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CV Tarun Das Project Appraisal and Economic Financial CBA Specialist January 2018
CV Tarun Das Project Appraisal and Economic Financial CBA Specialist January 2018
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5. Education:
Ph.D. (Poverty and Inequality Analysis), University of East Anglia, England, 1977
MA (Economics), First Class, Presidency College, Calcutta University, 1969
BA Hons. (Economics), First Class, Presidency College, Calcutta University, 1967
9. Languages: [For each indicate proficiency: good, fair, poor in speaking, reading, writing]:
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Hold Ph.D. in Economics as Commonwealth Scholar from the East Anglia University, UK.
Possess diversity in skills in research, teaching, training, modeling and policy planning.
Worked as Consultant to ADB, AfDB, COMSEC, World Bank, IMF, UN-ESCAP, UNCTAD,
UNDP, UNECA, UNITAR and UNSIAP in 26 countries viz. Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan,
Cambodia, CAREC Countries, China, Ethiopia, Gambia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos,
Maldives, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Philippines, Samoa, Senegal, Singapore, Sri Lanka,
Switzerland, Thailand, UK, USA, UEA, Uzbekistan. Also worked on economies of Central Asia
Regional Economic Coperation (CAREC) countries viz. (viz. Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, China,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan)
11. Employment Record [Starting with present position, list in reverse order every
employment
Held by expert since graduation, giving for each employment (see format here below): dates
of employment, name of employing organization, positions held.]:
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Nov 1971 to Indian Economic Service, Department Assistant Director (On-the-job training on
June 1973 of Personnel &Training, Govt of India, Project Appraisal techniques, Public Finance,
Delhi and Applied econometrics)
June 1970 Center of Advanced studies for Research Fellow (Decompositions of Poverty
to Oct 1971 Economics, Presidency College, and Inequality Measures)
Calcutta, India.
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Feb 2002 International Monetary Fund (IMF), Member, IMF Expert Group (Government
USA, Washington Finance Statistics Manual 2001)
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Scope of Work
The consultant will help the executing agency and ADB project team review the macroeconomic policy
environment that will affect the project design and implementation, and assess the economic and financial
viability of the investment program by conducting economic and financial analyses and calculating economic
internal rate of return and financial internal rate of return. The consultant will also work with Social Development
Expert on summary poverty reduction and social strategy (SPRSS).
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Detailed Tasks and/or Expected Output
Please refer to Scope of Work
13. Work Undertaken that Best Illustrates Capability to Handle the Tasks Assigned
[Among the assignments in which the expert was involved, indicate the following information for those
assignments that best illustrate the expert’s capability to handle the tasks listed under 12.]
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13-C. Name of assignment or project: ADB TA-9005 BHU: South Asia Subregional Economic
Cooperation Green Power Investment Program (48489-001), Contract No.: 124786-S52800
Year: September 2016 to November 2016
Location: Thimpu, Bhutan
Client: ADB and Ministry of Finance, Government of Bhutan through PWC India Pvt. Ltd.
Main Project Features: Project Appraisal, Financial-Economic Cost Benefit Analysis of Hydropower
Projects, and Debt Sustainability Analysis for Bhutan
Position Held: Public Resource Management Specialist
Activities Performed:
Assisted Financial-Economic Cost Benefit Analysis of Hydro Power Projects for Bhutan;
Conducted Macro-economic Forecasting of major macro-economic–fiscal variables for Bhutan,
Conducted public debt and external debt sustainability analysis for Bhutan for financing the
development of ongoing and proposed hydropower projects in Bhutan in collaboration with the
government of India and external finance from other sources
13-D. Name of assignment or project: Public Financial Management and Governance Reforms
Year / Location/ Client: April 2015, and Nov 2015-June 2016, Multi-Country (India and CAREC
Countries) ADB Funded Project on Central Asia Regional Economic Co-operation, through PWC
India Limited,
Main project features: Project Appraisal, Financial-Economic Cost Benefit Analysis of Power
Projects in CAREC Countries and Debt Sustainability Analysis
Positions held: ADB Public Financial Management Expert
Activities Performed:
Assisted for Economic-Financial Cost Benefit Analysis of Power projects in CAREC Countries;
Conducted Macroeconomic Forecasting and Prepared Medium Term Fiscal Framework;
Made assessment of Macroeconomic Stability, Fiscal-Financial Viability, Debt Sustainability for each of
10 CAREC (Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation) Countries (viz. Afghanistan, Azerbaijan,
China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan)
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13-F. Name of assignment or project: World Bank Administered and Multi Donor (DFID, EU,
Netherlands) Funded Project on Deepening Medium Term Budgeting Framework (MTBF) and
Strengthening Financial Accountability
Year / Location: Jan 2011 to June 2014, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Client: Ministry of Finance, and Planning Commission, Government of Bangladesh.
Main project features; Project Appraisal and Economic and Financial Cost Benefit Analysis, Medium
Term Strategic Planning and Budgeting, Result-Based Monitoring and Evaluation, Macro-Fiscal
Modelling and Macroeconomic Forecasting, Debt Management and Policy.
Positions held:
Technical Adviser (Project Appraisal, Economic and Financial Cost Benefit Analysis, Result Based
M&E, Medium Term Strategic Planning and Budgeting, Macroeconomic Forecasting, Debt
Management and Policy)
Activities performed: Performed various tasks as follow:
(a) Prepared methodologies anf conducted project appraisal and financial and economic cost
benefit analysis of development projects/ programs,
(b) Prepared Guide Book and Manuals and prepared operational Medium Term Strategic Plans
(MTSP) and budgets for selected line ministries such as agriculture and food, Power;
education, health, local government and social securities;
(c) Prepared policy papers and performance reports for various sectors;
(d) Prepared medium term macroeconomic framework, strategies and policies;
(e) Conducted result-based monitoring and evaluation of programs and plans;
(f) Conducted debt sustainability analysis and prepared medium term debt strategy;
(g) Prepared guidelines/ manuals, and conducted capacity building training programs and
workshops for multi stakeholders;
(h) Prepared various reports on macroeconomic assessment and forecasting, project appraisal
and economic-financial cost-benefit analysis, medium term strategic planning and budgeting,
and debt sustainability analysis.
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13-J Name of assignment or project: UNDP Transport Policy Planning for India
Year / Location/ Client: January 1987-Feb 1989, New Delhi, India
Planning Commission, Govt of India
Main project features: Project Appraisal and Financial Economic Cost Benefit Analysis, Medium
Term Strategic and Investment Planning for the Transport Sector
Positions held: Adviser (Transport Modelling and Policy Planning)
Activities Performed:
(a) Prepared methodologies and conducted project appraisal and cost benefit analysis of projects/
programs for the transport sector;
(b) Prepared medium term strategic plan ans investment plan for transport sector
13-K Name of assignment or project: Project Appraisal and Economic Financial CBA
Year / Location/ Client: October 1984-December 1986, New Delhi, India
Economic Research Unit. Ministry of Steel and Mines, Govt of India
Main project features: Project Appraisal and Financial Economic Cost Benefit Analysis
Positions held: Chief Economist (Economic Research Unit)
Activities Performed:
Conducted project appraisal and Financial-Economic cost benefit analysis of projects/ programs for
the minerals and iron and steel products financed by the Steel Development Fund
13-L Name of assignment or project: Project Appraisal and Economic Financial CBA
Year / Location/ Client: October 1982-September1984, New Delhi, India
Bureau of Industrial Costs and Prices, Ministry of Industry, Govt of India
Main project features: Project Appraisal and Financial Economic Cost Benefit Analysis
Positions held: Chief (Economic Division)
Activities Performed:
Conducted project appraisal and Financial-Economic cost benefit analysis of projects/ programs for
the products and services under government control and administered pricing
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14. Certification: I, the undersigned, certify to the best of my knowledge and belief−
(i) this CV correctly describes my qualifications and my experience;
(ii) I understand that any wilful misstatement described herein may lead to disqualification or
dismissal, and/or any other disciplinary action being taken by the donor.
Signature of expert:
Date:
07 January 2018
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A. Consultancy Reports
1.1 Economic Assessment of Transport Sector Development in Sri Lanka-First Dfraft, pp.1-110,
ADB Sri Lanka Resident Office, April 2017.
1.2 Guide Book and Manual for Economic and Financial Cost Benefit Analysis of Hydropower
Projects in Laos PDR, pp.10125, World Bank Project on Economic Assessment of
Hydropower Projects of Laos PDR, January 2017.
1.3 Assessment of Macroeconomic Stability, Fiscal-Financial Viability and Debt Sustainability of
CAREC Countries, pp.1-125, ADB Funded Project on Central Asia Regional Economic
Cooperation, February 2016.
1.4 Alternative revenue projections for Dubai by forecasing models such as Secular growth,
GDP Bouyancy and Elasticity, and Revenue Drivers Basd Models, pp.1-60, Ministry of
Finance, Government of Dubai, Dubai, UAE, September 2015
1.5 An operational consistent macroeconomic accounting spreadsheet model for Bangladesh-
analytical framework, model structure, data base, test and calibration techniques and base
line projections, pp.1-96, World Bank Administered and Multi-Donor (DFID, EU,
Netherlands) Funded Project on DMTBF, MOF, Bangladesh, Dhaka, 20 May 2014.
1.6 Public investment Management in Bangladesh, pp.45, World Bank Administered and Multi-
Donor Funded Project on DMTBF, MOF, Bangladesh, Dhaka, July 2012.
1.7 Framework for Project Appraisal, Monitoring and Evaluation Techniques and Methodology,
pp.1-50, World Bank Administered & Multi-Donor Funded Project on DMTBF &
Strengthening Financial Accountability, MOF, Bangladesh, Dhaka, June 2012.
1.8 Medium Term Strategic Business plans for the Ministries of Agriculture, Education, Social
welfare, Energy, Transport and Communications, Local Governments, Women and Child
Development, World Bank Administered and Multi-Donor Funded project on DMTBF,
Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh, Dhaka, 2012-13.
1.9 An Operational Guide to Prepare Medium Term Strategic Business Plans (MTSBP) for Line
Ministries/ Divisions, pp.1-60, World Bank Administered and Multi-Donor Funded Project
on DMTBF, Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh, Dhaka, April 2012.
1.10 Diagnostic Study on Project Appraisal and Result Based Monitoring and Evaluation
Techniques, Methodology, Systems and Procedures in Bangladesh, pp.1-65, World Bank
Administered and Multi-Donor Funded Project on DMTBF, Min of Finance,
Bangladesh, Dhaka, December 2011.
1.11 Guidebook for Project Appraisal of Development Projects and Strategic Planning for Line
Ministries, pp.1-40, African Development Bank Institutional Support Project on
Economic and Financial Governance (AfDB-ISPEFG), the Gambia, Banjul, Sep 2010.
1.12 An Operational Macro-econometric Model for Nepal- Model Structures, Data Base, Test and
Calibration Techniques, Part-1: 60 pages and Part-2: 65 pages, ADB Resident Office in
Kathmandu & Nepal Rastra Bank, Kathmandu, Oct 2009.
1.13 An Operational Consistent Macroeconomic Forecasting Model for Gambia- Basic Concepts,
Data Base, Calibration Techniques and Projections, pp.1-71, African Development Bank
ISPEFG, the Gambia, Banjul, 31 January 2009.
1.14 Trends and projections of sectoral GDP growth rates for Gambia during 1998-2013 and
some policy issues, AfDB ISPEFG, pp.1-18, 28 Feb 2009.
1.15 Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) - Basic Concepts, Methodology and Applications
for Mongolia, pp.1-50, ADB Capacity Building Project on Governance Reforms (ADB-
CBPGR), Ministry of Finance (MOF), Govt of Mongolia, July 2008.
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1.16 Budget Performance Evaluation- Methodology, Systems and Management, pp.1-55, ADB-
CBPGR, MOF, Gov. of Mongolia, May 2008.
1.17 Performance Based Budgeting- Methodology, Systems and Management, pp.1-55, ADB-
CBPGR, MOF, Gov. of Mongolia, March 2008.
1.18 Financial Planning- Part-1: Methodology, pp.1-34, Part-2: Policies, pp.1-32, ADB-CBGGR,
MOF, Gov. Of Mongolia, January 2008.
1.19 Preparation of Strategic Business Plans- Structural Framework and Guidelines to Line
Ministries, pp.1-74, ADB-CBPGR, Mongolia, Sep 2007.
1.20 Official Economic statistics- Part-1 on Government Finance Statistics (GFS) and Balance of
Payments (BOP) Statistics, pp.1-70, Part-2 on Monetary and Financial statistics (MFS) and
Multi–Factor Productivity Measures (MFP), UN-SIAP, Chiba, Japan, Aug 2007.
1.21 Guidebook for preparation of Strategic Business Plan and Program Budget for Line
Ministries, pp.1-50, ADB Capacity Building Projects on Governance Reforms (ADB-
CBPGR), Ministry of Finance, Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Sept 2007.
1.22 Pricing of Environmental Resources and Environmental Cost Benefit Analysis, pp.1-20,
Institute for Integrated Learning and Management, New Delhi, India, Oct 2006.
1.23 An Evaluation of the Implementation of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
(NREGA) in the Raebareli District of Uttar Pradesh, Institute for Integrated Learning and
Management (IILM), New Delhi, India, February 2007.
1.24 Economic and Social Cost Benefit Analysis and Project Review, pp.1-30, Training Material
prepared for the Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India, Mar 2007.
1.25 A Comprative Cost Benefit Analysis of Road, Rail and Transport System for Passengers
and Goods Traffic in India, pp.1-60, UNDP Transport Policy Planning Project, Planning
Commission, New Delhi, August 1982.
1.26 A Social Cost Benefit analysis of Indian Railways, pp.1-30, UNDP Transport Policy
Planning Project, Planning Commission, New Delhi, August 1981.
1.27 An economic evaluation of investment on roads and road transport in India, WP No.18,
pp.1-50, UNDP Transport Policy Planning Project, Delhi, May 1980.
1.28 A Techno-Economic-Financial Appraisal on New Railway Lines for the North-Eastern States
of India, pp.1-60, UNDP Transport Policy Planning Project, Planning Commission, New
Delhi, May 1979.
1.29 Trends and projections of rail and road goods and passenger traffic in India, pp.105-161, in
Transport Planning and Development, ed. V Mahajan, Deep & Deep, Delhi, 1991.
1.30 Monitoring and Projecting Budget Deficits of the Government – A Technical Note, Ministry
of Finance, pp.1-21, August 1990.
1.31 Multisectoral and multiregional transport model for India–database and calibration
techniques, pp.391-403, Environment and Planning, 15-A, 1983.
1.32 Application of shift and share technique for forecasting regional and sectoral growth in India
in the Sixth Plan, pp.187-200, Indian Journal of Regional Science, 13(2), 1981.
2.1 Interlinkages between development research, policy planning and outcome in the post
reforms period in India and analytical lessons for other developing countries, jointly with
Arvind Virmani, pp.1-115, East Asian Bureau for Economic Research (EABER),
Australia, April 2008.
2.2 Financing International Cooperation behind National Borders- a Case Study for India, pp.1-
46, Off. of Dev.Studies, UNDP, New York. March 2006.
2.3 Public-Private Partnership for financing infrastructure in Asian economies- Scope, Progress,
Issues and Perspectives, pp.-1-30, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, Dec 2005.
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2.4 General Agreement on Trade in Services– Implications for the Indian financial sector, pp.6-
14, Bima Vidya, Management Development Centre, Mumbai, July 2003.
2.5 An assessment of the financial sector liberalization in India in the context of its commitment
to the WTO, pp.1-50, Indian Council for Research on International Economic
Relations (ICRIER), New Delhi, June 2003.
2.6 Economic Reforms in India- Rationale, Scope, Progress and Unfinished Agenda, pp.1-80,
Bank of Maharashtra, Pune, February 2003.
2.7 Preparation of Indices for Services Production, pp.1-250, National Institute for Banking
and Management, Pune, India, Jan 2003.
2.8 Implications of Globalization on Industrial Diversification in Asia, pp.ix+1-86, UN ESCAP,
Bangkok, UN Pub.Sales No.E.02.II.F.52, December 2001.
2.9 Social Security System in India – Needs and Policy Issues, pp.1-40, ESCAP, United
Nations, Bangkok, December 1999.
2.10 Role of private sector including Privatization in Asian Countries and Lessons for Africa,
pp.1-110, UN-ECA, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Oct. 1998.
2.11 Foreign Investment- Technology Transfer- and Growth Nexus in Asian Economies, pp.1-
158, ESCAP, United Nations, Bangkok, Oct 1997.
2.12 Policies and Strategies for Promoting the Role of the Private Sector and Privatization in
Industrial and Technological Development in Asian Economies, pp.1-171, ST/ESCAP/1696,
UN, NY, 1996.
2.13 Macro-economic Framework and Foreign Investment in India, WG on Investment and
Financial Flows, pp.1-75, TD/B/WG.1/Misc.3/ Add.3, UNCTAD, 1993.
2.14 Structural Reforms and Stabilization Policies in India – Rationale and Medium Term
Outlook, pp.20-56, in Economic Liberalization and its Impact, ed. by SP Gupta, Macmillan
India Ltd., Delhi, 1993.
2.15 Pricing, productivity & competitiveness of Indian Steel industry, pp.269-292, Indian
Industrialization, ed. Arun Ghosh, Oxf. Unv.Press, Delhi, 1992.
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3.18 Macroeconomic Forecasting and Debt Sustainability Analysis for Bhutan, pp.1-35, PWC
India Private Limited and ADB Funded Project on Sub-Regional Economic Cooperation for
Power Sector Development of Bhutan, October 2016.
3.19 Guidelines for Management of Government Guarantees in Bangladesh, pp.1-40, World
Bank Administered DMTBF Project, MOF, Govt of Bangladesh, April 2014
3.20 Concept Paper on Public Debt and Design for Quarterly Reports, pp.1-43, World Bank
Administered DMTBF Project, MOF, Govt of Bangladesh, Nov 2013.
3.21 Alternative Medium Term Debt Management Strategies for Bangladesh, pp.1-28, World
Bank Administered DMTBF Project, MOF, Govt of Bangladesh, Oct 2013.
3.22 Debt Sustainability Analysis for Bangladesh 2013, pp.1-25, World Bank Administered
DMTBF Project, Finance Division, MOF, Govt of Bangladesh, July 2013.
3.23 Concept Paper for Setting Up a Full Fledged Middle Office within Treasury and Debt
Management Wing,pp.1-38, World Bank Administered DMTBF Project, Finance
Division, MOF, Govt of Bangladesh, May 2013.
3.24 International Best Practices for Medium Term Debt Management Strategy, pp.1-20, World
Bank Administered DMTBF Project, MOF, Govt of Bangladesh, Aug 2012.
3.25 External Debt Management in Maldives- Policies, Strategies, Procedures and Institutional
Set Up- An Inception Report, pp.1-54, ADB Project on Public Financial Reforms, Min of
Finance and Treasury, Maldives, Male, Dec 2010.
3.26 External Debt Management in Uzbekistan- Policies, Strategies, Procedures, Legal and
Institutional Set Up, pp.1-45, World Bank Office, Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Nov 2008.
3.27 Management of external debt in Indonesia- legal, institutional framework and policy issues,
pp.1-30, MOF, Govt of Indonesia, Dec. 2005.
3.28 Sustainability of External Debt- Conceptual Issues, Methodology and International Best
practices- pp.1-36, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, January 2006.
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4.4 Promoting resource-based export-oriented SMEs in Asia and the Pacific, pp.33-76,
Investment Promotion and Enterprise Development Bulletin for Asia and the Pacific,
ESCAP, United Nations, Bangkok, Sept 2003.
4.5 Poverty and inequality in India–Trends and policy issues, pp.1-30, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok,
Oct. 2002.
4.6 Poverty and Environment- How to break the vicious circle? Pp.39-46, Souvenir of the
Global Society for Protection of Human Rights, Delhi, Jan 2000.
4.7 UNDP Human Development Index – Some Methodological Issues and Alternative
Measures, pp.1-30, UNDP, UN Plaza, New York, March 1993.
4.8 Inequality index with differences in inequality aversion for groups, Rivista Internazionale
di Scienze Economiche e Commercialli (Milan, Italy), 1983.
4.9 Decompositions of inequality measures and a comparative analysis, jointly with Prof. A.
Parikh, pp.23-48, Empirical Economics (Vienna, Austria), vol.7, 1982.
4.10 Statistical interpretation and decomposition of Atkinson’s inequality index, jointly with
Prof. A. Parikh, pp.13-18, Rivista di Mathematica per le Scienze Economiche e Socoali
(Milan, Italy), 15(1), 1982.
4.11 Decompositions of Atkinson’s measure of inequality, jointly with Prof. Ashok Parikh,
pp.171-178, Australian Economic Papers, vol.20 (36), June 1981.
4.12 Choice of demographic units in analyzing the size distribution on income, pp.20-29,
Journal of Income and Wealth, 3 (1), 1978.
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