डॉ. डी. इंद्रकुमार

Dr. D. Indrakumar is an economist and Deputy Director at the National Institute of Labour Economics Research and Development (NILERD), an autonomous organization under NITI Aayog. He holds an M.A., M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Economics and has more than 24 years of research experience, including nearly 21 years at NILERD.

His work focuses on labour markets, employment, MSMEs, manufacturing, skills development, education and evaluation of public programmes. He has contributed to over 30 research studies and published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and edited books.

His responsibilities include designing national surveys, data analysis, report writing and managing research proposals and evaluations for government-sponsored initiatives. He also serves in institutional roles including CPIO for RTI functions and Nodal Officer for the Central Public Grievance Cell.