International Award in Public Administration is declared to Shashank Kulkarni.
A prestigious International Best Researcher Award in Public Administration was declared to a young researcher of the Central University of Jammu, Shashank Dattatray Kulkarni, for his significant contribution in the field of Public Administration and Public Policy. This important award is given annually by the Centre for Professional Advancement, a unit of the world-renowned International Multidisciplinary Research Foundation (IMRF). IMRF is working in higher education and interdisciplinary research at a global level. The award's organising committee included renowned scientists from different fields in the world. The information about the selection for the award was given by the Director (Academics) of the organisation Prof Dr Ratnakar by letter. He said that the research contribution of Shashank Kulkarni is essential in the field of Public Administration and Public Policy at the global level. The award is given annually to a young researcher who outstandingly contributes to Public Administration and Public Policy. Shashank Kulkarni is known for his outstanding contribution in agricultural and farmer policy. National Commission on Farmers (Swaminathan Commission), National Policy on Farmer, Farmers' Suicides in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, Agricultural Policies are some important research areas in which he has been working for years. He contributed to Farmers' Policies of India through his book internationally acknowledged book 'Swaminathan Commission: A Foundation of Farmer Policies in India'.
This book was forwarded by the Father of the Indian Green Revolution, Prof. M. S. Swaminathan. The book was published by the reputed publishing house Academic Foundation, New Delhi. This book had been recorded as the first book in the world, which has been exclusively written on Swaminathan Commission. It is based on a review of all the five reports of the National Commission on Farmers (NCF). In the modern agricultural history of India, this is the first and only commission that is exclusively constituted for Farmers under the dynamic leadership of Prof. M. S. Swaminathan to provide solutions for the agrarian crisis in the country.
