T S Papola, who passed away recently, was related to which of the following fields?
T S Papola, who passed away recently, was related to which of the following fields?
[A]Engineering
[B]Poetry
[C]Journalism
[D]Economy
Economy
T S Papola, a noted labour economist passed away recently. From 1987 to 1995, he was advisor with the erstwhile Planning Commission. He was a founder-member and former director at the Institute for Studies in Industrial Development (ISID) in Delhi; chairman of the Giri Institute of Development Studies, Lucknow, founder-member of the Institute for Human Development (IHD), Delhi, and chairman of the fourth state finance commission of Uttarakhand. He also worked in consultative and advisory capacities with international organisations such as ILO, UNDP, UNCTAD, UNIDO and UNICEF. Dr. Papola specialised in the areas of labour and employment, industrial economics, regional development, development planning and enterprise development.