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{{Infobox person
| name = Sardara Singh Johl
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1928|08|02}}
| birth_place = [[Lyalpur]], [[British India]] |image =
File:Sardara Singh Johl.jpg

|| occupation = Agriculture economist Academic Writer
| yearsactive = Since 1952
| known for = Agriculture economics
| awards = [[Padma Bhushan]] Chief Khalsa Diwan Centenary Award [[Punjab Agricultural University|PAU]] Golden Jubilee Outstanding Alumni Award Mahan Punjabi Award Dr. Madan Gold Medal Award
}}
'''Sardara Singh Johl''' (born 1928) is an Indian agriculture economist,<ref name="Punjab Agriculture Summit a Farce">{{cite web | url=http://www.yespunjab.com/punjab/item/40675-punjab-agriculture-summit-a-farce-sardara-singh-johl | title=Punjab Agriculture Summit a Farce | publisher=Yes Punjab | date=17 February 2014 | access-date=1 June 2016}}</ref> writer, politician and the chancellor of the [[Central University of Punjab]].<ref name="FDI will benefit farmers">{{cite web | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ludhiana/fdi-will-benefit-farmers-says-dr-johal/ | title=FDI will benefit farmers | publisher=Indian Express | date=2 November 2012 | access-date=1 June 2016}}</ref><ref name="Our Chancellor">{{cite web | url=http://www.cup.ac.in/chancellor.php | title=Our Chancellor | publisher=Central Agricultural University of Punjab | date=2014 | access-date=1 June 2016}}</ref> A former National Professor of Agricultural Economics of the [[Indian Council of Agricultural Research]], he served as the vice chancellor of the [[Punjabi University]] and [[Punjab Agricultural University]] during different tenures and chaired the [[Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices]] set up by the Government of India.<ref name="Dr Johl named first Chancellor of Central University of Punjab">{{cite web | url=http://www.indiaeducationreview.com/news/dr-johl-named-first-chancellor-central-university-punjab | title=Dr Johl named first Chancellor of Central University of Punjab | publisher=India Education Review | date=14 September 2012 | access-date=1 June 2016}}</ref> He is a former director of the Central Board of Governors of the [[Reserve Bank of India]] and a former consultant to international bodies such as [[Food and Agriculture Organization]], [[World Bank]] and [[United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia]].<ref name="Dr Sardara Singh Johl appointed Chancellor of Central University at Bathinda">{{cite web | url=http://news.saanj.net/punjab-news/dr-sardar-singh-johl-appointed-chancellor-of-central-university-at-bathinda/ | title=Dr Sardara Singh Johl appointed Chancellor of Central University at Bathinda | publisher=Saanj News | date=13 September 2012 | access-date=1 June 2016}}</ref> The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Bhushan]], in 2004, for his contributions to Agriculture and agriculture education.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2016 | access-date=3 January 2016}}</ref>

== Biography ==
Sardara Singh Johl was born in a farmers' family on 8 February 1928 in [[Lyalpur]] (present-day Faisalabad in Pakistan) in the [[British India]] to S. Boota Singh<ref name="Member Profile Info">{{cite web | url=http://punjabiuniversity.ac.in/alumni/index.php?page=profile&memberid=297&show=ok | title=Member Profile Info | publisher=Punjabi University Alumni Association | date=2016 | access-date=1 June 2016}}</ref> and did his early schooling at the local village school.<ref name="Our Chancellor" /> After securing his graduate (BSc) and post graduate degrees (MSc) in agriculture and agriculture economics respectively from [[Punjab University, Chandigarh, India|Punjab University]], he continued his studies to obtain a master's degree (MA) in economics and, later, a doctoral degree (PhD) from [[Punjabi University]] in 1952.<ref name="Grit, hard work won him Padma Bhushan">{{cite web | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040125/punjab1.htm#7 | title=Grit, hard work won him Padma Bhushan | work=The Tribune | date=24 January 2004 | access-date=1 June 2016}}</ref> He started his career the same year in agriculture and rural development in the hilly regions of Punjab where he worked for eight years before joining [[Punjab Agricultural University]] as an assistant professor and rose to the position of a professor and the Head of the Department of Economics and Sociology in 1965.<ref name="Grit, hard work won him Padma Bhushan" />

Johl held several notable academic positions; he held the vice-chancellorship of [[Punjabi University]], [[Punjab Agricultural University]] and [[Haryana Agricultural University]] before being appointed as the chancellor of the [[Central University of Punjab]] in 2012, thus becoming the first chancellor of the university.<ref name="Dr Johl named first Chancellor of Central University of Punjab" /> He has chaired the [[Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices]] and sat in the Central Board of Governors of the [[Reserve Bank of India]].<ref name="Our Chancellor" /> He has been the vice-chairman of the Punjab State Planning Board and a visiting professor at [[Ohio State University]] and [[London School of Economics]].<ref name="Mechanization, Labor-Use and Productivity in Agriculture">{{cite journal | title=Mechanization, Labor-Use and Productivity in Agriculture | author=S. S. Johl | journal=Economics and Sociology — Ohio State University | volume=Occasional Paper No. 2|hdl = 1811/66834}}</ref> It was during his stint as the head of the ''Advisory Committee on Agriculture Policy'' of the Government of Punjab, he proposed the crop rotation and diversification for the wheat and rice farmers of the state, by introducing subsidies to the farming community for switching to other crops, popularly known as the ''Johl Plan''.<ref name="Punjab fights a losing battle on Johl plan">{{cite web | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030811/agro.htm#1 | title=Punjab fights a losing battle on Johl plan | work=The Tribune | date=11 August 2003 | access-date=1 June 2016}}</ref> He served as a member of the Economic Advisory Council during the tenancy of four different [[Government of India|Union Governments]], [[Government of Punjab, India|Punjab Government]] and as a consultant to [[Tamil Nadu Government]], [[Gujrat Government]], [[Sri Lankan Government]], [[Food and Agriculture Organization]], [[World Bank]] and the [[United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia]]. He is a fellow of International Society of Economists, former president of the Indian Society of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Economics Research Association, Indian Society for Agricultural Marketing and Punjab Sahit Akademi.<ref name="Our Chancellor" /> Known to be vocal in socio-political comments,<ref name="Punjab Agriculture Summit a Farce" />

When International Agricultural Economics Association held its annual conference in Minsk in the erstwhile USSR (presently the capital city of Belarus) in 1970, Johl chaired three of its sessions.<ref name="People Of Jandiala">{{cite web | url=http://jandialamusic.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoid=150115877 | title=People Of Jandiala | publisher=Janidala Musics | date=2016 | access-date=1 June 2016}}</ref> He has prepared several government reports, such as ''Rationalisation of Electricity Tariff in Punjab'', ''Diversification of Agriculture in Punjab'',<ref name=" Agricultural Development and Industrialisation in Punjab: Some Issues Related to the Pepsi Model">{{cite journal | jstor=4396967| title=Agricultural Development and Industrialisation in Punjab: Some Issues Related to the Pepsi Model | author=Kanwaljit Kaur Gill, Sucha Singh Gill | journal=Economic and Political Weekly | date=November 1990 | volume=25 | issue=45 | pages=2507–2509}}</ref> ''Structural Adjustments in Cropping Patterns for Growth and Productivity in Punjab'' and ''Structural Reforms in Agricultural Sector for Productivity and Growth in India'', which are reported to have helped in government policy formulations.<ref name="Our Chancellor" /> Besides, he has published over 200 articles in national and international journals.<ref name="Dr Sardara Singh Johl appointed Chancellor of Central University at Bathinda" /> He has also documented his own life in an autobiography, ''Ranga di Gagar'',<ref name="Ranga Di Gagar">{{cite web | url=http://ghadarmemorial.net/library.php?page=384 | title=Ranga Di Gagar | publisher=Ghadar Party Martyrs' Memorial | work=Library listing | date=2016 | access-date=1 June 2016}}</ref> written in [[Punjabi language]], which has since been translated into [[Hindi language|Hindi]] and [[Urdu]] languages.<ref name="Our Chancellor" />

== Awards and honors ==
Johl is an elected fellow of the Punjab Academy of Sciences and the [[National Academy of Agricultural Sciences]].<ref name="NAAS Fellow">{{cite web | url=http://naasindia.org/page.php?pageid=34 | title=NAAS Fellow | publisher=National Academy of Agricultural Sciences | date=2016 | access-date=1 June 2016}}</ref> The Government of India awarded him the civilian honor of the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2004<ref name="Padma Awards" /> and [[Punjab University, Chandigarh, India|Punjab University]] conferred the degree of DLitt ([[honoris causa]]) on him in 2005.<ref name="Record of Honoris Causa Degrees">{{cite web | url=http://puchd.ac.in/honoris-causa.php | title=Record of Honoris Causa Degrees | publisher=Punjab University | date=2016 | access-date=1 June 2016}}</ref> He also received honorary doctorates from [[Punjabi University]] and [[Guru Nanak Dev University|Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar]]. The [[Indian Council of Agricultural Research]] (ICAR) appointed him as the National Professor of Eminence and Punjab Sahit Akademi inducted him as a life member.<ref name="Our Chancellor" /> He is also a recipient of Chief Khalsa Diwan Centenary Award, [[Punjab Agricultural University]] Golden Jubilee Outstanding Alumni Award, Mahan Punjabi Award of the Professor Mohan Singh Foundation and Dr. Madan Gold Medal Award.<ref name="People Of Jandiala" />

== References ==
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== Further reading ==
* {{cite journal | title=Mechanization, Labor-Use and Productivity in Agriculture | author=S. S. Johl | journal=Economics and Sociology — Ohio State University | volume=Occasional Paper No. 2|hdl = 1811/66834}}

== External links ==
* {{cite interview | title=Green Revolution in India | date=19 November 2010 | access-date=1 June 2016 | last=Sarada Singh Johl | work=[[Columbia Water Center]] | location=New York | URL=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GVqUpsobdA}}
* {{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XFAea6MV54 | title=Khush Foundation Lecture 2016 | publisher=Khush Foundation | work=[[YouTube]] video | date=22 April 2016 | access-date=1 June 2016}}
* {{cite web|title=Most widely held works by S. S Johl|url=https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n50038618/|publisher=[[WorldCat]]}}

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