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	'''Vijay L. Kelkar''' (born 15 May 1942) is an [[~~India~~]]n 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)<!--([https://web.archive.org/web/20120531134639/http://www.mcciapune.com/ MCCIA])--> in Pune. He has been appointed as a trustee of Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust (Puttaparthi, A.P.) on 4 January 2014.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://plus.google.com/108304167468840264436/posts/F9zJQo3tPpC\|title=Dr. Vijay Kelkar Appointed Trustee\|publisher= Radio Sai\|date=3 January 2014}}</ref> 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).<ref>[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.</ref><ref>[http://www.topnews., ain/vijay-l-kelkar-head-xiiith-finance-commission-26109 Vijay L. Kelkar to head XIIIth Finance Commission]</ref><ref>[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.</ref>		'''Vijay L. Kelkar''' (born 15 May 1942) is an [[Indian people\|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)<!--([https://web.archive.org/web/20120531134639/http://www.mcciapune.com/ MCCIA])--> in Pune.

	==~~Early life~~==		==Education==
	Kelkar~~, holds B.E.,~~ from [[College of Engineering, Pune~~\|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~~.		Vijay Kelkar has completed his engineering degree from [[College of Engineering, Pune]] and his [[Master of Science]] from the [[University of Minnesota]]. He then completed his [[Doctor of Philosophy\|PhD]] in Economics from [[University of California, Berkeley]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://jmfpe.com/Profiles?cid=4cd7bb2c-daf6-43f5-a2d1-2c1b7dd6872b\|title= Vijay Kelkar\|website=JM Private Financial Equity}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://fincomindia.nic.in/asset/doc/commission-reports/13th-FC/composition/Chairman-Dr-Vijay-Kelkar.pdf\|title=Chairman Vijay Kelkar\|website= [[Finance Commission of India]]}}</ref>

	==Career==		== 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 been appointed as a trustee of Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust (Puttaparthi, A.P.) on 4 January 2014.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://plus.google.com/108304167468840264436/posts/F9zJQo3tPpC\|title=Dr. Vijay Kelkar Appointed Trustee\|publisher= Radio Sai\|date=3 January 2014}}</ref> 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 (India)\|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).<ref>[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.</ref><ref>[http://www.topnews., ain/vijay-l-kelkar-head-xiiith-finance-commission-26109 Vijay L. Kelkar to head XIIIth Finance Commission]</ref><ref>[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.</ref>

	~~He has held various senior-level positions in the [[Government of India]], as well as in international organizations:~~		== Committees and commissions headed ==
	* President, Indian Statistical Institute
	* Chairman, CSIR-Tech Pvt Ltd (www.csirtech.com)
	* Chairman, National Stock Exchange of India Limited
	* Chairman, Forum of Federations, Ottawa [http://www.forumfed.org]
	* Chairman, India Development Foundation
	* Vice President, Pune International Center
	* Chairman, [[The Thirteenth Finance Commission of India\|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]]		* [[Kelkar committee on PPP in India]]
	* Joint Venture (JV) Committee of NCAD (90 seater National Civil Aircraft).<ref>{{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}}</ref>		* Joint Venture (JV) Committee of NCAD (90 seater National Civil Aircraft).<ref>{{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}}</ref>
	*Kelkar Task Force (which recommended [[Goods and Services Tax (India)\|GST]]) <ref>{{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}}</ref>		*Kelkar Task Force (which recommended [[Goods and Services Tax (India)\|GST]]) <ref>{{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}}</ref>

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

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	Vijay Kelkar is married and has a daughter.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://finmin.nic.in/kelkar/kelkar.htm\|title=Vijay L. Kelkar\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100712103734/http://finmin.nic.in/kelkar/kelkar.htm\|archive-date=12 July 2010}}</ref>		Vijay Kelkar is married and has a daughter.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://finmin.nic.in/kelkar/kelkar.htm\|title=Vijay L. Kelkar\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100712103734/http://finmin.nic.in/kelkar/kelkar.htm\|archive-date=12 July 2010}}</ref>

			==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}}


	==References==		==References==

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'''Vijay L. Kelkar''' (born 15 May 1942) is an [[India]]n 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://plus.google.com/108304167468840264436/posts/F9zJQo3tPpC|title=Dr. Vijay Kelkar Appointed Trustee|publisher= Radio Sai|date=3 January 2014}}</ref> 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).<ref>[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.</ref><ref>[http://www.topnews., ain/vijay-l-kelkar-head-xiiith-finance-commission-26109 Vijay L. Kelkar to head XIIIth Finance Commission]</ref><ref>[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.</ref>

==Early life==
Kelkar, holds B.E., from [[College of Engineering, Pune|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 [http://www.forumfed.org]
* Chairman, India Development Foundation
* Vice President, Pune International Center
* Chairman, [[The Thirteenth Finance Commission of India|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).<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*Kelkar Task Force (which recommended [[Goods and Services Tax (India)|GST]]) <ref>{{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}}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://finmin.nic.in/kelkar/kelkar.htm|title=Vijay L. Kelkar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100712103734/http://finmin.nic.in/kelkar/kelkar.htm|archive-date=12 July 2010}}</ref>

==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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