Malcolm Adiseshiah Award 2023:
Utsa Patnaik, a renowned economist of national and international repute, has been selected for the Malcolm Adiseshiah Award 2023:-
- Malcolm Adiseshiah Award 2023 is given every year by the Malcolm & Elizabeth Adiseshiah Trust.
- It is one of the most prestigious national awards in India.
- It recognizes and honours the outstanding contributions of social scientists to the field of development studies.
- The award includes a citation and prize money of Rs 2 lakh.
- The Malcolm Adiseshiah Award for distinguished contributions to Development Studies carries a cash award of Rs. 1 lakh and a citation.
- Malcolm Sathiyanathan Adiseshiah (1910 – 1994), was an Indian development economist and educator.
- In 1976 he was awarded the Padma Bhushan.