General Manager

NABARD, Mumbai

Dr. A R Khan is a post Graduate in Earth Sciences and Doctorate in Hydrogeology & WaterResources planning and management modelling from the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai. After completing Doctorate, he worked as Research Associate at Centre for Technology Alternatives for Rural Areas (CTARA) at IIT, Mumbai and later he joined NABARD during 1988 as an Expert officer in Water Resources Cell. Dr. Khan has served in various states of India and in different departments of NABARD focusing on Rural Development Projectplanning, credit appraisal &financing, monitoring and evaluation including rural infrastructure financing. He has acquired considerable experience on techno-economic appraisal, implementation and monitoring of rural development projects specially water resources management and irrigation, flood control, river rejuvenation and watershed development and climate smart sustainable development projects. He is the member of various national level Expert Committees/ Groups constituted by the Govt. of India on water management projects. Currently, Dr. A R Khan is working as General Manager in Farm Sector Policy Department of NABARD Head Office, Mumbai and dealing with policy formulation and implementation of various promotional and development programmes like promotion of farmers’ collectives, low carbon sustainable agriculture, building adaptation capacities in agriculture, promotion of green energy, renewable energy generation in rural segment, natural resources management through watershed development model, financial planning, mobilization of climate finances and partnership building for achieving Sustainable development goals and other rural development objectives.