Noted economist and educationist Prof Baidyanath Mishra passed away at his residence in Saheed Nagar here late on Tuesday night. He was 99.
Prof Mishra started working as a Lecturer in the Ravenshaw College in 1949. Later, he worked at the Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) as Agriculture Economics Professor.
He served as Vice-Chancellor of the OUAT from 1981 to 1985. Later from 1985 to 1990, he worked as Vice-Chairman of the State Planning Board.
