Sankar Datta
Extends advisory service and mentoring support in Rural Development, Livelihoods
- Role
- Director at Basix
- Location
- Hyderabad, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Sankar Datta
Sankar Datta has over 40+ years experience in Development Sector at as a grassroots as well as policy levels practitioner and an academician. He has deep knowledge of Rural Livelihoods; Farming Systems in India. Management of rural enterprises, especially Farmer Producer Organizations & Economics with special emphasis on Institutional Economics. He is an Management Graduate from 1st batch of IRMA (Institute of Rural Management Anand), with basic training in Agriculture from Pantnagar University and Ph.D in Economics from Sardar Patel University Significant work experience as a practitioner-was in-charge of operations while setting up the BASIX group of Companies, a new generation livelihood support institution-had initiated and headed the first livelihood project of PRADAN, a major livelihood support NGO of India-Was team-leader of the Spearhead Team responsible for promotion of soybean in MP and organizing the network of producer co-operatives, influencing livelihoods of millions; Other professional engagements -Serving on the Board of several institutions - Indian Grameen Services, Sarvodaya Nano Finance Ltd. Village Financial Services Ltd, IndusTree Crafts Ltd. Bharatiya Krishi Samruddhi Ltd, Purbanchal Maitree Development Society-Member of the Advisory Committee of Center for Management in Agriculture (CMA) of the IIM- Ahmedabad -Member of the Livelihood Advisory Group of the Sustainable Livelihoods India Initiative organized by ACCESS Development Services-Member of the Planning Commission Working Group for the 12th Five-Year Plan on MGNREGA.
Experience
Director
Jul 1996 — Present
Indian Grameen Services is registered as not for Profit Company under Section 25 of Companies Act. Established in the year 1987 by Vijay Mahajan, Deep Joshi and Sankar Datta, IGS is engaged in Livelihood promotion through capacity building, research & development. Since inception IGS has been striving towards Action research and promoting livelihood strategies and solutions that have potential to promote a large number of sustainable livelihoods. IGS strives to achieve the twin objectives…
Education
Sardar Patel University
Ph.D., Economics
1990 — 1990
Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA)
PGDRM, Rural Management
1980 — 1982
Visva-Bharati
Higher School Certificate
1965 — 1975
Govind Ballabh Pant Krishi Evam Praudyogik Vishwavidyalaya
B Sc (Ag & AH), Agriculture with Plant Breeding specialization
1975 — 1979
Cornell University
Higher Studies, Agri Business Management
2000 — 2000
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