G. K. Chadha

[2] He authored 16 books besides contributing 98 research papers to national and international research journals on various development issues relating to India and other developing countries of Asia, notably South-Asia, Indonesia and China.

[3] From 2004 to 2009, Chadha served as a member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India.

The UGC Committee to Review the Pay Scales and Services Conditions of Indian University and College Teachers was also headed by him.

He was also a member of the International Advisory Board of the Centre for Development Research, Colombo.

A festschrift was published in his honor: Reforming Indian agriculture towards employment generation and poverty reduction : essays in honour of G.K. Chadha According to WorldCat, the book is held in 610 libraries [5] He died at 73 of a sudden heart attack on the morning of March 1, 2014 in New Delhi.

The VC, JNU Prof. G.K.Chadha presenting a cheque to the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh towards PMNRF in New Delhi on February 4, 2005
At the 45th annual conference of the Orissa Economics Association