The Xavier School of Rural Management (XSRM), whose MBA in Rural Management held its first International Conference on Rural Management (ICRM) at the Xavier University, Bhubaneswar campus on November 23 and 24.
It was inaugurated by chief guest Union Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development Amarjeet Sinha. Principal Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment Saurabh Garg ,Vice Chancellor, XUB Dr Paul Fernand,
Registrar EA Augustine, Dean, XSRM Professor
Kajri Misra, Professor T Kumar and Professor Kushankur Dey were present.
The conference was attended by industry stalwarts and officials, students and all other stakeholders. The panelists on “Rural Management Education and Professions”, chaired by Durgaprasad Duvvuri (OD andC, Chairman, GREX Governing Council),
comprised Sanjay Panigrahi
(president, Rurban and Special Projects, Pidilite Industries), Sankar Dutta (development consultant),
AjitChoudhuri (GM – Community Services, Tata Sustainability Group), Professor Debiprasad Mishra (IRMA and Gram Vikas), Professor KajriMisra and G. Murlidhar (Mentor, Akshara for Development).
The panel discussion was followed by the presentation of papers on veritable
topics. The second day started with a special address on “Veritable Rural Transformation.” Former Secretary, Ministry of
Rural Development Jugal Kishore Mohapatra spoke on “HR support to the Panchayats
for effective programme
delivery”. Day two also saw the
presentation of papers on a host of topics.