Vijay Kumar Thallam
| Vijay Kumar Thallam | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 1956 |
| 🏳️ Nationality | India |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | Natural Farming, Tribal Welfare and Rural development. |
| 🌐 Website | https://twitter.com/vijaythallam |
Vijay Kumar Thallam is the Advisor to the Government of Andhra Pradesh for Agriculture & Cooperation[1], and in charge of implementation of natural farming[2] in Andhra Pradesh.
He joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1983 and served in various positions until 2010. He was on deputation to the Government of India from 2010 to 2015, as Joint Secretary, in the Ministry of Rural Development, and the first Mission Director[3] of the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM). In April 2015 he returned to the Government of A.P as Special Chief Secretary, Government of A.P, Dept of Agriculture & Cooperation[4], and superannuated from this position on 30 September 2016. During his service period, he majorly worked for Tribal development and Rural development[5] and Sustainable agriculture.
Education
Vijay Kumar is a Physics graduate[4] from St Stephen's College,Delhi University (1972-1975) and completed a Master of Business Administration[4] from Faculty of Management Studies - University of Delhi.
Career
Kumar was a C.E.O of Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty from 2000 to 2010[4], where he implemented the Community managed sustainable agriculture (C.M.S.A).[6]
In 2010, he joined the Government of India as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development and Mission Director [4] of National Rural Livelihood Mission for 5 years.[3]
In April 2015, he assumed charge of the post of Special Chief Secretary, Agriculture in the Government of A.P[4] and initiated a program for promoting Zero Budget Natural Farming.[7][8][9] In November 2016, Kumar was appointed as an Advisor to the Government for Agriculture and Co-operation and in charge of implementation of Natural farming in the State.[10]
References
- ↑ "T.Vijay Kumar Advisor to Govt of AP, Agriculture & Coop" (PDF). apagrisnet.gov.in. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ↑ Venkateshwarlu, K. (2018-07-14). "Who is T. Vijay Kumar, and what is he doing to promote natural farming in Andhra Pradesh?". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "T. Vijay Kumar, Mission Director NRLM" (PDF). aajeevika.gov.in. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "T Vijay Kumar Executive Sheet". Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India. Retrieved 14 December 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "IAS officer T Vijay Kumar is champion for any cause". Deccan Chronicle. 2019-11-02. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ↑ "Back To The Roots For Andhra Pradesh Farmers". Forbes India. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ↑ "Zero Budget Natural Farming" (PDF). Food and Agriculture Organization. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ↑ "Andhra Pradesh to become India's first Zero Budget Natural Farming state". United Nations Environment Programme. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ↑ "The man behind the ZBNF in AP". The Hindu. 2019-11-22. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ↑ "Agriculture & Cooperation Dept – Implementation of Natural Farming" (PDF). Andhra Pradesh Agriculture & Cooperation Dept. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
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