Positions
Held - Prof MS Swaminathan
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Teacher,
Researcher and research administrator at the Central Rice Research Institute,
Cuttack and at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
(1954-72)
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Director General, Indian Council of Agricultural Research and Secretary
to the Government of India, Department of Agricultural Research and
Education (1972-79)
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Principal Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Agriculture
and Irrigation (1979-80)
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Acting Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Government of India. (April-June,
1980)
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Member (Agriculture, Rural Development, Science and Education) Planning
Commission, Government of India (June 1980-April 1982)
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Director General, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Los Banos,
Philippines, (April 1982-January 1988)
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Chairman, M S Swaminathan Research Foundation (1989 onwards)
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UNESCO Chair in Ecotechnology (1994 onwards)
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Chairman, National Commission on Farmers, Government of India (2004-06)
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President, Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs (2002-2007)
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President, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (2005-07)