Vijay Kelkar
Vijay L. Kelkar 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 in Pune.
Education
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 PhD in Economics from University of California, Berkeley.Career
He has been appointed as a trustee of Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust 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, 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.Committees and commissions headed
- Kelkar committee on PPP in India
- Joint Venture Committee of NCAD.
- Kelkar Task Force
Personal life
Vijay Kelkar is married and has a daughter.Published works
- ''In Service of the Republic: The Art and Science of Economic Policy''