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Padma Shri Ashok Gulati appointed Adl, Ind director

Kolkata, Mar 5 (UNI) Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited on Friday announced the appointment of Padma Shri awardee, Dr. Ashok Gulati as an Additional and Independent Director on the Bank’s Board, for a term of five years, effective March 6, 2021, subject to the approval of the Members of the Bank.

Prakash Apte, Chairman of Kotak Mahindra Bank said, “We are truly delighted to have Dr. Ashok Gulati on the Bank’s Board of Directors. His insights on the national and international agriculture sector and his experience as a Researcher and writer on the rural economy will immensely add value to our Bank," according to a statement issued here.

Dr. Ashok Gulati is a M.A. and Ph.D from Delhi School of Economics. He is currently the Infosys Chair Professor for Agriculture at the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER).

Dr. Gulati is an eminent agricultural economist and a former Chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP), Government of India (2011-2014). He was also on the Central Board of Directors of Reserve Bank of India and Board of Directors of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD). He is currently a Member of the Tenth Audit Advisory Board of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India and also a member of the Board of Directors of the National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX).
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