lord Meghnad Desai to deliver lecture at Players Building on Friday
lord Meghnad Jagdish Chandra Desai, economist, British labour politician, author and columnist, will deliver a lecture on Indian Civil Service and Economic Growth in India to Delhi Government officials on September 12 at Players Building. This is the first time that lord Meghnad Desai will address Delhi Government officials on good governance.
Chief Secretary Deepak Mohan Spolia has written to all officials and Heads of Department (HoDs) to be present on the occasion. Earlier, Spolia had informed at a meeting with Heads of Department that lord Meghnad Desai will address officers of Delhi Government on September 12. It will be mandatory for all officials to be present on the occasion. The lecture has been organised by Delhi Government’s Union Territory Civil Services (UTCS) department.
When asked, a senior Delhi Government official said that the lecture is being organised to motivate officers of Delhi Government. “Such lecture will enhance knowledge of officials,” he said. Another official said that Delhi is following Gujarat model of development at present, that’s why lord Desai who belongs from Gujarat, is being invited for lecture to Delhi Government officers.
Professor lord Desai served as lecturer of Economics at the london School of Economics since 1965 and its professor from 1983 to 2003. He started his professional career in the Department of Agricultural Economics, University of California, in 1963.
He established the Centre for the study of Global Governance in 1992. He has been a non-executive independent director of Elara Securities (India) Private limited since December 21, 2011. He serves as non-executive director of The Indian Film Company limited. He has been a Member of Advisory Board of IDEAglobal ltd since 2006.
He serves as Member of Advisory Board of Cultural Infrastructure Project of Osian’s Connoisseurs of Art Pvt ltd. He has also published a book on the Bollywood film industry. He was created lord Desai of St Clement Danes in 1991 and was awarded Padma Bhushan in 2007, Pravasi Bharatiya Puraskar (Distinguished Overseas Indian Award) in January 2004 and Bharat Gaurav by the Indian Merchants Chambers in 2002. He was made an Honorary Fellow of the london School of Economics in July 2005.
Professor lord Desai studied at the University of Bombay, and PhD at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a recipient of several Honorary Degrees from universities such as Kingston, Middlesex, East london, london Guildhall and Monash University, Australia.
The UTCS Department in Delhi Government generally organises training courses and lecture for good governance and impart training to officers to bring efficiency and orientation in work in discharging their official duties.