Dr. N. C. Saxena | |
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Occupation | Member, NAC |
Dr. N. C. Saxena is an Indian bureaucrat who served as a member of Planning Commission of India.[1]
Dr. N. C. Saxena is a former IAS officer. He is a member of the National Advisory Council.
He headed a planning commission panel on rural poor and recommended rank-based system including automatic inclusion and exclusion of poor families.[2]
On August 16, 2010, a committee headed by him warned that plans by Vedanta Resources to mine on Dongria Kondh land in eastern India threaten the survival of the tribe.[3] This led to the Indian government refusing clearance to the project.[4]