Vijay Kelkar
{{short description|Indian economist and academic (born 1942)}}
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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.{{cite web|url=https://plus.google.com/108304167468840264436/posts/F9zJQo3tPpC|title=Dr. Vijay Kelkar Appointed Trustee|publisher= Radio Sai|date=3 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).[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 |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925185654/http://www.expressindia.com/news/ie/daily/19990712/ibu12037.html |date=25 September 2012 }} Indian Express, 12 July 1999.
Committees and commissions headed
- Kelkar committee on PPP in India
- Joint Venture (JV) Committee of NCAD (90 seater National Civil Aircraft).{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Plan-panel-to-allocate-Rs-5000-crore-to-develop-civilian-plane/article13376826.ece|title=Plan panel to allocate Rs 5000 crore to develop civilian plane|last=PTI|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=2016-12-12}}
- Kelkar Task Force (which recommended GST) {{Cite news|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/archive/a-broader-view-of-kelkar-task-force/123005/|title=A Broader View Of Kelkar Task Force|newspaper=Financial Express|access-date=2018-12-30}}
Personal life
References
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External links
- [http://ia.rediff.com/rediffsearch/Vijay%20Kelkar Vijay Kelkar] Rediff.com
- {{cite web|title=Works of Vijay Kelkar|url=http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=au%3AKelkar%2C+Vijay+L.&qt=hot_author|publisher=WorldCat}}
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Category:Savitribai Phule Pune University alumni
Category:University of Minnesota alumni
Category:University of California, Berkeley alumni
Category:University of California, Berkeley faculty
Category:20th-century Indian economists
Category:Recipients of the Padma Vibhushan in public affairs