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{{Short description|Indian economist}}
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| name = Ashok Gulati
| image = The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Shri Award to Prof. Ashok Gulati, at a Civil Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on March 30, 2015.jpg
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| caption = The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Shri Award to Prof. Ashok Gulati, at a Civil Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on 30 March 2015
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|05|11|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Delhi]], India
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| occupation = [[Agricultural economist]]
| alma_mater = [[Shri Ram College of Commerce]] <br>
[[Delhi University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]], [[Master of Arts|MA]], [[PhD]])
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| known for = Indian agricultural policy issues
| spouse = Dr. Chandrika Gulati
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| awards = [[Padma Shri]]
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'''Ashok Gulati''' (born 11 May 1954) is an Indian [[agricultural economist]] and a former chairman of the [[Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices]] (CACP), the advisory body of the [[Government of India]] on food supplies and pricing policies.<ref name="Business Standard">{{cite web | url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/ashok-gulati-steps-down-as-cacp-head-this-month-114022300687_1.html | title=Business Standard | publisher=Business Standard | date=14 February 2014 | access-date=21 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Narendra Modi">{{cite web | url=http://www.narendramodi.in/shri-modi-meets-dr-ashok-gulati-head-of-commission-for-agriculture-cost-of-production-policy/ | title=Narendra Modi | publisher=Narendra Modi | date=11 February 2013 | access-date=21 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="ICTSD">{{cite web | url=http://www.ictsd.org/about-us/ashok-gulati | title=International Centre for Trade and Development | publisher=ICTSD | date=2015 | access-date=20 February 2015 | archive-date=7 November 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107104012/https://www.ictsd.org/about-us/ashok-gulati | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="CACP Mandate">{{cite web | url=http://cacp.dacnet.nic.in/ViewContents.aspx?Input=1&PageId=33&KeyId=0 | title=CACP Mandate | publisher=CACP | date=2015 | access-date=20 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Lunch with BS: Ashok Gulati">{{cite web | url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/lunch-with-bs-ashok-gulati-114032800768_1.html | title=Lunch with BS: Ashok Gulati | publisher=Business Standard | date=28 March 2014 | access-date=21 February 2015}}</ref> Gulati was instrumental in the hiking the minimum support price of several food grains.<ref name="Ashok Gulati steps down as CACP head this month">{{cite web | url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/ashok-gulati-steps-down-as-cacp-head-this-month-114022300687_1.html | title=Ashok Gulati steps down as CACP head this month | publisher=Business Standard | date=24 February 2014 | access-date=21 February 2015}}</ref> Currently he is Infosys chair professor for Agriculture at Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER).<ref name="Livemint">{{cite web | url=http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/xHMGJDuL0yRIvgIpT8uWnL/Revamping-agriculture-and-PDS.html | title=Livemint | publisher=Livemint | date=29 April 2014 | access-date=20 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="World Economic Forum">{{cite web | url=http://www.weforum.org/global-agenda-councils/ashok-gulati | title=World Economic Forum | publisher=World Economic Forum | date=2015 | access-date=21 February 2015}}</ref> He is also a member of the Task Force on Agriculture set by the prime minister under NITI Aayog and chairman of the Expert Group on Agriculture Market Reforms (2015). He was an active member of the high-level committee set up by the NDA Government to restructure and reorient Food Corporation of India in order to improve its operational and financial efficiency.<ref>{{Cite web|title = NDA seeks framework to revive agriculture|url = http://www.livemint.com/Politics/zomhC04mjytPENi4YGyFPJ/NDA-seeks-framework-to-revive-agriculture.html|access-date = 2016-01-07}}</ref>

As chairman of the [[Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices]] (CACP), he was assigned with a responsibility to advise Government of India on pricing policies of 23 agri- commodities. His work tenure at CACP is reported to have been transparent with real-time research and policy guidance on agricultural sector of the country. He has written 17 Price Policy Reports for Government of India during his tenure at CACP.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Dr. Ashok Gulati|url = http://www.idfcbank.com/about/leadership/dr-ashok-gulati.html|website = www.idfcbank.com|access-date = 2016-01-12}}</ref> He was director at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) for more than 10 years. During his stint at IFPRI (January 2001 – February 2011), he garnered expansive worldwide exposure, undertaking and guiding research in Asia, Africa and Latin America (about 35 countries).<ref>{{Cite web|title = Ashok Gulati to head Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices|url = http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-02-25/news/28634389_1_new-delhi-office-south-asia-agriculture-costs|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160305124015/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-02-25/news/28634389_1_new-delhi-office-south-asia-agriculture-costs|url-status = dead|archive-date = 5 March 2016|website = timesofindia-economictimes|access-date = 2016-01-12}}</ref> He worked as a Chair Professor NABARD at Institute of Economic Growth. Prior to that he was Director/Chief Economist, Agriculture and Rural Development at National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) from 1991 till 1997.<ref>{{Cite web|title = International Food & Agricultural Trade Policy Council > Board of Directors|url = http://www.agritrade.org/about/member_bios.html|website = www.agritrade.org|access-date = 2016-01-12}}</ref>

Gulati has served in both academic and policy advising capacities in India. He has 13 books and several book chapters to his credit. His book "The Dragon and the Elephant" (co-edited with Shenggan Fan), was published by both Johns Hopkins University Press and Oxford University Press and it has also been translated in Chinese language. Apart from this he has written numerous national and International Journal and media articles.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Online Shopping: Shop Online for Mobiles, Books, Watches, Shoes and More - Amazon.in|url = https://www.amazon.in/s?rh=n%253A976389031%252Cp_27%253AAshok%2520Gulati|access-date = 2016-01-12}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

He was the youngest member of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council of Mr. [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]], member of the Economic Advisory Council of the Chief Minister and of Andhra Pradesh and member of the State Planning Board of Karnataka. He has also been a member of the board of directors of ICICI Banking Corporation and member of the board of directors of Agricultural Finance Corporation.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Business Banking India, Business Banking Services, ICICI Bank Services For The SMEs.|url = http://www.icicibank.com/aboutus/archive/inrmarch311997.page|website = www.icicibank.com|access-date = 2016-01-12}}</ref><ref name="ictsd.org">{{Cite web|title = Ashok Gulati {{!}} International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development|url = http://www.ictsd.org/about-us/ashok-gulati|website = www.ictsd.org|access-date = 2016-01-12|archive-date = 7 November 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181107104012/https://www.ictsd.org/about-us/ashok-gulati|url-status = dead}}</ref>

He graduated from [[Shri Ram College of Commerce]] and did his master's degree in economics and PhD from [[Delhi School of Economics]].<ref name="ictsd.org"/><ref>{{Cite web|title = Lunch with BS: Ashok Gulati|url = http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/lunch-with-bs-ashok-gulati-111053100019_1.html|access-date = 2016-01-12}}</ref>

He was honoured by the Government of India in 2015 with the [[Padma Shri]], the fourth highest Indian civilian award.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=114952 |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Padma Awards |date=2015 |access-date=16 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128022143/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=114952 |archive-date=28 January 2015 }}</ref>

==Bibliography==
*''Liberalizing food grains markets'', by Kumar.G, Roy.D, Gulati.A (2010), Oxford University Press, New York.<ref>{{Cite book|title = Liberalizing Foodgrains Markets: Experience, Impacts and Lessons from South Asia|publisher = Oxford University Press|date = 2010-10-10|location = New Delhi|isbn = 9780198066958}}</ref>
*''From Parastatals to Private Trade: Lessons from Asian Agriculture'' (eds.) Shahidur Rashid, Ashok Gulati and Ralph Cummings Jr. The Johns Hopkins University Press, USA (2008); also published by Oxford University Press, India (2008).<ref>{{Cite book|title = From Parastatals to Private Trade: Lessons from Asian Agriculture|publisher = Johns Hopkins University Press|date = 2008-06-09|location = Baltimore, Md|isbn = 9780801888151|editor-first = Shahidur|editor-last = Rashid|editor-first2 = Ashok|editor-last2 = Gulati|editor-first3 = Ralph Cummings|editor-last3 = Jr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = From Parastatals to Private Trade: Lessons from Asian Agriculture - Shahidur Rashid, Ashok Gulati, and Ralph Cummings, Jr (eds)|url = http://www.mrmlonline.com/?page=shop/flypage&product_id=2291824|website = www.mrmlonline.com|access-date = 2016-01-12}}</ref>
*''Maize in Asia'' (eds.) Ashok Gulati and John Dixon. Academic Foundation, India (2008)<ref>{{Cite book|title = Maize in Asia: Changing Markets and Incentives|publisher = Academic Foundation|date = 2008-09-01|location = New Delhi|isbn = 9788171886630|editor-first = Ashok|editor-last = Gulati|editor-first2 = John|editor-last2 = Dixon}}</ref>
*''WTO Negotiations on Agriculture and Developing Countries'' by Anwarul Hoda and Ashok Gulati. The Johns Hopkins University Press, USA (2007); also published by Oxford University Press, India (2008)<ref>{{Cite book|title = WTO Negotiations on Agriculture and Developing Countries|publisher = Johns Hopkins University Press|date = 2008-01-23|location = Baltimore, Md|isbn = 9780801887932|url-access = registration|url = https://archive.org/details/wtonegotiationso00anwa}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = 9780195692563 - AbeBooks|url = http://www.abebooks.com/book-search/isbn/9780195692563/|website = www.abebooks.com|access-date = 2016-01-12}}</ref>
*''The Dragon and the Elephant: Rural Development and Agricultural Reform Experiences in China and India'' (eds.) Ashok Gulati and Shenggen Fan. The Johns Hopkins University Press, USA (2007); also published by Oxford University Press, India (2008); also published in Chinese by Science Press (2009).<ref>{{Cite book|title = The Dragon and the Elephant: Agricultural and Rural Reforms in China and India|publisher = Johns Hopkins University Press|date = 2007-11-14|location = Baltimore, Md|isbn = 9780801887871|editor-first = Ashok|editor-last = Gulati|editor-first2 = Shenggen|editor-last2 = Fan}}</ref>
*''Agriculture Diversification and Smallholders in South Asia'' (eds.) P.K. Joshi, Ashok Gulati and Ralph Cummings Jr., Academic Foundation, India (2007).<ref>{{Cite book|title = Agricultural Diversification and Smallholders in South Asia|publisher = Academic Foundation|date = 2007-04-01|location = New Delhi|isbn = 9788171885510}}</ref>
*''Economic Reforms and Food Security: The Impact of Trade and Technology in South Asia'' (eds.) Suresh Babu and Ashok Gulati. Haworth Press, Inc, New York (2005).<ref>{{Cite book|edition = 1|title = Economic Reforms and Food Security: The Impact of Trade and Technology in South Asia|publisher = CRC Press|date = 2005-03-10|location = New York, NY|isbn = 9781560222576}}</ref>
*''Institutional Reforms in Indian Irrigation'' by Ashok Gulati, Ruth Meinzen-Dick and K. V. Raju), SAGE Publications, India (2005).<ref>{{Cite book|edition = 1|title = Institutional Reforms in Indian Irrigation|publisher = SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd|date = 2005-01-01|location = New Delhi|isbn = 9780761933113}}</ref>
*''Subsidy Syndrome in Indian Agriculture'' by Ashok Gulati and Sudha Narayanan. Oxford University Press, India (2003).<ref>{{Cite book|title = [(The Subsidy Syndrome in Indian Agriculture)]|asin = B00XTAV47Q|publisher = OUP India|date = 2003-03-27|first = Ashok|last = Gulati}}</ref>
*''Trade Liberalisation and Indian Agriculture'' by Ashok Gulati and Tim Kelley. Oxford University Press (1999).<ref>{{Cite book|title = Trade Liberalization and Indian Agriculture: Cropping Pattern Changes and Efficiency Gains in Semi-Arid Tropics (Oxford India Paperbacks) by Gulati Ashok Kelley Tim (2002-05-30) Paperback|asin = B012YWMF1I|first = Gulati Ashok Kelley|last = Tim}}</ref>
*''Strategic Change in Indian Irrigation'', (eds.) Mark Svendsen and Ashok Gulati. Macmillan India Ltd, (1995).<ref>{{Cite book|title = Strategic Change in Indian Irrigation|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=qQLfoAEACAAJ|publisher = MacMillan India Limited|date = 1995-01-01|first = Mark|last = Svendsen|first2 = Ashok|last2 = Gulati}}</ref>
*''Export Competitiveness of Selected Agricultural Commodities'' by Gulati.A, Sharma.A, Sharma.K, Das.S, Chhabra.V, NCAER, New Delhi (1994).<ref>{{Cite web|title = Export competitiveness of selected agricultural commodities|url = http://agris.fao.org/agris-search/search.do?recordID=US201300292172|website = agris.fao.org|access-date = 2016-01-12}}</ref>
*''Agricultural Price Policy in India: An Econometric Approach'' by Ashok Gulati. South Asia Books, India (1987).<ref>{{Cite book|title = Agricultural Price Policy in India: An Econometric Approach|publisher = South Asia Books|date = 1987-12-01|isbn = 9780836422351}}</ref>

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==References==
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==Further reading==
* {{cite book | url=http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/xHMGJDuL0yRIvgIpT8uWnL/Revamping-agriculture-and-PDS.html | title=Getting India Back on Track: An Action Agenda for Reform | publisher=Carnegie Endowment for International Peace |author1=Bibek Debroy |author2=Ashley J. Tellis |author3=Reece Trevor | year=2014 | isbn=978-8184005691}}
* {{cite web|title=Most widely held works by Ashok Gulati|url=https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n85211572/|publisher=[[WorldCat]]}}

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