K. K. TripathyK. K. Tripathy , an officer of Indian Economic Service (IES) of 1999 batch, is presently Economic Adviser in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. During the past 24 years of public service, he has served in the Ministries o Cooperation, Education, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Rural Development, Food Processing Industries, Planning Commission besides the United Nations Development Programme. Prior to joining IES, he served the Government of Odisha. He has obtained his PhD on micro-finance management from the Department of Management Studies of Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. He has published many peer-reviewed research articles, books and policy notes in the field of Agriculture, Rural Development and Cooperation. Read More Read Less