Achievements In Career - Mohandas Moses

Advisor to the Governor of. ( January 1994 - October 1996 )

• Mohandas Moses served as Advisor to the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir during the years of militancy, from January 1994 to October 1996.
• Held the portfolios of Finance, Planning, Energy, Health, Education, Culture, Transport, Food Distribution.
• Undertook large scale development measures, and personally supervised effective public distribution of foodgrains, re-opening of schools and hospitals,construction of roads and bridges, commenced the operation of new bus routes to facilitate communication, and stabilizing the finances of the State of J& K.
• Under his personal supervision health centers were established in areas where militancy was raging. Various Artificial Limb Centres and Post-Trauma Centers for rehabilitation of those injured in militant attacks were set up in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
• He organized the first and massive pulse polio immunization program for children in the Kashmir Valley.
• As Advisor in charge of Education, Mr Moses personally supervised the opening of schools. Midday meals were served as an incentive for school attendance which increased significantly during this time.
• General Krishna Rao, former Chief of Army Staff and then Governor of Jammu and Kashmir has high praise for Mr Moses's achievements, efficiency , courage and states that Mr Moses made a significant and major contribution to the normalization of the situation in J & K.
• Dr Manmohan Singh, then Union Finance Minister of India, congratulated Mr Moses as Advisor in charge of finance and planning for his excellent work. "Never have the finances of Jammu-Kashmir been on such a sound basis. He has brought financial stability to J & K".
• As Special Adviser, Ladakh Affairs, Shri Moses established the Autonomous Hill Development Council of Ladakh which expedited development programs for Ladakh. He undertook conservation and restoration of Buddhist gomphas of Shey, Hemis and Thipse.
• He is remembered in Ladakh for the socio - economic measures taken up for the welfare of the people of Ladakh. In addition to development projects he initiated establishment of hydro - electric and thermal schemes to generate power in Ladakh, special schemes for production and marketing of pashmina - goat wool, and fruit cooperatives.
• It was widely commented that Shri Moses was uncaring of personal safety during the years in Jammu and Kashmir when militancy was rife, and that he traveled far and wide in the troubled state to personally supervise all the activities that came under his portfolios .

Secretary to Government of India, Ministry of Agriculture. ( 1990 - 1992 )

• Mohandas Moses headed the Oilseeds Technology Mission, when production of oilseeds was stepped up in Gujarat and the southern states. Made notable achievements in the field of oil seeds and pulse production.

Secretary to Government of India, Ministry of Welfare. ( 1993 - 1994 )

• He did special work on the rehabilitation side, especially in the setting up of units dealing with prosthetics. At the SAARC meeting for control of narcotics, held in Islamabad in December 1993, the Pakistani Chairman of the Conference invited Mr Moses to be Chairman of the conference as recognition of the strategy he had outlined for control of narcotics.
• As Secretary Welfare, he was asked by the Prime Minister's office to submit a report on the welfare and rehabilitation measures taken up in the Sardar Sarovar Irrigation Project in the Narmada Valley.
• The Chief Secretary of Gujarat, describes Mr Moses as "trudging from village to village, from one rehabilitation center to another to see conditions for himself. At the end of it, he gave a superb and unbiased report which enabled the state governments to proceed with this vast project."
• Responsible for taking initial action for framing the People with Disabilities Act. Began for the first time a coordinated approach to the rehabilitation of the variously handicapped by working in unison with the various All India Institutes of the Handicapped. Strengthened and expanded treatment facilities for people with spinal injuries. Began Braille libraries in numerous schools for the visually impaired.

Managing Director, Food Corporation of India. ( 1986 - 1989 )

• As M.D. of Food Corporation of India, he streamlined the functioning of the organization, plugged losses and pilferage and put the public distribution on a firm footing throughout the country, with particular attention to the north east and chronic starvation areas such as Kalahandi in Orissa.
• The Union Cabinet congratulated him in a letter for the excellent work he did on the food distribution field during the drought year of 1987. Mohandas Moses led the historic Food and Medical Relief Mission to Jaffna in June 1987. For this too, the Prime Minister of India and the Cabinet Secretary conveyed their deep appreciation of his courage, enterprise, and service beyond the call of duty.

Managing Director, Karnataka Power Corporation of India . ( 1983 - 1986 )

• As M.D. of Karnataka Power Corporation, he made a major breakthrough in power generation by completion of the Supa Dam, (Kalinadi Project) and establishment of Raichur Thermal Station. In collaboration with Dr M.R. Srinivasan, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, and Dr Raja Ramanna, he helped to locate Kaiga for the nuclear power station.
• In 1985, the Government of Karnataka formally congratulated him in the Legislative Assembly on his achievements in the field of power generation .

Home Secretary, Government of Karnataka. ( 1980 - 1983 )

• He was responsible for revising transport and tourism policy to suit new needs. Brought in changes in police administration and recruitment.

As Joint & Additional Secretary, Finance Department, Karnataka State. ( 1974 - 1977 )

• He wrote the Taxation Enquiry Report on which the Government of Karnataka formulated its fiscal and revenue policy.
• Considered an expert in financial management and fiscal policy. Drafted the Karnataka State Treasury Code.

Publications of Mohandas Moses

Last Frontiers of the Mind - Challenges of the Digital Age

• Published by Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi in 2005
• It was as Secretary Welfare and as Advisor to the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir( holding the portfolio of health) that he became interested in the rehabilitation of people afflicted by maladies of the brain and nervous system, and the treatment thereof. He saw the nature of brain injuries, its effects and its treatments. On his return to Delhi in 1997, Mr Moses began extensive research on the nature of the brain-mind relationship and artificial intelligence. It has received high praise from scientists and philosophers in book reviews.

Dialogue of Civilizations - William Jones and the Orientalists

• Published by Aryan Books International, New Delhi, 2009
• This book provides a historical background of India at the commencement of British rule under the East India Company and the post 1857 scenario. The author traces the work of the brilliant and dedicated Indologists / Orientalists of Britain, Germany, Russia and Italy who studied ancient Indian texts of both religious and secular literature. These scholars promoted awareness of Indians and other nations on the heritage of India that had not received the attention they deserved.

Rajataringini Revisited / Stranger in Paradise

• Published by Har Anand Publications. 2008
• Memoirs of Mohandas Moses tenure as Advisor Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh) He provides brief historical and cultural background of the three regions, their problems and predicaments, especially in the years of militancy and the contribution made by Mohandas Moses as Advisor to the Governor of J & K.
  These memoirs have been incorporated in his biography written by Achala Moulik
• Mohandas Moses's articles on Kashmir, Ladakh, Food Security, Agriculture, Economic Development, Fiscal Policy, Dams and Irrigation Projects, Restoration of Buddhist Monasteries, Heritage, Literature, appeared in newspapers and journals.