (TK) 10 days to School, Kodumudi 14.01.1997 2. Erode Arts and Nichampalayam 26.09.1997 Science Erode District 10 days to College, Erode 05.10.1997 3. Erode Arts and Puthupalayam 24.09.1998 Science Erode District 10 days to College, Erode 03.10.1998

 National Service Scheme (NSS) Programme Officer, from 2016 to 2018, Erode Arts and Science College (Autonomous), Erode – 638 009.

Academic Activities: Chair Person in the Seminar/Conference  Acted as a Chair person in the National Conference on Consumer Protection, held at Kaamadhenu Arts and Science College, Sathyamangalam, 22nd February, 2012.  Acted as a Chair person in the National Seminar on Commonly used Econometric Techniques in Empirical Research, also delivered a lecture on “Econometric Estimation: Using Industrial Data”, held at Department of Econometrics, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore-46, 14th and 15th February, 2013.  Acted as a Chair person in the National Seminar on Impact of Urbanization in India, held at Kandaswami Kandar’s College, Velur, Namakkal-638 182, 6th and 7th March, 2015. Guest Lecture / Extension Activities undertaken:  Deliver the guest lecture on “Business Opportunities for Contemporary Youth”, at Chikkaiah Naicker College, Erode on 25th September, 2015.  Delivered guest lecture on “Impact of Demonetization in the Indian Economy”, Department of Business Administration, Kaamadhenu Arts and Science College, Sathyamangalam on 26th December, 2016.  Delivered Faculty Development Programme on “Inspirer, Motivator and Educator of Students”, Kongunadu Polytechnic College, D-Gudalore, Dindigul (Dt), on 31.12.2016.  Extension activity: Conduct a survey on value additions for the forest products at Kongkadai Tribal Village, , Erode district on 14.03.2017, The purpose of visit will be useful for the policy makers particularly tribal communities. Academic Achievements: Books / Book Chapters S. No. Title of the Book / Publisher ISSN/ISBN Chapter No. 1. Impact of Agricultural Innovative Development in India: Intellectual 978-81-92-476-42-1 Challenges and Prospects Publications (Edited), 2014. 2. Rural Entrepreneurship Innovative Development in India: Intellectual 978-81-92-476-43-8 Challenges and Prospects Publications (Edited), 2015.

Resource/ Consultancy/ Expertise offered:  SPSS 14, E-views 4.1, STATA, Frontier 4.1, DEAP 2.1, STATISTICA.  MS-Office.

Academic Performance:  I prize in Exam conducted by Madurai Tamil Sangam, Feb., 1995.  I prize in Academic Excellence 2001-02, St. Joseph College, Tiruchirappalli.

Place: Erode Date: 15.09.2017