Party Name : Pattali Makkal Katchi
Constituency : Pondicherry
State : Pondicherry
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 1 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 14
Father's Name : Shri M. Murugaiyan
Mother's Name : Smt. M. Thaiyalnayaki
Date of birth : 11 Oct 1949
Profession : Professor
Positions held :
2004 Elected to 14th Lok SabhaMember, Committee on Home AffairsMember, Committee on EstimatesMember, General Purposes CommitteeMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance16 Aug. 2006-onwards Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women5 Aug. 2007 onwards Member, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law & Justice1 May 2008 Member, Committee on Public Accounts
More Information :
Books Published
(i) Pondicherry Economy (ii) Legal Economics (iii) People of India (iv) Pudhuvaiyin Poruladara Valarchi (Tamil) (v) Dr. Ambedkar as an Economist (Tamil)
Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
Recipient of Raja Sir Annamalai Chettiar Award for Proficiency in M.A. Economics; National Award by Shri V.P. Singh for best suggestions to the Union Budget; Tholgoppiar Award for best research and literary work on Ambedkar; Recognition Award by the Association of Economists, Tamil Nadu and Seva Ratna Award
Social And Cultural Activities
Organisation of the poor and downtrodden people into Associations and clubs; helped in the in the formation of a number of Youth Associations and Women Groups; had been a Member of Academic Committee of the National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development
Special Interests
Working for the deprived and weaker sections of the society; development of higher educational institutions; interested in evolving economic theories and policies suitable to the realities of India; teaching, research, writing articles are other areas of special interest
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading and Watching T.V.
Sports and Clubs
Associated with the formation of Volleyball and Kabaddi Clubs and Associations; Secretary, Pondicherry Volley Ball Association
Other Information
A Professor and Economist with specialisation in Indian Economic Issues and Policies and Economics of Education; has guided 7 Ph.Ds, 40 M. Phils, 15 M.S. Theses, undertaken 18 National and International Projects; published 45 Research papers, presented 35 papers in Conferences and Seminars and delivered more than 100 invited/Memorial Lectures; has been a Member of Executive Council, Court, Academic Council, Financial Committee, Planning Board and Sports, Board of Pondicherry University; Member, State Planning Board, Backward classes Commissions Committee on Statehood for Pondicherry, State Committee on Industrial Policy, Rural Development, State Board, & Trade and Industry; was Inspector of Statistics, 1971; Asstt. Professor of Economics, 1971 - 1986; Professor of Economics, 1986 - 1993; Director, Academic Staff College, 1993 - 1999; Director, Community College, 1994 - 1999; Coordinator, IGNOU, Pondicherry, 1993 - 1999; Registrar, Pondicherry University, 1999; Senior Professor of Economics, 1999 - 2004
