Dr. Radha Ashrit

Deputy Director General

radha.ashrit@nic.in

011-23096511

Ph. D. (Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi India ).
M.Sc (Statistics), Department of Statistics, Kerala University, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.

2018-April, 2022: Statistical Adviser in Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt of India. In charge of Web enabled Project management Information System, Dashboards, Biotechnological Activities in North Eastern Region, Biotech Kisan Mission Programme, Agriculture and Plant Sciences, Gender Budgeting Cell and Data monitoring and Impact Analysis Division.
2017-2018: Director at Agriculture Census Division of Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Govt of India. Coordinated 10th Agriculture Census for Phase-I Activities focused on design of survey, compilation, analysis and report writing.
2008-2017: Director at DES, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Govt of India. Activities focused on monitoring, analysis and report wring on various agriculture statistics such as Area-Production-Yield, Land Use, Cost of Cultivation and Price at district, state and all India level.
2003-2008: Senior Research Officer in Planning Commission Govt of India. Activities focused on Health and Nutrition. Contributed to the Health and Nutrition Chapters of 12th Five Plan Document. Activities focused on laying down policies of Health and Nutrition in the country.
2000-2003: Research Officer in Planning Commission Govt of India. Contributed to the Labour and Employment Chapters of 11th Five Plan Document.
1998-2000: Indian Statistical Service Probationer