NABARD CHAIR UNIT AT XAVIER
UNIVERSITY
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has
granted approval for setting up of a NABARD Chair Unit at Xavier
University Bhubaneswar (XUB) and we have executed an MoA in this
regard. The NABARD Chair Unit at XUB became operational. Prof. Amar
KJR Nayak has been selected as NABARD Chair Professor. Two research
studies are underway. The Chair has provided advisory role on Producer
organisations to NABARD, Govt. of India as well as Govt. of Odisha.
CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE
CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN FISCAL
POLICY AND TAXATION (CEFT)
Finance Department, Govt. of Odisha has established a Centre of
Excellence in Fiscal Policy and Taxation (CEFT) in collaboration with
Xavier University Bhubaneswar (XUB). The establishment of the CEFT
signifies the commitment of the State to institutionalize the process of
implementing the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act,
2005 and successive recommendations of Finance Commissions in letter
and spirit. CEFT envisages serving the larger purpose of making research
on the overall fiscal policies of the State, providing assistance to the
Finance Department of the Government of Odisha for budgetary activities,
providing analysis on fiscal & taxation issues.
During the year, 19 study reports and 6 Ongoing Study Reports were
prepared by the CEFT team.
CENTRE FOR
RESETTLEMENT,
REHABILITATION AND
CORPORATE SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY
(CRRCSR)
Outreach Activities
•
Invited to UNDP webinar on ‘Creating
dialogue networks in global extractive
industries’ on 16th September, 2015
•
Invited discussant and session chair in
UNEP- TERI workshop on sustainable
consumption, September 18, 2015,
New Delhi.
•
CRRCSR contributed to the
Sustainability Summit organized
by School of Sustainability through
initiating and facilitating participation
of leading scholars from Russia and
Japan.
•
CRRCSR invited by UNDP Head Office at
New York for stakeholder consultation
on Sustainable Development Goals
(SDG)
•
CRRCSR invited by US based Newmont
Corporation , one of the world's largest
gold mining company, to study the
CSR and sustainability practices at its
Ghana operations.
•
Invited to UN- PRME Asia Forum-
November, 2015.
Admission Bulletin 2017
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Education in the spirit of Magis (Greater Excellence)
