Vadodara/ Anand: Dr Umakant Dash has been appointed as director of country’s premier rural management institute – The Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA).
The appointment to the post has been made with effect from Monday. Dash has replaced professor Hitesh Bhatt, whose three years term as director, ended in November last. Bhatt was appointed as director of IRMA in December 2017.
Dash has more than 25years’ experience in teaching and research. Prior to joining IRMA, he served as head of Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at IIT Madras and as adjunct professor at IIM Tiruchirappalli.
He specialises in the areas of macroeconomics and health economics. He holds a PhD in applied economics from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur.
“I look forward to working together with the faculty and staff to make IRMA one of the best academic institutions with human values,” said Dash, while expressing his happiness at joining the institute.