Vijay Kelkar
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "Template wrapper".Script error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters". Vijay L. Kelkar (born 15 May 1942) is an Indian economist and academic, who is the chairman of the Forum of Federations, Ottawa & India Development Foundation, New Delhi and chairman of Janwani – a social initiative of the Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture (MCCIA) in Pune.
Career
He has been appointed as a trustee of Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust (Puttaparthi, A.P.) on 4 January 2014.[1] He was also the chairman of the Finance Commission until January 2010. He was earlier advisor to the Minister of Finance (2002–2004), and is known for his role in economic reforms in India. Prior to this, he remained Finance Secretary, Government of India 1998–1999, and in 1999 he has been nominated as Executive director of India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Sri Lanka on the board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).[2][3][4]
Committees and commissions headed
- Kelkar committee on PPP in India
- Joint Venture (JV) Committee of NCAD (90 seater National Civil Aircraft).[5]
- Kelkar Task Force (which recommended GST) [6]
Personal life
Vijay Kelkar is married and has a daughter.[7]
References
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- ↑ Vijay Kelkar: Economist with a heart of gold The Economic Times, 21 November 2007.
- ↑ ain/vijay-l-kelkar-head-xiiith-finance-commission-26109 Vijay L. Kelkar to head XIIIth Finance Commission
- ↑ Vijay Kelkar is elected IMF ED Template:Webarchive Indian Express, 12 July 1999.
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External links
- Vijay Kelkar Rediff.com
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- Savitribai Phule Pune University alumni
- University of Minnesota alumni
- University of California, Berkeley alumni
- University of California, Berkeley faculty
- 20th-century Indian economists
- Living people
- 1942 births
- Recipients of the Padma Vibhushan in public affairs
- Marathi people
- Scientists from Maharashtra
- 21st-century Indian economists