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Mihir Shah is an Indian economist and former member of the Planning Commission of India, an organisation that ceased to exist in 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Welcome to Homepage of Planning Commission )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=India's Water problem - Dr. Mihir Shah's solution )〕 Mihir Shah graduated with a B.A. degree in Economics in 1976 from St. Stephen's College, Delhi. In 1978, he received an M.A. degree in Economics from Delhi School of Economics. He also received a PhD degree in Economics from Centre for Development Studies (affiliated to Jawaharlal Nehru University), Trivandrum in 1984.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Centre For Development Studies )〕 Mihir Shah, along with his colleagues penned their experiences in the book, ''India's Drylands: Tribal Societies and Development through Environmental Regeneration'', which was published by Oxford University Press in 1998.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Buy India's Drylands: Tribal Societies and Development Through Environmental Degradation Book Online at Low Prices in India - India's Drylands: Tribal Societies and Development Through Environmental Degradation Reviews & Ratings - Amazon.in )〕 The book brings out the macro-economic significance of watershed programmes for food security and employment guarantee in India. He has also played a significant role shaping policies and in the development of tribal areas in Madhya Pradesh. He coauthored one of three chapters in Human Development Report of the state in 1998.〔http://www.dif.mp.gov.in/mphdr%5CAcknowledgements_E_1995.pdf〕 From 2009 to 2014, Shah was Member, Planning Commission, Government of India, holding the portfolios of Water Resources, Rural Development and Decentralised Governance. He is the youngest ever Member of the Planning Commission.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=More flexibility for states: Mihir Shah )〕 He is also the first President of the Bharat Rural Livelihoods Foundation, which supports innovative civil society action in close partnership with state governments.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mihir Shah to be president of Bharat Rural Livelihood Foundation )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=BRLF )〕 Shah was chiefly responsible for drafting the paradigm shift in the management of water resources enunciated in the 12th Five Year Plan.〔http://www.indiawaterportal.org/sites/indiawaterportal.org/files/water-_towards_a_paradigm_shift_in_the_twelfth_plan_dr_mihir_shah_planning_commission.pdf; http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/this-time-round/article5167834.ece; http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-02-21/india-may-spend-1-billion-to-map-aquifers〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=12th Plan to see holistic irrigation strategy in place )〕 As Chairman of the Government of India's Committee for Revision of MGNREGA Guidelines, he initiated a makeover of MGNREGA, the largest employment programme in human history, with a renewed emphasis on rural livelihoods based on construction of productive assets.〔nrega.nic.in/circular/Report_Committee_Revision_guidelines.pdf〕〔http://www.indiawaterportal.org/articles/mihir-shah-committee-proposes-new-guidelines-mgnrega-some-highlights; http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/q-a-mihir-shah-planning-commission-111100900029_1.html; http://www.im4change.org/news-alert/mihir-shah-unveils-a-bold-nrega-2-13410.html; http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/centre-launches-mgnrega-20〕 He also chaired the Government of India’s Task Force on the National Social Assistance Programme, which presented a landmark report in 2013.〔http://nsap.nic.in/nsap/Report_Task_Force_Comprehensive_NSAP.pdf〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title='Implement recommendations of pension panel' )〕 Mihir Shah chaired the Advisory Council of the first India Rural Development Report brought out by the Ministry of Rural Development.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=India Rural Development Report 2012/13 launched )〕 Shah is Visiting Faculty at the Young India Fellowship at Ashoka University, where he teaches a course on the Political Economy of India's Development 1947-2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Young India Fellowship - Postgraduate Diploma Programme in Liberal Studies )〕 He is a Member of the International Steering Committee of the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Water, Land and Ecosystems )〕 Shah is Chair of the Revitalising Rainfed Areas Network in India.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=RRA Network )〕 He is a Trustee of the National Foundation of India.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=CURRENT )〕 He serves on the Governing Council of the Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Governing Council )〕 He is a Member of the National Advisory Committee, Hindustan Unilever Foundation, which is pioneering a "Water for Public Good" program.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Views of NAC - Huf )〕 From 2013 to 2015, he was a Member of the Board of Governors of the Institute of Rural Management Anand.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=IRMA - Board of Governors )〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mihir Shah」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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