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Dr. Uma Shankar Prasad | |
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डा. उमा शंकर प्रसाद | |
 Dr. Uma Shankar Prasad | |
| Born | Uma Shankar Prasad Madhav Narayan Municipality, Rautahat, Madhesh Province, Nepal |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Citizenship | Nepal |
| Occupation(s) | Economist, academic |
| Spouse | Married |
| Academic background | |
| Education |
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| Thesis | Impact of New Economic Policy on Poverty in Nepal (2006) |
| Doctoral advisor | Prof. Arun Kumar |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Economics |
| Sub-discipline |
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| School or tradition | Development economics |
| Institutions | |
| Notable works | Fiscal aspects of federalism |
| Notable ideas | Holistic Prosperity, Karmaism or Kalkiism: A complete socio-economic and political transformation for a fairer and more just society |
Dr. Uma Shankar Prasad (Nepali: डा.उमा शंकर प्रसाद) is a Nepali economist and academic. He serves as an Associate Professor at the Central Department of Economics, Tribhuvan University.[1] He has held public appointments, including as a member of the National Planning Commission of Nepal[2] and Chairperson of the Health Insurance Board. He also serves as the Chairman of Kalkiism Research and Training Center (KRTC), a think-tank based in Kathmandu. KRTC has been advocating for Karmaism, a complete shift in socio-economic landscape of the world.
Vision
[edit]"Let us work together for the holistic prosperity of the world-encompassing social, mental, physical, emotional, spiritual, environmental, and material well-being" - Uma Shankar Prasad
Early life and education
[edit]Prasad was born in then Sakhuwa Village Development Committee-4 (Now Madhav Narayan Municipality-3), Rautahat District, in Madhesh Province, Nepal. He completed a Master of Arts in Economics at Tribhuvan University. He later obtained an MPhil and PhD from the Centre for Economic Studies and Planning at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, India. His doctoral research examined the effects of economic reforms in Nepal on public finance and poverty.
Academic and professional career
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Prasad began his academic career at the Centre for Economic Development and Administration (CEDA), Tribhuvan University, in 2000. He later joined the Central Department of Economics as an Associate Professor.[3] In addition to teaching, he has supervised postgraduate and doctoral research in economics.
From 2018 to 2020, he was Chairperson of the Health Insurance Board, Nepal.[4] He has also served as a Member of the National Planning Commission of Nepal during two terms (2019–2022 and 2024). [5] [6]
Publications
[edit]- Nepal's Fiscal Federalism Model in the New Constitution: Agenda for Amendments (2019)[7]
- Study of Nepal's Economic Relations with China (2015)[8]
- The Economics of Disaster Risk Management in Nepal[9]
- Nepal’s excise systems and the legal frameworks: agendas for reform [10]
See also
[edit]See also
[edit]- Central Department of Economics, Tribhuvan University
- Health Insurance Board
- National Planning Commission of Nepal
- International Nepal Fellowship
- [1]
- [2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Faculty Details: Uma Shankar Prasad". Tribhuvan University Central Department of Economics. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ^ "Govt appoints Uma Shankar Prasad as NPC member". Khabarhub. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ^ "CDEC". HIB website. 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Former Chairman". Nepal Government Health Insurance Board. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "The meeting on Thursday appoints Govt appoints Uma Shankar Prasad as NPC member". khabarhub. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "Uma Shankar Prasad Yadav appointed NPC member". Pardafas. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "NRB Economic Review" (PDF). NRB. 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Journal of Development and Administrative Studies". 1 December 2015.
- ^ "International Journal of Disaster Response and Emergency Management". 1 December 2019.
- ^ "World Customs Journal". 1 November 2015.