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. 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).

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• Early life
• Career
• Committees and commissions headed
• Awards
• Personal life
• References

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:

Chairman, CSIR-Tech Pvt Ltd (www.csirtech.com)

Chairman, National Stock Exchange of India Limited

Chairman, Forum of Federations, Ottawa [2]

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).

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.