Dhananjay Ramchandra Gadgil
Dhananjay Ramchandra Gadgil | |
|---|---|
Nasik, Maharashtra, British India | |
| Died | 3 May 1971 (aged 70) India |
| Other names | D. R. Gadgil |
| Occupation(s) | Economist institution builder |
| Known for | Gadgil formula Indian Cooperative Movement Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics |
| Spouse | Pramila |
| Children | 3 sons and 1 daughter |
| Parent | Ramchandra Bhargav |
Dhananjay Ramchandra Gadgil (10 April 1901 – 3 May 1971), also known as D. R. Gadgil, was an Indian economist,
Biography
Early years
Gadgil was born on 10 April 1901 in
Cambridge University from where he secured Master of Arts (MA) and Master of Literature (MLitt) degrees.[1] It is reported that the dissertation he submitted for his MLitt degree became a classic[3] and was published by Oxford University Press[8] as a book, The Industrial Evolution of India in Recent Times in 1924.[9] He stayed at Cambridge and returned to India after obtaining a DLitt (Honoris Causa).[1]
Career
Once in his home country, Gadgil joined the
Maharashtra government
service but gave it up in 1925 to serve as the principal at the Maganlal
Thakordas Balmukunddas Arts College, Samyukta Maharashtra Movement and the cooperative sector and is known to have drawn up a plan for the development of Mumbai and Pune.[1]
Meanwhile, Gadgil's involvement with the cooperative movement in Maharashtra grew as he got associated with Vithalrao Vikhe Patil, Shankarrao Dhumal (father of Ajay Dhumal), and Vaikunthbhai Mehta, three of the pioneers of Indian cooperative movement. He became a director of the Pune District Central Cooperative Bank[11] in 1930, served as the chairman of the Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank[12] and held the chair of the National Federation of Cooperative Banks.[8] His association with Vithalrao Vikhe Patil and Shankarrao Dhumal is said to have resulted in the founding of Pravara Cooperative Sugar Factory, the first industrial venture in the Asian cooperative sector, in 1949.[13] The venture, which later came to be known as the Pravara Model of Integrated Rural Development, is reported to have gained national recognition.[14] He also served as the president of the National Cooperative Union of India, the apex organisation of the cooperative movement in India.[1]
The
Gadgil formula
After his appointment as a member of the
Fourth and the Fifth Five-Year Plans of India.[18] The proposals were based on the parameters such as Population (60%), Per Capita Income (10%), Tax Effort (10%), On-going Irrigation and Power Projects (10%) and Special Problems (10%).[18] Later, on insistence from the state governments, the formula was revised (modified Gardgil formula) as Population (55%), PCI (25% – calculated by deviation and distance methods), Fiscal Management (5%) and Special Development Problems (15%).[18] In 1990, the standards were again modified, when Pranab Mukherjee, the former President of India, held the post of the deputy chairmanship of the Planning Commission, and the new set of rules came to be known as Gadgil-Mukherjee formula.[19]
Personal life and honours
Gadgil is known to have been an enthusiastic reader and had a personal library composed of 3000 books.Gadgil Commission.[23]
Honours
A year after Gadgil's death, the
Ministry of Agriculture jointly started a training institute, Dhananjayrao Gadgil Institute of Co-operative Management (DGICM) at Nagpur, in 1972, to provide training for state government and cooperative sector employees, which is run by the National Council for Cooperative Training (NCCT), New Delhi.[24] On his birth centenary year, Maharashtra Economic Development Council, instituted the Gadgil Centenary Memorial Lecture, which is an annual event.[25] The Government of India honoured him with a commemorative postage stamp, designed by reputed stamp designer, Sankha Samanta,[26] in 2008.[5] Manmohan Singh, then Prime Minister of India, unveiled a statue of Gadgil at Pravara Nagar in Maharashtra on 8 February 2008.[27] The central library of the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics has been named Dhananjayrao Gadgil Library, in his honour.[28]
Publications
Gadgil's first published book was his MLitt thesis, The Industrial Evolution of India in Recent Times, originally published by
Planning Commission of India, reprinted subsequently by Sangam Books in 1979.[31] In 2011, Oxford University Press, compiled his works[2] and published India Economy: Problems and Prospects, The: Selected Writings of D.R Gadgil, edited by the noted economist-activist, Sulabha Brahme.[32]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Dr. Dhananjayrao Ramchandra Gadgil (10 April 1901 – 24 May 1971)". DGICM. 2015. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ a b Pani, Narendar (9 May 2011). "Gadgil on Indian economics". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ ISBN 9780520248038.
- ^ "Planning Commission" (PDF). Planning Commission. 1997. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Commemorative stamps" (PDF). Posts and Telegraph, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ a b c "Rajya Sabha, Members biographical sketches (1952–2003)" (PDF). Rajya Sabha. 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "Shri. Dhananjayrao Gadgil". Sahakar Bharati. 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Stamps of India" (PDF). Stamps of India. 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ ISBN 978-1406713480.)
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link - ^ "Past presidents". Indian Economic Association. 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "PDCC Profile". Pune District Central Cooperative Bank. 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "Brief History". Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank. 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences". Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences. 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "Pravara Model of Integrated Rural Development" (PDF). Hyderabad University. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "Vice-Chancellors List". Savitribai Phule Pune University. 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "What does the Planning Commission do?". ReDiff. 19 July 2004. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "Goodbye to Gadgil's formula on state funding?". Live Mint. 29 September 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ a b c "Gadgil-Mukherjee Formula: Explanation and Use". Simply Decoded. 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "REPORT OF THE WORKING GROUP ON STATE'S FINANCIAL RESOURCES" (PDF). Planning Commission. 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "My Fundays". The Telegraph. Kolkota. 23 February 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- JSTOR 4363785. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
Professor D R Gadgil died on May 3, 1971, the day after he relinquished the deputy chairmanship of the Planning Commission....
- S2CID 146152140. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
A day after he relinquished his office, on 3 May 1971, he died on the train he took home to Pune....
- ^ "FDI does not benefit any country". ReDiff Business. 27 July 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "History". Dhananjayrao Gadgil Institute of Co-operative Management. 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "Gadgil Centenary Memorial Lecture". Maharashtra Economic Development Council. 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "The man behind Gandhi stamps". Live Mint. 30 January 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "Statue". National Informatics Centre, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "Dhananjayrao Gadgil Library". Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics. 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ASIN B0007J808S.
- ^ Dhananjaya Ramchandra Gadgil (1948). Economic effects of irrigation: report of a survey of the direct and indirect benefits of the Godavari and Pravara canals. Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics. p. 183.
- ISBN 978-0861253838.
- ISBN 978-0-19-806945-4.
Bibliography
- D. R. Gadgil (2007). The Industrial Evolution of India in Recent Times. (first published in 1924): Furnas Press. p. 340. ISBN 978-1406713480.)
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link - D. R. Gadgil (1947). The Federal Problem in India. Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics. p. 196. ASIN B0007J808S.
- Dhananjaya Ramchandra Gadgil (1948). Economic effects of irrigation: report of a survey of the direct and indirect benefits of the Godavari and Pravara canals. Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics. p. 183.
- D. R. Gadgil (1979). Planning and economic policy in India. Sangam Books. p. 426. ISBN 978-0861253838.
- Sulabha Brahme, ed. (2011). India Economy: Problems and Prospects, The: Selected Writings of D.R Gadgil. Oxford University Press. p. 503. ISBN 978-0-19-806945-4.
External links
- "India 2008 – Dr. D. R. Gadgil Stamp". Phila Art. 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
