Vijay L. Kelkar (born 15 May 1942) is an Indian economist and academic, who is currently the Chairman of the Forum of Federations, Ottawa & India Development Foundation, New Delhi and Chairman of Janwani – a social initiative of the

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--> in Pune. He has been appointed as a trustee of Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust (Puttaparthi, A.P.) on 4 January 2014. He was also the Chairman of the Finance Commission until January 2010. He was earlier Advisor to the

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(2002–2004), and is known for his role in economic reforms in India. Prior to this, he remained Finance Secretary,

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1998–1999, and in 1999 he has been nominated as Executive director of India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Sri Lanka on the board of the

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(IMF).

Early life

Kelkar, holds B.E., from

College of Engineering Pune COEP Technological University, is A Unitary Public University of Government of Maharashtra, situated in Pune, Maharashtra, India. Established in 1854, it is the 2nd oldest engineering college in India, after IIT Roorkee (1847). The students and ...

, India, 1963, M.S., from

University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the U of M, or Minnesota) is a public land-grant research university in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. ...

, US, 1965 and Ph.D. in economics from

University of California Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant univ ...

, US, 1970.

Career

Kelkar has taught at Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad, Center for Economic Development and Administration, Kathmandu, Nepal, South Asia Institute, Heidelberg University, Germany and

University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant u ...

. He has held various senior-level positions in the

, as well as in international organizations: * President, Indian Statistical Institute * Chairman, CSIR-Tech Pvt Ltd (www.csirtech.com) * Chairman, National Stock Exchange of India Limited * Chairman, Forum of Federations, Ottaw

* Chairman, India Development Foundation * Vice President, Pune International Center * Chairman, The Thirteenth Finance Commission of India, Thirteenth Finance Commission, India * Chairman, IDFC Private Equity, Mumbai * Advisor to Minister of Finance, Government of India in the rank of a Minister of State, from August 2002 to September 2004 * Executive Director for India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Bhutan at the

, Washington, D.C., USA from August 1999 to August 2002 * Finance Secretary, Government of India, 1998–1999 * Chairman, Tariff Commission, Government of India, 1997–1998 * Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Government of India, 1994–1997 * Director & Coordinator, International Trade Division, UNCTAD, Geneva, Switzerland, 1991–1994 * Chairman, Bureau of Industrial Costs & Prices and Secretary to the Government of India, New Delhi, 1987–1991 * Secretary, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, Government of India, New Delhi, 1985–1988 * Advisor, Economic Policy & Planning, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Government of India, New Delhi, 1982–1987 * Economic Advisor, Ministry of Commerce, Govt of India, 1977–1981 * Chairman of the Board of Green Infra Limited

Committees and commissions headed

* Kelkar committee on PPP in India * Joint Venture (JV) Committee of NCAD (90 seater National Civil Aircraft). *Kelkar Task Force (which recommended

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)

Awards

Kelkar was awarded the 2011

Padma Vibhushan The Padma Vibhushan ("Lotus Decoration") is the second-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for "exceptional and distinguished service". All persons without ...

, the second highest civilian award, in January 2011.

Personal life

Vijay Kelkar is married and has a daughter.

References

External links

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