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CURRICULUM VITAE OF DR.

TARUN KANTI DAS


Proposed role in the project: Public Financial Management Expert
Staff of: Independent Consultant
Family Name/s
DAS
First Name/s

TARUN KANTI

Date of Birth

19 August 1947

Contact Address : 10/14 First Floor, East Patel Nagar, New delhi-110008, India. Tel : 0091-11-25884540,
Mobile : +91-9818024569 EMAIL : das.tarun@hotmail.com
Passport holder
5.

INDIAN

Education
Institution [ Date from Date to ]
School of Economic and Social Studies,
University of East Anglia, Norwich, NOR 7TJ
England, U.K. (Sep 1974- July 1977)
University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal,
India (Sep 1967- Sep 1969)
Presidency College, University of Calcutta,
West Bengal, India (July 1964-June 1967)

6.

Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained


Ph.D. (Economics) 1977
Impact of Demographic Transition on Poverty and
Inequality in USA, UK, India, Sri lanka and Bangladesh
MA ( Economics) 1969 with Econometrics, Statistics and
Mathematical Economics as Special Papers
BA Hons (Economics) 1967 with Statistics and
Mathematics as Accompanying Papers

Language skills: Indicate competence on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 - excellent; 5 - basic)


Language
English
Bengali
Hindi

Reading
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1

Speaking
1
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1

Writing
1
1
1

7.

Membership of professional bodies:


(a) Life Member, Indian Economic Association.
(b) Life Member, Indian Association for Research on Income and Wealth.
(c) Member, Indian Economic Service.
(d) Member, Indian Econometric Society
8.
Other skills: Computer literate- Very efficient in working with MSWORD, MS-EXCEL, MS-POWER POINT
and EVIEWS7 for Econometric Applications
9.
Present position: Independent International Consultant
10.
Years within the firm: Not Applicable
11.

Key qualifications:
I have more than 40 years experience as Government Macroeconomist and Public Financial Management (PFM)
Expert with specialisation in:

Macroeconomic Forecasting, Medium Term Strategic Planning and Budgeting for Line Ministries;

Result Based Monitoring and Evaluation of Development Policies, Projects and Programs;

Identification, formulation, implementatio of poverty reduction, social protection and public finance policies;

Development of PFM Reforms, Stategies and Development Programs financed by Budget Support from
Donors;

Management of Public Debt, External Debt and Contingent Liabilities; and

Conducting capacity development training and .organising multi-stakeholders workshops on above


mentioned subjects.

Worked as a PFM Consultant to the Asian Development Bank, African Development Bank, World Bank,
Commonwealth Secretariat, IMF, UN Economic Commission for Africa (UN-ECA), UNCTAD, UNDP, UN-ESCAP,
UNITAR, UN-SIAP in 23 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe and USA. .

Have various publications on Monitoring and Evaluation of development projects, macroeconomic forecasting,
PFM reforms, management of social securities and poverty reduction programs;

Possess diversity in skills in. research, teaching, training, policy planning, capacity building, and conducting
policy dialogues with donors and consultation with multi-stakeholers.

12.

Specific experience in the region and other countries in related fields: Worked on Monitoring and Evaluation
of Projects, PFM Reforms and Development and Management of Social Protection Programs in India,
Bangladesh, Cambodia, Dubai (UAE), the Gambia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Maldives, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal,
Thailand.

13.

Professional Experiences including Comsultancy Assignments:

Date from Date to


& Location
April 2015,
Nov 2015 to
April 2016,
Multi-Country
(CAREC
Countries)

Company & reference person


(name & contact details)
ADB Funded Project on Central Asia
Regional Economic Co-operation,
through PWC India Limited,

Sambit Kumar Dash


Email: sambit.k.dash@in.pwc.com

Position Held and [Description of


Major Tasks Performed]
Public Financial Management Expert -[Macroeconomic
Forecasting for assessment of Macroeconomic
Stability, Fiscal Viability and Debt Sustainability
Analysis for CAREC (Central Asia Regional Economic
Cooperation) Countries]

May-Oct 2015,
Dubai, UAE

Department of Finance, Government of


Dubai, Dubai, UEA.
Peter Winglee, Senior PFM Expert
Email: pjwinglee@gmail.com

Macro-Fiscal Policy and Macroeconomic Forecasting


Expert [Macroeconomic Forecasting, Revenue
mobilisation policies, preparation of medium term
macro-economic framework and fiscal policies,
conducted capacity development training and multistakeholders workshops on these subjects]

Jan 2011
June 2014,
Dhaka,
Bangladesh

World Bank Administered and Multi-Donor


(DFID/EU/ Netherlands/ Denmark/
Canada) Funded Project on Deepening
Medium Term Budget Framework
(DMTBF) and Strengthening Financial
Accounting, MOF, Govt of Bangladesh,
Finance Division, Min of Finance,
Md. Mahiuddin Khan,
Component Director (C1),
Mauddin62@gmail.com

Technical Expert (Strategic Planning and Budgeting,


M&E, Debt Management)[Provided guidance for Result Based Monitoring and
Evaluation of Development Projects/ Programs;
Prepared Medium Term Strategic Business Plans
(MTSBP) and Medium Term Budget Frameworks
(MTBF) for selected Line Ministries (viz. Education,
Agriculture, Power, Local Government and Social
Securities) focusing on accelerating growth and
employment, poverty reduction and social protection;
MTSBP also contained chapters on identification and
formulation of costed programs and PFM Reforms
financed by budget support from donors; Assisted the
Finance Division for Macro-Fiscal Modelling and
preparation of Medium Term Macroeconomic
Framework, Budget Strategy Paper and Fiscal Policy
Paper; Assisted the Planning Commission for
Macroeconomic Forecasting and preparation of
National Five Year Plan and Perspective Plan;
conducted Debt Sustainability Analysis and prepared
Medium Term Debt Management strategy (MTDS);
conducted policy dialogues on PFM reforms,
conducted capacity development training and multistakeholders workshops on these subjects, formulated
strategies and work plans with the IMF,WB and
UNDP.]

Dec 2008Nov 2010


(20 months,
intermittent),
Banjul,

African Development Bank Funded


Project on Institutional Support for
Economic and Financial Governance,
Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs,
Mod. K. Secka,

Macroeconomic Adviser
[Provided guidance for Result Based Monitoring and
Evaluation of Development Projects/ Programs; Made
Macroeconomic forecasting, prepared strategic plans
and budgets for the Ministries of Finance, Education,

Date from Date to


& Location
the Gambia

Company & reference person


(name & contact details)
Permanent Secretary
(Deputy Minister),
Msecka40@hotmail.com

Sep-Oct 2009
& Apr-May
2011,
Kathmandu,
Nepal
June 2007June 2008,
Ulaanbaatar,
Mongolia

ADB funded project on Macro-economic


Modelling , Nepal Rastra Bank and ADB
Resident Office in Nepal, M S Parwez,
Project Coordinator,
msparwez@adb.org
Asian Development Bank Capacity
Building Project on Governance
Reforms, Ministry of Finance, Mongolia,
Ulaanbaatar.
Enberish Sandagdorj,
Project Coordinator,
Sandag_e@yahoo.com

Mar 2006May 2007,


New Delhi,
India

Institute for Integrated Learning and


Management, Swapna Popli, Director,
spopli@iilm.edu

Mar 1989Jan 2006,


New Delhi,
India

Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India, New


Delhi.
Arvind Virmani,
Chief Economic Adviser
avirmani@imf.org

Position Held and [Description of


Major Tasks Performed]
Trade and Industry, Labor and Employment; Assisted
the Ministry of Finance for Macro-Fiscal Modeling for
preparation of Medium Term Macroecoomic
Framework, Budget Stratedy and Fiscal Policy Papers;
Identified and formulated Budget Support for
development of education, health and roads from EU,
World Bank, AfDB and UNDP; Conducted debt
sustainability analysis, conducted capacity
development training and multi-stakeholders
workshops on these subjects Formulated PFM
Strategies and Action Plans, and had PFM policy
dialogues with AfDB, World Bank, IMF, UNDP, EU.]
Macroeconomic Modelling Expert and Team Leader,
(Macro-Fiscal Modelling for preparation of medium
term Strategic Plans and Budgets)
Strategic Planning [Provided guidance for Result
Based Monitoring and Evaluation of Development
Projects/ Programs; Made Macroeconomic
forecasting, Prepared medium term strategic plans
and budgets for the Ministries of Finance, Education
and Culture, Health, Food and Agriculture, Labor and
Employment; Identified and formulated Budget
Support for development of education, health and
PFM reforms from EU, World Bank, ADB and UNDP;
Prepared Macro-economic Framework, Fiscal Policy
and Budget Strategy Papers; conducted capacity
development training and multi-stakeholders
workshops on these subjects Formulated PFM
Strategies and Action Plans and had PFM policy
dialogues with the ADB, World Bank, IMF and UNDP.]
Professor (Public Policy and Research Methodology)
Teaching Public Policy and Research Methodology to
MBA students, conducted capacity development
training and multi-stakeholders workshops on
monitoring and evaluation of development projects for
government officials
Economic Adviser Provided guidance for Result
Based Monitoring and Evaluation of Development
Projects/ Programs; Identified and developed policies,
budgets and costed plans to deliver efficient and
effective social transfers to the poor; conducted
Macroeconomic forecasting and prepared budget for
the Ministry of Finance for acceleratin growth,
employment, poverty reduction and social protection;
conducted debt sustainability analysis, Identified and
formulated Budget Support for development of social
sectors and PFM reforms from IMF, World Bank, ADB,
EU and UNDP; Prepared Macro-economic
Framework, Fiscal Policy and Budget Strategy Papers;
conducted capacity development training and multistakeholders workshops on these subjects Formulated
PFM Strategies and Action Plans for social protection
and securities and had PFM policy dialogues with the
ADB, World Bank, IMF and UNDP.]

Date from Date to


& Location
Jan 1987Feb 1989,
New Delhi,
India
Oct 1984Dec 1986,
India, Delhi

Company & reference person


(name & contact details)
Planning Commission, Government of
India, Dr. Arvind Virmani, Principal
Adviser, avirmani@imf.org
Ministry of Steel and Mines, Govt. of
India.

Position Held and [Description of


Major Tasks Performed]
Adviser (Modelling and Policy Planning) Strategic
investment planning for energy and transport sectors,
conducted capacity development training and multistakeholders workshops on these subjects)
Chief Economist, and Head of Economic
Research Unit (ERU) [Strategic Investment Planning
for Steel and Minerals, conducted research and
capacity development training and multi-stakeholders
workshops on these subjects],
Chief (Economic Division) [Costing and pricing of
public goods and services under the Government
Control and Administered Pricing System]
Deputy Adviser (Strategic Planning for the
Transport Sector) Strategic investment planning for
the transport sector in India
Research Officer (Government Finance Statistics
and Fiscal Policies)

Oct 1983Sep 1984,


India, Delhi
May 1978Sept 1982,
India, Delhi
July 1977April 1978,
India, Delhi
Sep 1974July 1977,
UK, England

Bureau of Industrial Costs and Price,


Ministry of Industry

School of Economic and Social Studies,


University of East Anglia, Norwich.

Commonwealth Scholar and Ph.D. student in


Economics (Research on decompositions of poverty
and inequality measures),

Nov 1971Aug 1974,


India, Delhi

Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India.

Research Officer (Government Finance Statistics


and Fiscal Policies)

July 1970Oct 1971,


India, Kolkata

Centre for Advanced Studies in


Economics, Presidency College,
Calcutta.

Research Fellow (Economics) - Research on


income distribution and teaching economic statistics
and macroeconomics to BA Hons

UNDP Transport Policy Planning Project


in India
Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India.

Short Term Consultancies


Dec 2011,
Male, Maldives
Sep 2008
Nov 2008,
Uzbekistan
July-Sep 2008,
London,
United
Kingdom

ADB Project on Public Financial


Management Reforms, Ministry of Fin. &
Treasury. Peter Griffin, PFM Expert and
Team Leader, Pgriffin1@aol.com
World Bank Resident Office in
Uzbekistan, Dr. Saumya. Mitra,
s.mitra@worldbank.org
Commonwealth Secretariat,
Arindam Roy, Debt Adviser,
a.roy@commonwealth.int

UN-ESCAP, Bangkog
Thailand,
Bangkok
15-31 Aug 2007 United Nations Statistical Institute for Asia
Japan, Tokyo
and Pacific (UNSIAP)
Feb 2006,
Ministry of Finance at Phnom Penh,
Cambodia &
Cambodia, and Vientiane, Lao PDR.
Lao PDR
December
Malaysian Institute for Economic
2006,
Research, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Malaysia
May 2006,
Ministry of Finance
Kathmandu,
15-30 Oct 2007

Public Debt Adviser (Management of Public


Debt and External Debt)
World Bank Consultant (Management of Public and
External Debt, Formulation of Debt Management
Strategy and Policies)
Consultant (Debt Sustainability Modelling and
Analysis)
UN-ESCAP Copnsultant for linking MDGs with
National development Plans and PRSPs
UNSIAP Resource Person for Intergovenmental
Taining on Economic Statistics
UN-ESCAP Consultant (Debt Management),
[ Formulation of Debt Management Strategy and
Policy]
Consultant , [Role of FDI for Mergers and Acquisitions]
UN-ESCAP Consultant [anagement of External Debt
and Public Debt, Formulation of Debt Management

Date from Date to


& Location
Nepal
Dec 2005,
Indonesia,
Jakarta,
Nov 2005,
New York,

USA
Sept 2005,
Apia, Samoa
Jan 2005,
Dakar,
Senegal
Oct 2004,
Bangkok,
Thailand
Feb 2002,
Washington
D.C., USA
March 2003
Bangkok,
Thailand
Jan Feb
2003, Manila,
Philippines
Oct 2002
Bangkok,
Thailand
Oct 2000
Bangkok,
Thailand
Sept-Nov
1998,
Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia

UNITAR (UN Institute for Training &


Research) Consultant, MOF,
Indonesia, Jakarta.
Office of Development Studies, UNDP,
UNDP Plaza, New York
Igma Kaul, Director
Ministry of Finance and Planning,
Samoa, Apia.
Global Development Network and
African Commission

Position Held and [Description of


Major Tasks Performed]
Strategy and Policy]
UNITAR Consultant [Drafting of Law on Public Debt
Management]
UNDP Consultant [Financing international cooperation behind national borders]
UN-ESCAP Consultant [Management of External
Debt]
GDN Consultant [Bridging Research and Policy]
(BRP)

UN-ESCAP, Bangkok

UNESCAP Consultant [Social security, pension and


insurance funds]

International Monetary Fund,


Statistics Division,

Member, IMF Expert Group to finalize IMF


Government Finance Statistics Manual 2001

UN-ESCAP, Bangkok

UN-ESCAP Consultant (Role of Natural Resourved


Based SMEs for Poverty Reduction and Employment)

Ministry of Finance, Govt of


Philippines, Manila.

World Bank Consultant, Management of contingent


liabilities relating to social securities

UN-ESCSAP, Bangkok

UN-ESCAP Consultant (Globalisation and


Industrialization)

UN-ESCSAP, Bangkok

UN-ESCAP Consultant (Economic and Financial


Surveillance)

UN Economic Commission for Africa


(UN-ECA)

Consultant (Private sector development policies in


Africa)

May 1995,
Beijing, China
2 weeks
every year in
1993-1995,
Geneva,

China International Centre for Economic


and Technical Exchanges
UNCTAD Ad-hoc WG on Non-Debt
Creating Financial Flows, UNCTAD,
Switzerland, Geneva.

UN-ESCAP Consultant (Role of FDI for regional


cooperation in technology transfer)
Member (UNCTAD WG on Non-Debt Creating
Financial Flows)

March 1993,
New York,USA

UNDP

Consultant (Human Development Index), Human


Development Index
ADB Country Reporter on Indian Economic Progress,
Reforms, Prospects, Development Policies and Issues
for preparation of the Asian Development Outlook.

2 weeks every
year in
1990-1998
Manila
2 weeks every
year in
1991-2005
Thailand .

14.

Company & reference person


(name & contact details)

Asian Development Bank,


Manila, Philipines
UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, thailand

UN-ESCAP Country Reporter on Indian Economic


Progress, Reforms, Prospects, Development Policies
and Issues for preparation of the Asian Development
Outlook.

Other relevant information (e.g., publications) :


Selected Reports/ Publications on Monitoring and Evaluation and Related Subjects by Tarun Kanti Das;
See: www.scribd.com/tarundas/

1. Macroeconomic Modelling, Medium Term Strategic Planning & Budgeting, Economic Reforms
1.1

1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
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1.9
1.10
1.11
1.12
1.13

1.14
1.15
1.16
1.17
1.18
1.19
1.20
1.21

An operational consistent macroeconomic accounting spreadsheet model for Bangladeshanalytical framework, model structure, data base, test and calibration techniques and base line
medium and long term projections, pp.1-96, Multi-Donor project on DMTBF, Ministry of Finance,
Bangladesh, Dhaka, 20 May 2014.
Concept Note on the Preparation of the Medium Term Strategic Business Plan (MTSBP) for Line
Ministries, pp.1-18, Multi-Donor project on DMTBF, Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh, Dhaka,
October 23, 2011.
An Operational Guide to Prepare Medium Term Strategic Business Plans (MTSBP) for Line
Ministries/ Divisions, pp.1-38, Multi-Donor project on DMTBF, Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh,
Dhaka, January 15, 2012.
Policy Note on Medium Term Strategic Business Plan- Participants Feedback and follow Up Action
of the Workshop, pp.1-25, Multi-Donor project on DMTBF, Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh,
Dhaka, February 01, 2012.
Concept Note on the Preparation of the Medium Term Strategic Business Plan (MTSBP) for Line
Ministries, pp.1-18, Multi-Donor project on DMTBF, Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh, Dhaka,
October 23, 2011.
An Operational Guide to Prepare Medium Term Strategic Business Plans (MTSBP) for Line
Ministries/ Divisions, pp.1-38, Multi-Donor project on DMTBF, Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh,
Dhaka, January 15, 2012.
Policy Note on Workshop on the Medium Term Strategic Business Plan- Participants Feedback and
follow Up Action, pp.1-20, Multi-Donor project on DMTBF, Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh,
Dhaka, February 01, 2012.
An Operational Macro-econometric Model and a Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium Model for
Nepal- Model Structures, Data Base, Test and Calibration Techniques, Part-1: 60 pages and Part-2:
65 pages, ADB Resident Office in Kathmandu and Nepal Rastra Bank, Kathmandu, October
2009.
Macroeconomic Analysis, Modelling and Projections- an Inception Report, pp.1-57, African
Development Bank (AfDB) Institutional Support Project on Economic & Financial
Governance (ISPEFG), Gambia, Banjul, 31 Jan 2009.
An Operational Consistent Macroeconomic Forecasting Model for Gambia- Basic Concepts, Data
Base, Calibration Techniques and Projections, pp.1-71, African Development Bank ISPEFG, the
Gambia, Banjul, 31 January 2009.
Trends and projections of sectoral GDP growth rates for the Gambia during 1998-2008-2013 and
some policy issues, AfDB ISPEFG, pp.1-18, 28 Feb 2009.
Macro-economic forecasting and assessment of needs and financing gaps for achieving MDGs and
mobilizing external aid for Mongolia in the near and medium term, pp.1-35, ADB Capacity Building
Project on Governance Reforms, Ministry of Finance (ADB-CBPGR), Mongolia, May 2008.
Interlinkages between development research, policy planning and outcome in the post reforms
period in India and analytical lessons for other developing countries, jointly with Arvind Virmani,
pp.1-115, NCAER, New Delhi and East Asian Bureau for Economic Research (EABER),
Australia, April 2008.
Identification of Core and Non-core Functions for the Government of Mongolia and Exploring Public
Private Partnership for supply of public goods and services, pp.1-55, ADB-CBPGR, Mongolia,
Ulaanbaatar, February 2008.
Preparation of Strategic Business Plans- Structural Framework and Guidelines to Line Ministries,
pp.1-74, ADB-CBPGR, Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Sep 2007.
Dynamics of Population Ageing: How India can Respond, pp.1-18, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok,
December 2004.
Role of services production and trade in Asia and Pacific- Problems and prospects, pp.842-849,
Proceedings of the Indian Economic Association Annual Conference 2004, December 2004.
Economic Reforms in India- Rationale, Scope, Progress and Unfinished Agenda, pp.1-80, Bank of
Maharashtra, Planning Department, Pune, February 2003.
Preparation of Indices for Services Production, jointly with R. Dasgupta, pp.1-250, National
Institute for Banking and Management, Pune, India, Jan 2003.
Impact of reforms on productivity of the public sector enterprises in India, pp. 1-35, Asian
productivity Council, Tokyo, Sept 1994.
Implications of Globalization on Industrial Diversification in Asia, pp.ix+1-86, UN ESCAP, Bangkok,
UN Publications Sales No.E.02.II.F.52, December 2001.

1.22 Role of private sector including privatization in selected Asian countries and lessons for Africa, pp.1110, UN-ECA, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Oct. 1998.
1.23 Foreign Investment- Technology Transfer- and Growth Nexus in Asian economies, pp.1-158,
ESCAP, United Nations, Bangkok, Oct 1997.
1.24 Policies and Strategies for Promoting the Role of the Private Sector in Industrial and Technological
Development, including Privatization in South Asian Economies, pp.1-171, ST/ESCAP/1696, UN,
NY, 1996.
1.25 Macro-economic Framework and Foreign Investment in India, WG on Investment and Financial
Flows, pp.1-75, TD/B/WG.1/Misc.3/ Add.3, UNCTAD, 1993.
1.26 Structural Reforms and Stabilization Policies in India Rationale and Medium Term Outlook,
pp.20-56, in Economic Liberalization and its Impact, edited by SP Gupta, Macmillan India Limited,
Delhi, 1993.
1.27
Pricing, productivity and competitiveness of Indian Steel industry, pp.269-292, in Indian
Industrialization, ed. Arun Ghosh, Oxford University Press, Delhi, 1992.
1.28 Trends and projections of rail and road goods and passenger traffic in India, pp.105-161, in
Transport Planning and Development, ed. V Mahajan, Deep & Deep, Delhi, 1991.
1.29 Multisectoral and multiregional transport model for India database and calibration techniques,
pp.391-403, Environment and Planning (London), 15-A, 1983.
1.30 Application of shift and share technique for forecasting regional and sectoral growth in India in the
Sixth Plan, pp.187-200, Indian Journal of Regional Science, 13(2), 1981.
1.31 An economic evaluation of investment on roads and road transport in India, WP No.18, pp.1-50,
UNDP Transport Policy Planning Project, Planning Commission, New Delhi, May 1980.
2. Management of External Debt, Public Debt and Contingent Liabilities
2.1 A Concept paper on contingent liabilities of the government of Bangladesh- identification, measurement,
policies, procedures, guidelines and legal system, pp.1-69, Multi-Donor project on DMTBF, Ministry of
Finance, Bangladesh, Dhaka, 12 January 2014.
2.2 Guarantee policy and guidelines for the government of Bangladesh, Multi-Donor project on DMTBF,
Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh, Dhaka, 15 February 2014.
2.3 Updated Medium Term Strategy (MTDS) for the government of Bangladesh, pp.1-28, Multi-Donor project on
DMTBF, Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh, Dhaka, 24 February 2014.
2.4 A concept paper on the rules, policies and guidelines for public debt management by the Government of
Bangladesh, pp.1-55, Multi-Donor project on DMTBF, Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh, Dhaka, June
2014.
2.5 Inception report on public debt management in Maldives- systems, processes, data base and debt strategy,
pp.1-55, Ministry of Finance and Treasury, Male, Dec 2010.
2.6 Governance of Public Debt- International Experiences and Best Practices, pp.1-44, Best Practices series
No.10, UNITAR, Geneva, 2006.
2.7 Management of External Debt- International Experiences and Best Practices, pp.1-46, Best Practices series
No.9, UNITAR, Geneva, 2006.
2.8 External Debt Management in Uzbekistan: Policies, Strategies, Techniques, Legal System and Institutional
Set Up and Evaluation of their Processes, pp.1-50, World Bank Country Office in Uzbekistan, Tashkent,
Nov 2008.
2.9 External Debt Sustainability for Gambia- Macroeconomic trends and policy issues, pp.1-30, Commonwealth
Secretariat, London, August 2008.
2.10 Utililization of foreign exchange reserves for financing infrastructure development in Asia and pacific, pp.1-30,
UN-ESCAP, october 2006.
2.11 Management of external debt in Nepal- legal, institutional framework and policy issues, pp.1-30, UNESCAP,
Bangkok, May 2006.
2.12 Management of external debt in Cambodia- legal, institutional framework and policy issues, pp.1-30,
UNESCAP, Bangkok, Feb. 2006.
2.13 Management of external debt in Lao PDR- legal, institutional framework and policy issues, pp.1-30,
UNESCAP, Bangkok, Feb. 2006.
2.14 Management of external debt in Indonesia- legal, institutional framework and policy issues, pp.1-30, Ministry
of Finance, Govt. of Indonesia, Dec. 2005.
2.15 Management of external debt in Samoa- legal, institutional framework and policy issues, pp.1-30, UNESCAP,
Bangkok, Sept 2005.

2.16 Off budget risks and their management, Chapter-3, Public Expenditure, and Financial Management Review,
Report No. 24256-PH, A Joint Document of The Government of the Philippines, World Bank and Asian
Development Bank (ADB), World Bank Philippines Country Office, April 30, 2003.
2.17 Management of Public Debt in India, pp.85-110, in Accompanying Document to the Guidelines for Public Debt
Management, IMF, Washington, June 2002.
2.18 External Sector Contingent Liability- a Case Study on India, with Raj Kumar, A. Bisen and M.R. Nair, pp.1-123,
Commonwealth Sect, London, Jan 2001.
2.19 Sovereign Debt Management in India, pp.561-579, Sovereign Debt Management Forum: Compilation of
Presentations, World Bank, Washington, 2000.
2.20 Fiscal Policies for Management of External Capital Flows, pp. 194-207, in Corporate External Debt
Management, edited by Jawahar Mulraj, CRISIL, Bombay, Dec 1999
2.21 East Asian Economic Crisis and Lessons for External Debt Management, pp.77-95, in External Debt
Management, ed. by A. Vasudevan, RBI, Mumbai, April 1999.
3. Development Project Appraisal, Project Implementation and
Result Based Monitoring & Evaluation and Management
3.1

Framework for Project Appraisal, Monitoring and Evaluation Techniques and Methodology,
pp.1-50, World Bank Administered and Multi-Donor Funded Project on DMTBF and
Strengthening Financial Accountability, Min of Finance, Bangladesh, Dhaka, June 2012.
3.2 Diagnostic Study on Project Appraisal and Result Based Monitoring and Evaluation Techniques,
Methodology, Systems and Procedures in Bangladesh, pp.1-65, World Bank Administered
and Multi-Donor Funded Project on DMTBF, Min of Finance, Bangladesh, Dhaka,
December 2011.
3.3 Diagnostic Study on Business Process Review and Training Needs Assessment of the Planning
Wings of the Budgetary Agencies for Public Investment Management and Integrating Planning
with Medium Term Budgeting, pp.1-98, World Bank Administered and Multi-Donor project
on DMTBF, Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh, Dhaka, April 2011.
3.4 Diagnostic study on Public Investment Management, pp.1-40, World Bank Administered and
Multi-Donor project on DMTBF, Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh, Dhaka, 2 Nov 2011.
3.5 GED Capacity Building Activity-Result Based Monitoring & Evaluation, pp.1-12, World Bank
Administered and Multi-Donor project on DMTBF, Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh,
Dhaka, Dec 2011.
3.6 Institutional arrangements for preparation of Annual Development Plan (PDP) and Multi Year
Public Investment Plan (MYPIP), pp.1-45, World Bank Administered and Multi-Donor
project on DMTBF, Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh, Dhaka, January 2012.
3.7 Lessons from experiences of the Indian Planning Commission, pp.1-15, World Bank
Administered and Multi-Donor project on DMTBF, Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh,
Dhaka, june 2012.
3.8 Manual on Project Appraisal Techniques- An Outline, World Bank Administered and MultiDonor Project on DMTBF, Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh, Dhaka, 21st Feb 2012.
3.9 Preliminary thoughts on the change of roles of the Bangladesh Planning Commission, pp.1-12,
Multi-Donor Project on DMTBF, Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh, Dhaka, June 2012.
3.10Project execution, M&E, and development budget, PP.1-25, Multi-Donor project on DMTBF,
Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh, Dhaka,
3.11Public investment Management in Bangladesh, pp.45, Multi-Donor project on DMTBF,
Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh, Dhaka, July 2012.
3.12Public Investment Management in Bangladesh- Methodology, Institutional and Legal Systems,
Procedures, Regulations and Processes And Suggestions for Improvement, pp.1-40, World
Bank Administered and Multi-Donor Funded Project on DMTBF, Min of Finance,
Bangladesh, Dhaka, October 2011.
3.13Diagnostic Study on Strategic Plans and Integrating Planning with Budgeting in the Medium
Term Budgeting Framework, pp.1-103, World Bank Administered and Multi-Donor project
on DMTBF, Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh, Dhaka, July 2011.
3.14Medium Term Strategic Business plans for the Ministries of Agriculture, Education, Social
welfare, Energy, Transport and Communications, Local Governments, Women and Child
Development, World Bank Administered and Multi-Donor Funded project on DMTBF,
Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh, Dhaka, 2012-13.
3.15An Operational Guide for Preparation of the Medium Term Strategic Business plans for the Line
Ministries, pp.1-60, World Bank Administered and Multi-Donor Funded Project on DMTBF,
Min of Finance, Bangladesh, Dhaka, April 2012.

3.16Framework for Project Appraisal of Development Projects and Programs and Strategic Planning
for Line Ministries, pp.1-40, African Development Bank Institutional Support Project on
Economic and Financial Governance (AfDB-ISPEFG), the Gambia, Banjul, September 2010.
3.17Interlinkages between development research, policy planning and outcome in the post reforms
period in India, jointly with Arvind Virmani, pp.1-115, NCAER, New Delhi and East Asian
Bureau for Economic Research (EABER), Australia, April 2008.
3.18Framework, Methodology and Procedures for Project Appraisal of Development Projects,
Strategic Planning and Program Budgeting for Line Ministries, pp.1-50, ADB Capacity
Building Projects on Governance Reforms (ADB-CBPGR), Ministry of Finance, Mongolia,
Ulaanbaatar, Sept 2007.
3.19Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) - Basic Concepts, Methodology and Applications for
Mongolia, pp.1-50, ADB Capacity Building Project on Governance Reforms, Ministry of
Finance, Govt of Mongolia, July 2008.
3.20An Introduction to Program Budgeting and Program Evaluation Review Technique (PERT),
pp.1-36, ADB Capacity Building Project on Governance Reforms, Ministry of Finance,
Government of Mongolia, June 2008
3.21Budget Performance Evaluation- Methodology, Systems and Management, pp.1-55, ADB
Capacity Building Project on Governance Reforms, Ministry of Finance, Government of
Mongolia, May 2008.
3.22Performance Based Budgeting- Methodology, Systems and Management, pp.1-55, ADB
Capacity Building Project on Governance Reforms, Ministry of Finance, Government of
Mongolia, March 2008.
3.23Identification of Core and Non-core Functions for the Government of Mongolia and Exploring
Public Private Partnership for Supply of Public Goods and services, pp.1-55, ADB Capacity
Building Projects on Governance Reforms (ADB-CBPGR), MOF. Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar,
February 2008.
3.24Financial Planning- Part-1: Methodology, pp.1-34, Part-2: Policies, pp.1-32, ADB Capacity
Building Projects on Governance Reforms, Mongolia, January 2008.
3.25Benchmarks Setting and Best Practices for Output Costing and Output Budgeting- Part-1: Basic
Concepts, pp.1-31, Part-2: Practical Applications for Mongolia, pp.1-36, ADB Capacity
Building Projects on Governance Reforms, Ministry of Finance, Government of
Mongolia, December 2007.
3.26Strengthening Budget Preparation Information System (BPIS) in Mongolia- Basic codes and
chart of accounts for the general ledger, pp.1-100, ADB Capacity Building Projects on
Governance Reforms, Mongolia, November 2007.
3.27Accrual Accounting and Accrual Budgeting- Basic Concepts and Methodology, pp.1-43, ADB
Capacity Building Project on Governance Reforms, Ministry of Finance, Government of
Mongolia, Oct 2007.
3.28Output Costing and Output Budgeting Basic Concepts and Methodology, pp.1-51, ADB
Capacity Building Project on Governance Reforms, Ministry of Finance, Government of
Mongolia, Sept 2007.
3.29Official Economic statistics- Part-1 on Government Finance Statistics (GFS) and Balance of
Payments (BOP) Statistics, pp.1-70, UN Statistical Institute for Asia and Pacific, Chiba,
Japan, Aug 2007.
3.30Official Economic statistics- Part-2 on Monetary and Financial statistics (MFS) and MultiFactor
Productivity Measures (MFP), UN Statistical Institute for Asia and Pacific, Chiba, Japan, Aug
2007.
3.31 Strategic Business Plans for the Ministries of Finance, Agriculture, Education, Health,
Employment and Social Welfare, Preparation of Strategic Business Plans- Structural
Framework and Guidelines to Line Ministries, pp.1-74, ADB-CBPGR, Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar,
Sep 2007.
3.32 Pricing of Environmental Resources and Environmental Cost Benefit Analysis, pp.1-20,
Institute for Integrated Learning and Management (IILM), New Delhi, India, Oct 2006.
3.33 An Evaluation of the Implementation of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
(NREGA) in the Raebareli District of Uttar Pradesh, Institute for Integrated Learning and
Management (IILM), New Delhi, India, February 2007.
3.34 Macro-economic Framework and Foreign Investment in India, WG on Investment and
Financial Flows, pp.1-75, TD/B/WG.1/Misc.3/ Add.3, UNCTAD, 1993.
3.35 Pricing, productivity and competitiveness of Indian Steel industry, pp.269-292, in Indian
Industrialization, ed. Arun Ghosh, Oxford University Press, Delhi, 1992.

3.36 A Techno-Economic-Financial Appraisal on New Railway Lines for the North-Eastern States of
India, pp.1-60, UNDP Transport Policy Planning Project, Planning Commission, New Delhi,
May 1979.
3.37 An economic evaluation of investment on roads and road transport in India, WP No.18, pp.150, UNDP Transport Policy Planning Project, Planning Commission, New Delhi, May 1980.
3.38 A Techno-Economic-Financial Appraisal on Inland Water Transport System in India, pp.1-65,
UNDP Transport Policy Planning Project, Planning Commission, New Delhi, June 1981.
3.39 A Social Cost Benefit analysis of Indian Railways, pp.1-30, UNDP Transport Policy Planning
Project, Planning Commission, New Delhi, August 1981.
3.40 A Comprative Cost Benefit Analysis of Road, Rail and Transport System for Passengers and
Goods Traffic in India, pp.1-60, UNDP Transport Policy Planning Project, Planning
Commission, New Delhi, August 1982.
4. MDGs, PRSP, Poverty and Inequality Analysis
4.1

4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.8
4.9
4.10
4.11
4.12
4.13
4.14
4.15
4.16
4.17
4.18
4.19
4.20

Interlinkages between development research, policy planning and outcome in the post reforms
period in India and analytical lessons for other developing countries, jointly with Arvind Virmani,
pp.1-115, NCAER, New Delhi and East Asian Bureau for Economic Research (EABER),
Australia, April 2008.
Interlinkages between UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), National Development Plans
and Poverty Reduction Growth Strategy - Selected Country Experiences from ESCAP, Part-1,
pp.1-84, Part-2, pp.1-78, ESCAP, United Nations, Bangkok, October 2007.
Bridging research and policy- a case study of India, pp.14-15, Global Development Network
(GDN) Research Monitor. No.1, September 2006.
Economic and Social Cost Benefit Analysis and Project Review, pp.1-30, Training Material
prepared for the Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India, Mar 2007.
Role of services production and trade in Asia and Pacific- Problems and prospects, pp.842-849,
Proceedings of the Indian Economic Association Annual Conference 2004, December 2004.
Role of Agro-based and Resource-Based SMEs for Export Promotion and Poverty Alleviation in
ESCAP countries, pp.1-126, UN ESCAP, Bangkok, January 2003.
Economic Reforms in India- Rationale, Scope, Progress and Unfinished Agenda, pp.1-80, Bank of
Maharashtra, Planning Department, Pune, February 2003.
Preparation of Indices for Services Production, jointly with R. Dasgupta, pp1-250, National
Institute for Banking and Management, Pune, India, Jan 2003.
Implications of Globalization on Industrial Diversification in Asia, pp.ix+1-86, UN ESCAP,
Bangkok, UN Publications Sales No.E.02.II.F.52, December 2001.
Role of private sector including privatization in selected Asian countries and lessons for Africa,
pp.1-110, UN-ECA, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Oct. 1998.
Foreign Investment- Technology Transfer- and Growth Nexus in Asian economies, pp.1-158,
ESCAP, United Nations, Bangkok, Oct 1997.
Policies and Strategies for Promoting Private Sectors Role in Industrial and Technological
Development in Asia, pp.1-171, ST/ESCAP/1696, UN, NY, 1996.
Impact of reforms on productivity of the public sector enterprises in India, pp. 1-35, Asian
productivity Council, Tokyo, Sept 1994.
Macro-economic Framework and Foreign Investment in India, WG on Investment and Financial
Flows, pp.1-75, TD/B/WG.1/Misc.3/ Add.3, UNCTAD, 1993.
Structural Reforms and Stabilization Policies in India Rationale and Medium Term Outlook,
pp.20-56, in Economic Liberalization and its Impact, edited by SP Gupta, Macmillan India
Limited, Delhi, 1993.
Pricing, productivity and competitiveness of Indian Steel industry, pp.269-292, in Indian
Industrialization, edited by Dr. Arun Ghosh, Oxford University Press, Delhi, 1992.
Trends and projections of rail and road goods and passenger traffic in India, pp.105-161, in
Transport Planning and Development, ed. V Mahajan, Deep & Deep, Delhi, 1991.
Impact of Pro-Market Reforms on the Poor in India- an Assessment and Lessons for Policy
Makers, pp.1-40, Global Development Network, June 2003.
Promoting resource-based export-oriented SMEs in Asia and the Pacific, pp.33-76, Investment
Promotion and Enterprise Development Bulletin for Asia and the Pacific, ESCAP, United Nations,
Bangkok, Sept 2003.
Poverty and inequality in IndiaTrends and policy issues, pp.1-30, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, Oct.
2002.

4.21
4.22
4.23
4.24
4.25
4.26
4.27
4.28

Poverty and Environment- How to break the vicious circle? Pp.39-46, Souvenir of the Global
Society for Protection of Human Rights, Delhi, Jan 2000.
UNDP Human Development Index Some Methodological Issues and Alternative Measures, pp.130, UNDP, UN Plaza, New York, March 1993.
Inequality index with differences in inequality aversion for groups, Rivista Internazionale di
Scienze Economiche e Commercialli (Milan, Italy), 1983.
Decompositions of inequality measures and a comparative analysis, jointly with Prof. A. Parikh,
pp.23-48, Empirical Economics (Vienna, Austria), vol.7, 1982.
Statistical interpretation and decomposition of Atkinsons inequality index, jointly with Prof. A.
Parikh, pp.13-18, Rivista di Mathematica per le Scienze Economiche e Socoali (Milan, Italy),
15(1), 1982.
Decompositions of inequality measures and a comparative analysis, jointly with Prof. A. Parikh,
pp.23-48, Empirical Economics (Vienna, Austria), vol.7, 1982.
Decompositions of Atkinsons measure of inequality, jointly with Prof. Ashok Parikh, pp.171-178,
Australian Economic Papers, vol.20 (36), June 1981.
Choice of demographic units in analyzing the size distribution on income, pp.20-29, Journal of
Income and Wealth, 3 (1), 1978.

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