Vijay Kelkar

Vijay Kelkar
Kelkar in 2008
Born (1942-05-15) 15 May 1942
NationalityIndian
Academic background
Alma materCollege of Engineering Pune, University of California Berkeley
Academic work
DisciplineMacroeconomics and Public Economics
AwardsPadma Vibhushan

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

Personal life

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

Published works

  • In Service of the Republic: The Art and Science of Economic Policy (New Delhi: Penguin Allen Lane., 2019) ISBN 978-0-670-09332-8


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