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Vijay Kelkar

Indian economist and academic (born 1942)

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name	Vijay Kelkar
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caption	Kelkar in 2008
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birth_place	India
citizenship	Indian
field	Macroeconomics and Public Economics
alma_mater	(B.E) College of Engineering Pune
(MS) University of Minnesota
(PhD) University of California Berkeley
awards	Padma Vibhushan
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(MS) University of Minnesota (PhD) University of California Berkeley 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.

Education

Vijay Kelkar has completed his engineering degree from College of Engineering, Pune and his Master of Science from the University of Minnesota. He then completed his PhD in Economics from University of California, Berkeley.

Career

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 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).

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 GST)

Personal life

Vijay Kelkar is married and has a daughter.

Published works

In Service of the Republic: The Art and Science of Economic Policy (New Delhi: Penguin Allen Lane., 2019)

References

"Vijay Kelkar".
"Vijay Kelkar".
"Chairman Vijay Kelkar".
(3 January 2014). "Dr. Vijay Kelkar Appointed Trustee". Radio Sai.
[http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Money__Banking/Vijay_Kelkar_Economist_with_a_heart_of_gold/articleshow/2557455.cms Vijay Kelkar: Economist with a heart of gold] [[The Economic Times]], 21 November 2007.
[http://www.topnews., ain/vijay-l-kelkar-head-xiiith-finance-commission-26109 Vijay L. Kelkar to head XIIIth Finance Commission]
[http://www.expressindia.com/news/ie/daily/19990712/ibu12037.html Vijay Kelkar is elected IMF ED] {{webarchive. link. (25 September 2012 [[Indian Express]], 12 July 1999.)
PTI. "Plan panel to allocate Rs 5000 crore to develop civilian plane". The Hindu.
"A Broader View Of Kelkar Task Force". Financial Express.
"Vijay L. Kelkar".

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