Ajit Kumar Singh is retired director, Giri Institute of Development Studies, Lucknow. He holds degrees of MA and PhD in economics and PG Diploma in national and international development from the Institute of Social Studies, The Hague. He has been the faculty of economics at University of Lucknow and RML Avadh University, Faizabad. He was member of Second State Finance Commission, UP, Committee on Unfinished Agenda on Land Reforms in India appoint-ed by the Ministry of Rural Development Government of India, 2008.