C. V. Ananda Bose

C. V. Ananda Bose is a veteran civil servant who served in the Indian Administrative Service.[1]. A daring officer, who refused to buckle under any corrupt system and had successfully launched a crusade against its shady practices. He was marginalized many times but excelled in every assignment through commitment and dedication.

C. V. Ananda Bose
Born (1951-01-02) 2 January 1951
Mannanam, Kottayam, Kerala
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndian
EducationPhD in Habitat & Environment
Alma materBITS Pilani
St. Berchmans College, Changanacherry
KE College
OccupationIndian Administrative Service,
Former Secretary to Government of India level Director General of National Museum, New Delhi,
Former managing director of NAFED,
Former Chairman of Coconut Development Board,
Additional Chief Secretary, Secretary to Chief Minister, District Collector.
AwardsUnited Nations Global Best Practice
Singapore Government Award for Urban Green Management Excellence
Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship

Dr. Ananda Bose is currently Advisor to the Government of Meghalaya. Civil servant, housing expert, writer and orator, he has held the rank of Secretary to Govt. of India, Chief Secretary, and University Vice Chancellor. He is Chairman of the Habitat Alliance, in consultative status with UN and was member of the UN Habitat Governing Council.

Recipient of the Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship, Bose is also Fellow of the Lal BahadurShastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie.

Bose has worked as District Collector, and Principal Secretary and Additional Chief Secretary in various ministries such as Education, Forest and Environment, Labour, and General Administration.

Bose has founded several movements and institutions in the field of affordable housing, good governance, science and technology, agriculture, rural development and education, such as Nirmithi Kendra (Building Centre), District Tourism Council and Habitat Alliance.

He has represented India in the European Council for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva and the International Fusion Energy Organisation, ITER, France. He was Chairman of the Atomic Energy Education Society.

United Nations have selected his initiatives as 'Global Best Practice' four times. Government of India awarded him the National (Special) Habitat award.

He was the Head of the Supreme Court Committee on the treasures of 'Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple'.

Bose has published 32 books in English, Malayalam and Hindi including novels, short stories, poems and essays.

Career

Having joined IAS in 1977, Bose had the opportunity to introduce innovations in good governance which could ensure speedy and effective delivery of public services to the people.

The Nirmithi Kendra (Building Centre) founded by him as District Collector of Kollam in 1985 to provide cost effective and environment friendly houses to the people, has emerged into a national network and become part of the national housing policy. This unique initiative in affordable housing is seen as a trigger for the Prime Minister's decision to provide affordable houses for all by 2022. Bose had the opportunity to meet and submit the proposal to Sri. Narendra Modi on 4 March 2014.

The District Tourism Promotion Council started by Bose in 1986 and replicated by the Government of Kerala in all the districts in the state, has been the nodal institution behind making Kerala God's own country. The national tourism policy recommends that this institution be replicated in all districts in the country.

Dhanwanthari Kendras initiated by Bose as institutions which provide ancillary medical facilities in hospitals, have been replicated in all districts in Kerala. The first ever attempt in India to provide medicines at discounted rate was started as part of Dhanwanthari Kendra. Later on Kerala government set up institutions to provide medicines at fair price on a regular basis. Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Pariyojana Kendra may be seen as a great culmination of a humble initiative in that direction taken 32 years back by Bose.

'The File to Field' program successfully launched in various places in Kerala as an effective mass contact program, has proved to be an administrative innovation which could redress the grievance of the public and accelerate development of backward rural areas. Union Minister of Tourism, Shri. Alphons Kannanthanam, is on record that this is the precursor to UN award-winning public service delivery system spearheaded by the then Chief Minister of Kerala .

The Gramotsava program initiated by Bose as sub collector, for the time bound development of rural areas, was officially evaluated by the Kerala Government as an effective development model worthy of replication and Government repeated the program in 200 panchayaths.

Sanjeevani Kendra, setup on the banks of the Ramsar site, Sasthamkotta lake, with an extensive medicinal garden with facilities for Ayurveda treatment and research, was replicated in other parts of the state and Forest department adopted it as one of their flag ship projects.

In order to empower women and develop entrepreneurship among them, the Annapoorna society was set up in Kollam in 1986. They could run working women's hostel, undertake outdoor catering, establish mobile restaurants for street food, and undertake capacity building to equip women for income generating economic development activities. This has been evaluated as the forerunner or the renowned Kudumbashri Self Help Groups in Kerala.

The micro credit scheme introduced among the fisherwomen in Kollam district, popularly known as ration card loan, could save this marginalised section of society from the clutches of the usurious money lenders.

The first house boat in the state was introduced in Kollam during Bose's tenure and today houseboats are a major source of income in the tourism sector. Adventure sports got a boost in the state through the Adventure Park set up in Kollam in 1985. Subsequently, he could establish an Adventure Academy for this purpose.

The project Water Save launched to protect the Sasthamcotta fresh water lake in a campaign mode by raising a green belt around the lake, preventing soil erosion and removing restrictive practises, received the UN - sponsored Bremen Partnership Award from Germany.

The Labour Agenda initiated by Bose was adopted by the Government of Kerala for implementing sustainable developmental and welfare programs among the workers, was selected by the UN as Global Good Practice.

As Chairman of the Atomic Energy Education Society, Bose could set up a television studio for edutainment and introduce science fairs and youth festivals.

As MD NAFED, Bose could check corruption, bring the guilty to books and put the organization back on rails. When the price of essential commodities spiralled, Bose initiated the 'Easy market' scheme and the 'Farm gate to Home gate' direct marketing scheme for vegetables and horticulture produce. When onion price skyrocketed in Delhi, successful market intervention was made to sell onions at thirty percent less than the market price. This has been acknowledged by the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in a letter. "His penchant for innovation was markedly manifest in his efforts at market intervention during the price hike of essential commodities, when he was heading NAFED in the Department of Agriculture."

As the Administrator of the National Museum, Dr Bose launched a 100-day programme which spelt out specific measures to revamp and revitalise the institution. Most of the improvements suggested were achieved in 60 days, such as opening the closed down galleries, modernising the display and lighting, launching outreach programmes to take the Museum to the community, arranging children's programme to ignite young minds to the greatness of India's national heritage, organising international exhibitions and launching the People's Museum movement, to mention a few.[2]

Pursuit of excellence was always central to Dr Bose's role in public administration. His contributions were seldom circumscribed by the call of duty. Instead, he has been engaged in continuous research and field experimentation in developing the most appropriate, people-first solutions. He also took key steps to synergise the various government programmes and schemes to create comprehensive, sustainable and inclusive administrative mechanisms that have since been replicated in multiple domains.

In recognition of this remarkable turnaround of the Museum and the perceptible makeover of the institution, Government of India asked Dr Bose to continue with this mission even after his retirement from service.

Awards
Tourism Minister of India Shri. K.J. Alphons Kannanthanam presenting the Melvin Jones award to Dr. C. V. Ananda Bose

International awards
  • UN Habitat Global Best Practice 1996 for Building Centre Movement
  • UN-Habitat Global Best Practice 2002 for GNN, Sustainable Habitat Development
  • Bremen Partnership Award 2001, Germany for efficient use of Natural Resources.
  • Cities Asia Urban Green Management Excellence Award, 2001, RIET, PSAE, Singapore.
  • Overseas Literary Critics Award, Sharjah

National awards
  • Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship 1994 awarded by Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund, New Delhi, for Habitat Management
  • National (Special) Habitat Award, 1989 instituted by Government of India and HUDCO for outstanding contributions to Housing in India.
  • Diwaliben Mohanlal Mehta Award 1996 for outstanding contribution in the field of propagating Science and Technology in Rural Development.
  • Dr. Pam Davar Award 1997, for Rural Technology.
  • Rajiv Gandhi National Award for Excellence in Management
  • Lal Bahdur Shastri Pratibha Puraskar, 2012
  • Lion's Centennial Melvin Jones Award
  • Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar, 2010

Impact
Bose with A.P.J Abdul Kalam

Impact of Bose's innovations have been measured and evaluated by Government of India, Government of Kerala and professional bodies who came up with positive findings about their utility and sustainability. Evaluation report shows that Nirmithi Kendras led to millions of people getting affordable houses, employment generation, particularly for women.. District Tourism Promotion Councils are doing sustainable work in promoting tourism and the model is taken up at national level.

Contributions to the society

Bose's contributions to the society over more than four decades of his career have been documented evaluated and complimented by government and independent agencies. Summing up Bose's contributions former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has written. Bose has been a pioneer in low cost housing and his innovations in the field have been recognized by the Government of India. His penchant for innovation was markedly manifest in his efforts at market intervention during the price hike of essential commodities, when he was heading NAFED. In the fast progressing Indian society, any investment in good governance will add to the well being of the people and those who pioneer inspiring innovations to facilitate easy delivery of public service deserve appreciation and encouragement. Government of Kerala has said in the official citation . Bose is described as a Lord of Ideas. The innovative initiatives taken by Dr. Ananda Bose in the field of rural development, eco friendly tourism, womens empowerment, uplift of the weaker sections, art and culture have played a major role in the onward progress of Kerala as well as the nation. Nirmithi Kendra initiated by him has been a blessing to the society.

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