UoH Prof Appointed to Odisha CM's Economic Advisory Council
Prof. Srijit Mishra will serve a two-year term, advising the Odisha government on economic development and evidence-based policymaking.
University of Hyderabad (UoH)’s Prof. Srijit Mishra from the School of Economics has been appointed expert member on the Odisha Chief Minister’s Economic Advisory Council for a two-year term. The council was formally constituted through a finance department notification and published in the Odisha Gazette Extraordinary.
The council comprises seven expert members, including Prof. Mishra, along with two ex-officio administrative members, a member-secretary and a convener. It will provide strategic guidance to the Odisha government on economic development, with a focus on evidence-based policymaking, fiscal prudence and long-term growth.
The council’s work will be aligned with Odisha’s development goals of becoming a ‘Samruddha Odisha’ by 2036 and a ‘Viksit Odisha’ by 2047, the university said.
Prof. Mishra said he was humbled by the opportunity and thanked the Odisha government for entrusting him with the responsibility, He acknowledged the University of Hyderabad for fostering links between academic research and public policy.
The university congratulated Prof. Mishra and described the appointment as a recognition of his academic expertise and its contribution to policy and governance.
