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Dr. (Mrs.) R. Thamarajakshi is a distinguished Economist. She belongs to the Indian Economic Service. Presently she is Secretary to Government of India in the Ministry of Planning, Department of Statistics. R. Thamarajakshi was educated at the prestigious universities of Madras and Delhi. Having topped in M.A. Economics, she secured M.Litt degree in Economics from the University of Madras. She also got a diploma in Statistics. She obtained her Doctorate in Economics from the University of Delhi. Dr. R. Thamarajakshi had started her career as a teacher in the universities of Madras and Delhi. She taught economics to post-graduate students in the University of Madras. She was Associate Fellow, Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi. She later moved on to Government of India and held various key posts at senior level. She has been Principal Advisor for Agriculture and Environment and Manpower in Planning Commission. She was Research Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, U.S.A. She has functioned as Member Secretary, Agriculture Prices Commission and Economic Advisor, Ministry of Industry, Government of India. Dr. R. Thamarajakshi has, to her credit, over fifty research papers/publications/presentations at National/International forums in various fields, viz., agricultural price policy, employment planning, human resource development, women and development, etc. An internationally recognised expert, Dr. R. Thamarajakshi has done consultancy assignments for United Nations' Organisations such as ESCAP, UNIDO, ARTEP (ILO), and also for APDC.