Vijay Kelkar

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
Mahratta Chamber of Commerce,
Industries and Agriculture (MCCIA) in
Pune. 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]
 Vijay Kelkar

Vijay Kelkar interacting with the Chairmen &

Members of the Finance Commission, in
New Delhi in 2008.

Born 15 May 1942

Nationality Indian

Citizenship India

Academic career

Field Macroeconomics
and Public
Economics
Alma mater College of
Engineering Pune,
University of
California Berkeley

Awards Padma Vibhushan

Early life
Kelkar, holds B.E., from College of
Engineering Pune, India, 1963, M.S., from
University of Minnesota, US, 1965 and
Ph.D. in economics from University of
California Berkeley, 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.

He has held various senior-level

positions in the Government of India, 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,
Ottawa [1] (http://www.forumfed.org)
Chairman, India Development
Foundation
Vice President, Pune International
Center
Chairman, 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
International Monetary Fund,
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).[5]
 Kelkar Task Force (which
recommended GST) [6]

Awards
Kelkar was awarded the 2011 Padma
Vibhushan, the second highest civilian
award, in January 2011.

Personal life
Vijay Kelkar is married and has a
daughter.[7]

References
1. "Dr. Vijay Kelkar Appointed Trustee" (http
s://plus.google.com/1083041674688402
 64436/posts/F9zJQo3tPpC) . Radio Sai.
3 January 2014.

2. Vijay Kelkar: Economist with a heart of

gold (http://economictimes.indiatimes.co
m/Money__Banking/Vijay_Kelkar_Econom
ist_with_a_heart_of_gold/articleshow/255
7455.cms) The Economic Times, 21
November 2007.

3. ain/vijay-l-kelkar-head-xiiith-finance-
commission-26109 Vijay L. Kelkar to head
XIIIth Finance Commission (http://www.to
pnews.,)

4. Vijay Kelkar is elected IMF ED (http://ww

w.expressindia.com/news/ie/daily/19990
712/ibu12037.html) Archived (https://we
b.archive.org/web/20120925185654/htt
p://www.expressindia.com/news/ie/daily/
19990712/ibu12037.html) 25 September
 2012 at the Wayback Machine Indian
Express, 12 July 1999.

5. PTI. "Plan panel to allocate Rs 5000 crore

to develop civilian plane" (http://www.theh
indu.com/news/national/Plan-panel-to-all
ocate-Rs-5000-crore-to-develop-civilian-pl
ane/article13376826.ece) . The Hindu.
Retrieved 12 December 2016.

6. "A Broader View Of Kelkar Task Force" (htt

ps://www.financialexpress.com/archive/a
-broader-view-of-kelkar-task-force/12300
5/) . Financial Express. Retrieved
30 December 2018.

7. "Vijay L. Kelkar" (https://web.archive.org/

web/20100712103734/http://finmin.nic.i
n/kelkar/kelkar.htm) . Archived from the
original (http://finmin.nic.in/kelkar/kelkar.
htm) on 12 July 2010.
External links
Vijay Kelkar (http://ia.rediff.com/rediff
search/Vijay%20Kelkar) Rediff.com
"Works of Vijay Kelkar" (http://www.wo
rldcat.org/search?q=au%3AKelkar%2C
+Vijay+L.&qt=hot_author) . WorldCat.

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