Bhalchandra Mungekar

Dr Bhalchandra Mungekar
Member of the Rajya Sabha
In office
March 2010-present
Personal details
Born (1946-03-02) 2 March 1946
Deogad, Sindhudurg district
Political party Indian National Congress
Spouse(s) Leena Bhalchandra Mungekar

Dr Bhalchandra Mungekar (born 2 March 1946) is an Indian Economist and a Rajya Sabha member. He specialises in agricultural economics and is an expert on Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.[1] He was born to a dalit family in Munge village, in the Konkan region of Maharashtra. He has been Vice-Chancellor of the Mumbai University and has served in the Planning Commission, the Agricultural Price Commission of India. Mungekar has also been the Chairman and President of Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Simla.


References

  1. "President appoints 5 new members to Rajya Sabha". Rediff.com. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
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