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	\| caption = Singh at the [[World Economic Forum]] on India in 2012		\| caption = Singh at the [[World Economic Forum]] on India in 2012
	\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1941\|01\|27\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1941\|01\|27\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[Calcutta]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[ British India]]		\| birth_place = [[Calcutta]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[ British India]]
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	\| alma_mater = [[St Stephens College, Delhi]]<br>[[Delhi School of Economics]]		\| alma_mater = [[St Stephens College, Delhi]]<br>[[Delhi School of Economics]]
	\| occupation = Economist, Civil Servant		\| occupation = Economist, Civil Servant
	\| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]		\| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
	\| spouse = Prem Kumari Singh (Tiny)		\| spouse = Prem Kumari Singh (Tiny)
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	'''Nand Kishore Singh''' is an Indian politician, economist and former [[Indian Administrative Service]] officer. He is a senior member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) since March 2014<ref>{{cite web\|author=Deepak Nagpal \|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/elections-2014-mj-akbar-nk-singh-join-bjp_919540.html \|title=Elections 2014: MJ Akbar, NK Singh join BJP \| Zee News \|publisher=Zeenews.india.com \|date=2014-03-23 \|accessdate=2017-11-23}}</ref> after having served as a [[Member of Parliament]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]] (2008-2014) from [[Bihar]] for the [[Janata Dal (United)]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN_13012014.pdf \|title=ECI - Press Note}}</ref><ref>[http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/flyingbs-nitish-kumar/357074/ Flying with BS: Nitish Kumar<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>		'''Nand Kishore Singh''' is an Indian politician, economist and former [[Indian Administrative Service]] officer. He is a senior member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) since March 2014<ref>{{cite web\|author=Deepak Nagpal \|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/elections-2014-mj-akbar-nk-singh-join-bjp_919540.html \|title=Elections 2014: MJ Akbar, NK Singh join BJP \| Zee News \|publisher=Zeenews.india.com \|date=2014-03-23 \|accessdate=2017-11-23}}</ref> after having served as a [[Member of Parliament]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]] (2008-2014) from [[Bihar]] for the [[Janata Dal (United)]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN_13012014.pdf \|title=ECI - Press Note}}</ref><ref>[http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/flyingbs-nitish-kumar/357074/ Flying with BS: Nitish Kumar<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
	He has been a senior bureaucrat, Member of the [[Planning Commission (India)\|Planning Commission]] (a Govt. body tasked with charting the course of Indian economy and later replaced with /renamed as [[NITI Aayog]]) and handled assignments of Union Expenditure and [[Revenue Secretary]]. He was also [[Officer on Special Duty (India)\|Officer on Special Duty]] to [[Prime Minister of India\|Prime Minister]] [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]].		He has been a senior bureaucrat, Member of the [[Planning Commission (India)\|Planning Commission]]{{efn\|a Govt. body tasked with charting the course of Indian economy and later replaced with /renamed as [[NITI Aayog]]}} and handled assignments of Union Expenditure and [[Revenue Secretary]]. He was also [[Officer on Special Duty (India)\|Officer on Special Duty]] to [[Prime Minister of India\|Prime Minister]] [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]].

	On 27 November 2017, [[Modi government]] appointed him as the chairman of [[Fifteenth Finance Commission of India]].		On 27 November 2017, [[Modi government]] appointed him as the chairman of [[Fifteenth Finance Commission of India]].
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	==National Highway Development Project==		==National Highway Development Project==
	As PMO Secretary and Member Secretary of the Task Force on Infrastructure, N.K. Singh was instrumental in the planning of the 13000 km National Highways Development Project (NHDP).<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2002/01/05/stories/2002010501511100.htm \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150309090750/http://www.thehindu.com/2002/01/05/stories/2002010501511100.htm \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2015-03-09 \|title=Sinha will decide on extra petrol cess \|date=2002-01-05 \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|accessdate=2017-11-23}}</ref> Comprising the [[Golden Quadrilateral]] and the [[North-South and East-West Corridor\|North-South and East-West corridors]], it was one of the flagship scheme of the Indian Government and [[NHAI]] (National Highway Authority of India).<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2000/05/27/stories/1427403s.htm \|title=PM reviews NHDP progress \|publisher=Thehindubusinessline.com \|date=2000-05-27 \|accessdate=2017-11-23}}</ref><ref>http://nk.nksingh.com/DownloadableFiles/Putting%20India%20in%20the%20fast%20lane.pdf</ref>		As PMO Secretary and Member Secretary of the Task Force on Infrastructure, N.K. Singh was instrumental in the planning of the 13000 km National Highways Development Project (NHDP).<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2002/01/05/stories/2002010501511100.htm \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150309090750/http://www.thehindu.com/2002/01/05/stories/2002010501511100.htm \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2015-03-09 \|title=Sinha will decide on extra petrol cess \|date=2002-01-05 \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|accessdate=2017-11-23}}</ref> Comprising the [[Golden Quadrilateral]] and the [[North-South and East-West Corridor\|North-South and East-West corridors]], it was one of the flagship scheme of the Indian Government and [[NHAI]] (National Highway Authority of India).<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2000/05/27/stories/1427403s.htm \|title=PM reviews NHDP progress \|publisher=Thehindubusinessline.com \|date=2000-05-27 \|accessdate=2017-11-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://nk.nksingh.com/DownloadableFiles/Putting%20India%20in%20the%20fast%20lane.pdf \|title=Putting India in the fast lane \|author=N K Singh \|date=12 June 2005 \|publisher=The Indian Express}}</ref>

	==Career as a Member of Parliament==		==Career as a Member of Parliament==
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	== Author ==		== Author ==

	N.K. Singh has authored "The New Bihar" which is a collection of essays on the state's model of development, shedding light on its achievements, shortcomings, and the challenges ahead. His other publication, "Not by Reason Alone", is a commentary on Indian political economy, analysing the various reforms pertaining to infrastructure, finance, government policies and Centre-state relations. His first book, "The Politics of Change", gives the reader a window into Indian politics and economy, providing insights into the realities of coalition politics and international fault lines.		N.K. Singh has authored ''The New Bihar'' which is a collection of essays on the state's model of development, shedding light on its achievements, shortcomings, and the challenges ahead. His other publication, "Not by Reason Alone", is a commentary on Indian political economy, analysing the various reforms pertaining to infrastructure, finance, government policies and Centre-state relations. His first book, "The Politics of Change", gives the reader a window into Indian politics and economy, providing insights into the realities of coalition politics and international fault lines.

	== Awards ==		== Awards ==
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	On 29 April 2016, NK Singh was conferred with the 2nd class Gold and Silver of the Order of the Rising sun by the Japanese Government. He is the only Indian in the list of recipients of 2016 Spring Imperial Decorations.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Share on FacebookShare on Twitter \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Japan-confers-highest-civilian-honour-on-Indian-economist/articleshow/52038986.cms \|title=Japan confers highest civilian honour on Indian economist - Times of India \|publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com \|date=2016-04-29 \|accessdate=2017-11-23}}</ref>		On 29 April 2016, NK Singh was conferred with the 2nd class Gold and Silver of the Order of the Rising sun by the Japanese Government. He is the only Indian in the list of recipients of 2016 Spring Imperial Decorations.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Share on FacebookShare on Twitter \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Japan-confers-highest-civilian-honour-on-Indian-economist/articleshow/52038986.cms \|title=Japan confers highest civilian honour on Indian economist - Times of India \|publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com \|date=2016-04-29 \|accessdate=2017-11-23}}</ref>

	==Chairman, FRBM Committee==		== Chairman, FRBM Committee ==

	The Government of India formed a Review Committee to evaluate the [[Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003\|FRBM]] Act, 2003<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/nk-singh-to-head-panel-to-review-frbm-act/article8612219.ece \|title=N.K. Singh to head panel to review FRBM Act \|work=The Hindu \|date= 17 May 2016\|accessdate=2017-11-23}}</ref> in order to assess its functionality in the last 12 years. The five-member panel, which includes Former Finance Secretary Sumit Bose, Chief Economic Adviser [[Arvind Subramanian]], [[Reserve Bank of India]] Governor [[Urjit Patel]] and [[National Institute of Public Finance and Policy]] Director Rathin Roy, is chaired by Mr. N.K. Singh. The committee's mandate includes making recommendations to pave the way forward, keeping at its focus fiscal consolidation and prudence. The feasibility of fiscal deficit range and aligning fiscal change with credit change analysis is also incorporated in the ambit.		The Government of India formed a Review Committee to evaluate the [[Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003\|FRBM]] Act, 2003<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/nk-singh-to-head-panel-to-review-frbm-act/article8612219.ece \|title=N.K. Singh to head panel to review FRBM Act \|work=The Hindu \|date= 17 May 2016\|accessdate=2017-11-23}}</ref> in order to assess its functionality in the last 12 years. The five-member panel, which includes Former Finance Secretary Sumit Bose, Chief Economic Adviser [[Arvind Subramanian]], [[Reserve Bank of India]] Governor [[Urjit Patel]] and [[National Institute of Public Finance and Policy]] Director Rathin Roy, is chaired by Mr. N.K. Singh. The committee's mandate includes making recommendations to pave the way forward, keeping at its focus fiscal consolidation and prudence. The feasibility of fiscal deficit range and aligning fiscal change with credit change analysis is also incorporated in the ambit.
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	In the recorded conversations in the Nira Radia tapes, NK Singh<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/134-nk-singh-jul-09-2009-093149/268459\|title=#134 N.K. Singh: Jul 09, 2009 09:31:49}}</ref> is heard stating that he got the order of the speakers in the Rajya Sabha changed to give an edge on retroactive tax rebates to [[Reliance Industries]]. N.K. Singh said his Reliance advocacy was for national ‘[[energy security]]'.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article922360.ece Reliance advocacy was for national ‘energy security': N.K. Singh 30 November 2010]</ref>		In the recorded conversations in the Nira Radia tapes, NK Singh<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/134-nk-singh-jul-09-2009-093149/268459\|title=#134 N.K. Singh: Jul 09, 2009 09:31:49}}</ref> is heard stating that he got the order of the speakers in the Rajya Sabha changed to give an edge on retroactive tax rebates to [[Reliance Industries]]. N.K. Singh said his Reliance advocacy was for national ‘[[energy security]]'.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article922360.ece Reliance advocacy was for national ‘energy security': N.K. Singh 30 November 2010]</ref>

	==~~References~~==		== Notes ==
	{{~~Reflist\|2~~}}		{{notelist}}

	==External links==		== References ==
	*[http://nksingh.com/ Mr. N. K. Singh]		{{Reflist}}
	*[https://archive.today/20130103134145/http://www.india-today.com/itoday/20010402/cover-nks.shtml N K Singh-India's supercrat:Prabhu Chawla]
	*[http://www.webnewswire.com/node/517852 A K Rai takes over N K Singh as the new Chairman of MDI Gurgaon]		== External links ==
			* [http://nksingh.com/ Mr. N. K. Singh]
			* [https://archive.today/20130103134145/http://www.india-today.com/itoday/20010402/cover-nks.shtml N K Singh-India's supercrat:Prabhu Chawla]
			* [http://www.webnewswire.com/node/517852 A K Rai takes over N K Singh as the new Chairman of MDI Gurgaon]

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'''Nand Kishore Singh''' is an Indian politician, economist and former [[Indian Administrative Service]] officer. He is a senior member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) since March 2014<ref>{{cite web|author=Deepak Nagpal |url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/elections-2014-mj-akbar-nk-singh-join-bjp_919540.html |title=Elections 2014: MJ Akbar, NK Singh join BJP | Zee News |publisher=Zeenews.india.com |date=2014-03-23 |accessdate=2017-11-23}}</ref> after having served as a [[Member of Parliament]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]] (2008-2014) from [[Bihar]] for the [[Janata Dal (United)]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN_13012014.pdf |title=ECI - Press Note}}</ref><ref>[http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/flyingbs-nitish-kumar/357074/ Flying with BS: Nitish Kumar]</ref>
He has been a senior bureaucrat, Member of the [[Planning Commission (India)|Planning Commission]] (a Govt. body tasked with charting the course of Indian economy and later replaced with /renamed as [[NITI Aayog]]) and handled assignments of Union Expenditure and [[Revenue Secretary]]. He was also [[Officer on Special Duty (India)|Officer on Special Duty]] to [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]].

On 27 November 2017, [[Modi government]] appointed him as the chairman of [[Fifteenth Finance Commission of India]].

He is currently on the board of [[Hindustan Times]], ICRIER, IMI, [[Nalanda University]] as well as connected with the [[Stanford University]] and the India Advisory Committee of [[London School of Economics]] and [[Columbia University]]. He is the former Chairman, Board of Governors of [[Management Development Institute]] (MDI), Gurgaon. He is currently the Chairman of the review committee set up under [[Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003]], under the purview of [[Ministry of Finance (India)|Ministry of Finance]], [[Government of India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=145416l |title=Press Information Bureau |publisher=Pib.nic.in |date=2012-09-13 |accessdate=2017-11-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/discipline-yourself-2807734/ |title=Discipline yourself |publisher=The Indian Express |date=2017-11-16 |accessdate=2017-11-23}}</ref>

He is believed to be one of the people involved in the failed [[Indian Airlines Flight 814|IC-814]] response of the Indian government.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/ex-raw-chief-wasnt-totally-honest-with-us-in-his-book-heres-what-dulat-didnt-tell-us-about-ic-814-2336728.html|title = Ex-RAW chief wasn't totally honest with us in his book: Here's what Dulat didn't tell us about IC-814-India News , Firstpost|date = 11 July 2015}}</ref>

==Early life and Career==

Born in [[Kolkata]] on 27 January 1941, Singh did his schooling at [[St. Xavier's High School, Patna]] and completed his Senior Cambridge Examination at [[St. Xavier's College, Patna]] before he joined [[St Stephens College, Delhi]] for pursuing graduation. He did Masters in Economics from the [[Delhi School of Economics]].

Following that, he has held the following positions:
* Member, State Secretariat, Finance Department (1968–69)
* Under Secretary, Ministry of Commerce (1969–73)
* Special Assistant to Commerce Minister (1973–77)
* Represented India at GATT, UNACTD, UN and the Common Wealth Secretariat.
* Chairman, Bihar State Electricity Board
* Special Assistant to the former President [[Pranab Mukherjee]], then former Minister of Commerce, Steel and Mines (1980–81)
* First Minister, Economic and Commercial, Indian Embassy, Japan (1981–85)
* Additional Finance Commissioner, Principal Secretary Industries and Industrial Development Commissioner, Bihar (1986–90)
* Joint Secretary Police (Ministry of Home Affairs) (1990–91)
* Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs (Ministry of Finance) (1991–93)
* First Chairman UNGEF (United Nations Global Environment Facility) (1993–94)
* Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs (1993–95)
* Secretary, Department of Expenditure (1995–96)
* Revenue Secretary (1996–98)
* Secretary to former PM [[Atal_Bihari_Vajpayee|AB Vajpayee]] (1998-2001)
* Member Planning Commission (2001–06)
* Deputy Chairman, Bihar State Planning Board (2006–08)
* Member of Parliament to the Rajya Sabha (2008–14)
*President of [[Institute of Economic Growth]] (IEG) Society (since 2021)

==Tax Reforms==
As Revenue Secretary (July 1996 – August 1998), he oversaw the [[Dream Budget]] (1997–98), one of the most ambitious tax reforms so far.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/10-budgets-that-have-impact-on-indias-economy/1/13660.html |title=10 budgets that changed India- Business News |publisher=Businesstoday.intoday.in |date= |accessdate=2017-11-23}}</ref> Tax rates were substantially reduced and personal Income Tax rates were brought down considerably from 15, 30 and 40 per cent to 10, 20 and 30 per cent.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mathews |first=Prince |url=http://forbesindia.com/article/independence-day-special/economic-milestone-chidambarams-dream-budget-(1997)/38459/1 |title=Economic Milestone: Chidambaram's Dream Budget (1997) |work=Forbes India |date=2014-08-20 |accessdate=2017-11-23}}</ref> Similarly, corporate tax rates were also significantly reduced apart from simplifying and merging the widely varying customs and excise duty structure. Import tariffs were also slashed down to align India's import duties with other emerging markets.
Moreover, a [[Voluntary Disclosure of Income Scheme]] (VDIS) was launched in the same year which enabled people to make voluntary disclosures given the benefits of lower tax rates. This enabled not only tax realisation of over $2 billion as hidden wealth of over Rs.33,000 crores or $10 billion being brought back to the economic stream. The VDIS scheme is considered a watershed and many have clamoured for its repetition both for domestic and foreign income.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/Communications/Circular/Others/910110000000000808/dtc44skp.htm | title=Voluntary disclosure of income scheme, 1997 | publisher=incometaxindia.gov.in | accessdate=7 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.capitalmarket.com/Macro/vdis.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-02-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303181239/http://www.capitalmarket.com/macro/vdis.htm |archivedate=2016-03-03 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/voluntary-disclosureincome-scheme-a-workable-idea_404496.html |title=Share/Stock Market News - Latest NSE, BSE, Business News, Stock/Share Tips, Sensex Nifty, Commodity, Global Market News & Analysis |publisher=Moneycontrol.com |date= |accessdate=2017-11-23}}</ref>

==Task Force on Telecom==
He has also served as the Secretary, Task Force on Telecommunications and played a key role in placing a far-reaching reform on deregulation of India's Telecommunication sector.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://it-taskforce.nic.in/govtnot.htm |title=National Taskforce on IT & Software Development - Government Notification |publisher=It-taskforce.nic.in |date= |accessdate=2017-11-23}}</ref><ref name="india1">{{cite web|url=http://www.archive.india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=2078 |title=Detailed Profile - Shri N. K. Singh - Members of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) - Who's Who - Government: National Portal of India |publisher=Archive.india.gov.in |date=2012-12-09 |accessdate=2017-11-23}}</ref> During his tenure, another major reform in the telecomm policy was to auction the spectrum bandwidth to the highest bidder.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/specials/telecom-policy-in-2-weeks-nk-singh-198120101008_1.html |title=Telecom Policy In 2 Weeks: Nk Singh | Business Standard News |newspaper=Business Standard India |publisher=Business-standard.com |date= December 1998|accessdate=2017-11-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2002-11-20/news/27350626_1_textile-industry-textile-asset-reconstruction-fund-technology-upgradation-fund |title=Textile asset recast fund can help retire debt: NK Singh - The Economic Times |publisher=Articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com |date=2002-11-20 |accessdate=2017-11-23}}</ref>

==National Highway Development Project==
As PMO Secretary and Member Secretary of the Task Force on Infrastructure, N.K. Singh was instrumental in the planning of the 13000 km National Highways Development Project (NHDP).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2002/01/05/stories/2002010501511100.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150309090750/http://www.thehindu.com/2002/01/05/stories/2002010501511100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2015-03-09 |title=Sinha will decide on extra petrol cess |date=2002-01-05 |work=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=2017-11-23}}</ref> Comprising the [[Golden Quadrilateral]] and the [[North-South and East-West Corridor|North-South and East-West corridors]], it was one of the flagship scheme of the Indian Government and [[NHAI]] (National Highway Authority of India).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2000/05/27/stories/1427403s.htm |title=PM reviews NHDP progress |publisher=Thehindubusinessline.com |date=2000-05-27 |accessdate=2017-11-23}}</ref><ref>http://nk.nksingh.com/DownloadableFiles/Putting%20India%20in%20the%20fast%20lane.pdf</ref>

==Career as a Member of Parliament==
Singh was elected as a Member of Parliament to the Rajya Sabha from Bihar in April 2008 representing the Janata Dal (United). He was a member of several important Parliamentary Committees including the Public Accounts Committee, Committee on Public Undertakings, Committee on External Affairs, Committee on MPLADS, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development, Consultative Committee on Finance and the Parliamentary Forum on Global Warming and Climate Change.<ref name="india1"/>
He joined the BJP in the run-up to the General Elections in 2014 following his close association with the NDA for over a decade.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/elections/article/election-2014/nk-singh-quits-nitish-kumar-s-party-will-join-bjp-498327 |title=NK Singh quits Nitish Kumar's party, will join BJP |publisher=Ndtv.com |date=2014-03-21 |accessdate=2017-11-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/elections/article/election-2014/former-janata-dal-united-mp-nk-singh-joins-bjp-498821 |title=Former Janata Dal (United) MP NK Singh joins BJP |publisher=Ndtv.com |date=2014-03-22 |accessdate=2017-11-23}}</ref>

== Author ==

N.K. Singh has authored "The New Bihar" which is a collection of essays on the state's model of development, shedding light on its achievements, shortcomings, and the challenges ahead. His other publication, "Not by Reason Alone", is a commentary on Indian political economy, analysing the various reforms pertaining to infrastructure, finance, government policies and Centre-state relations. His first book, "The Politics of Change", gives the reader a window into Indian politics and economy, providing insights into the realities of coalition politics and international fault lines.

== Awards ==

=== [[Order of the Rising Sun]] ===

The Japanese order is the second highest civilian award accorded to people with distinguished achievements in the field of international relations, promotion of Japanese culture, development in welfare or preservation of the environment.

On 29 April 2016, NK Singh was conferred with the 2nd class Gold and Silver of the Order of the Rising sun by the Japanese Government. He is the only Indian in the list of recipients of 2016 Spring Imperial Decorations.<ref>{{cite web|author=Share on FacebookShare on Twitter |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Japan-confers-highest-civilian-honour-on-Indian-economist/articleshow/52038986.cms |title=Japan confers highest civilian honour on Indian economist - Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2016-04-29 |accessdate=2017-11-23}}</ref>

==Chairman, FRBM Committee==

The Government of India formed a Review Committee to evaluate the [[Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003|FRBM]] Act, 2003<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/nk-singh-to-head-panel-to-review-frbm-act/article8612219.ece |title=N.K. Singh to head panel to review FRBM Act |work=The Hindu |date= 17 May 2016|accessdate=2017-11-23}}</ref> in order to assess its functionality in the last 12 years. The five-member panel, which includes Former Finance Secretary Sumit Bose, Chief Economic Adviser [[Arvind Subramanian]], [[Reserve Bank of India]] Governor [[Urjit Patel]] and [[National Institute of Public Finance and Policy]] Director Rathin Roy, is chaired by Mr. N.K. Singh. The committee's mandate includes making recommendations to pave the way forward, keeping at its focus fiscal consolidation and prudence. The feasibility of fiscal deficit range and aligning fiscal change with credit change analysis is also incorporated in the ambit.

== Nira Radia Tapes ==

In the recorded conversations in the Nira Radia tapes, NK Singh<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/134-nk-singh-jul-09-2009-093149/268459|title=#134 N.K. Singh: Jul 09, 2009 09:31:49}}</ref> is heard stating that he got the order of the speakers in the Rajya Sabha changed to give an edge on retroactive tax rebates to [[Reliance Industries]]. N.K. Singh said his Reliance advocacy was for national ‘[[energy security]]'.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article922360.ece Reliance advocacy was for national ‘energy security': N.K. Singh 30 November 2010]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://nksingh.com/ Mr. N. K. Singh]
*[https://archive.today/20130103134145/http://www.india-today.com/itoday/20010402/cover-nks.shtml N K Singh-India's supercrat:Prabhu Chawla]
*[http://www.webnewswire.com/node/517852 A K Rai takes over N K Singh as the new Chairman of MDI Gurgaon]

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