Dilip Karmarkar

Independent Consultant at Asian Development Bank

dilipkarmarkar@gmail.com

Summary
Professional with 24 years of experience in planning and conceptualizing PPP arrangement in urban
infrastructure, assessing the impact of regulatory policies on urban infrastructure projects and bringing reforms
therein, institutional strengthening and capacity building, business development, key account management,
human resource development, techno-commercial and socio-political feasibility studies and advisory services.
Experienced in working on large developmental, as well as urban infrastructure projects on behalf of Urban
Local Bodies, State & Central Government, and international agencies, such as ADB, USAID, IFC, DFID,
JBIC and UNDP.

Experience
Independent Consultant at Asian Development Bank
September 2013 - Present (2 years 9 months)
Indicators for collaborative governance in relation to competitiveness at the city region level have been
developed by the ADB and my role would be to assist ADB in testing them in a select number of cities in
South Asia.

International Institutional & Finance Expert at Independant Consultant

March 2013 - Present (3 years 3 months)
This is a World Bank funded developmental project being implemented at Hanoi (Vietnam), namely,
“Support of Hanoi Department of Planning and Architecture (HDPA) for Urban Planning”. I am working
on this project as an Independent Consultant (International Institutional and Finance Expert) attached to a
reputed management consulting firm at Hanoi. My ToR includes –

1. Prepare concepts, feasibility studies, and detailed designs for the pilot demonstration projects with the
related international & national experts.
2. Responsible for reviewing the financial Audit Reports: summarizing the key findings and providing an
opinion about finances, creditability and institutional efficiencies.
3. Review and examination of project scope.
4. Review of detailed project report including examination of proposed institutional arrangement for the
project.
5. Study of procurement methods and implementation and operation and maintenance set-up.
6. Establishment of operation/effect indictors and calculation of internal rate of return.

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 7. Report preparation, discussion with client under team-leaders guidance, any additional assistance required
accomplishing the task.

PPP Expert (Individual Consultant) at Asian Development Bank

January 2012 - December 2012 (1 year)
1. Advise Government of Himachal Pradesh in formulating and structuring the policies and programs for
spearheading PPPs in State, assess their impact and bring in required policy reforms.
2. Monitor the execution of PPPs in the State including building of ropeways, tunnels, water supply projects,
integrated solid waste management project etc.
3. Design and execute the training & capacity building activities about PPPs, for key officers from State

Vice President at IL&FS Environmental Infrastructure & Services Ltd

December 2011 - January 2012 (2 months)
Too short duration....!!

Vice President at IL&FS IDC

April 2009 - November 2011 (2 years 8 months)
1. Managed a team of professionals and contributed in obtaining and delivering advisory services for
complete cycle of infrastructure project development including financial closures, for projects in urban
transport, SEZs, tourism, urban sanitation etc.
2. Received & executed mandates for preparing Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) for purchase of buses under
JnNURM for number of cities from maharashtra
3. Extended advisory services for preparation of techno-economical feasibility report for the SEZs, Truck
Terminals, Tourism projects etc.

Assistant Vice President at IL&FS IDC

January 2008 - March 2009 (1 year 3 months)
1. Managed a smaller team of professionals and supervised the development of various PPP projects in urban
infrastructure in Maharashtra
2. Received a INR 600 million advisory mandate for the company from Municipal Corporation of Greater
Mumbai (MCGM) for developing parking projects at 150 locations on PPP mode

General Manager at Feedback Ventures (P) Ltd.

August 2007 - November 2007 (4 months)
1. Developed a cooperative entity structure and a long-term sustainable business model for rehabilitation of
Project Affected Persons whose land was acquired by MIDC
2. Pioneered the concept of long-term sustainable models for social inclusion of PAPs, with a focus on socio-
economic welfare of such PAPs

Adviser - Urban Sector at ICRA Management Consulting Services Limited

June 2006 - July 2007 (1 year 2 months)

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 1. Obtained 2 multi-million rupee mandates, one each in Bihar and Himachal Pradesh, for the organization
through bidding process
2. Monitored the quality of 100 DPRs and 2 City Development Plans (CDPs), which were prepared by a team
of technical consultants appointed by the Bihar Government
3. Secured acceptance for both CDPs mentioned above, and most of the DPRs, achieved a funding of INR
5,000 million for the Bihar Government from Government of India
4. Prepared proposal, and secured the mandate from Government of Himachal Pradesh for planning the
industrial development for Baddi-Barotiwala-Nalagarh Industrial Development Authority
5. Conceptualized the proposal, designed project management activities and steered implementation of
USAID’s Environmental Cooperation–Asia project in water sector
6. Prepared city profiles and project data sheets for 10 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) for ADB; examined
projects of 10 cities to assess total investment requirements

Research & Development Specialist at International City/County Management Association

August 2005 - December 2005 (5 months)
Monitoring and evaluating (M&E) of a $10,923,041 project by the USAID, namely the Financial Institutions
Reforms and Expansion (FIRE) Project, which involved development of Indicator Matrices and establishing
it for base line data

Research & Documentation Officer at Yashwantrao Chavan Academy of Development Administration

July 2002 - July 2005 (3 years 1 month)
1. Preparation of physical land use planning and development control rules for the 5,500 hectares of land
allotted for the Multi Modal International Hub Airport at Nagpur (MIHAN) project
2. Supported Maharashtra government in formulating policy on uniform replication of e-governance in 245
ULBs
3. Contributed in drafting a legislation for property tax reforms in ULBs under the Bombay Provincial
Municipal Corporations Act, 1958
4. Designed a postgraduate course in urban and city management; which has been accredited by World Bank
Institute and Mumbai University as a Masters in Philosophy
5. Conducted more than 50 training courses on urban infrastructure development for Class I & II officers in
Maharashtra

Assistant at Second Maharashtra State Finance Commission

October 1999 - June 2002 (2 years 9 months)
Developed a quantitative framework for devolution of funds from State Government to ULBs. It got
published further through OUP too.

Assistant at Government of Maharashtra

August 1988 - September 1999 (11 years 2 months)

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 This was an initial, junior level working with various Departments in Government of Maharashtra, out of
which, mainly what I remember of was developing a standardised framework for appraisal of capital budgets
of Public Sector Undertakings of Government of Maharashtra, during my posting with Finance Department.

Publications
ASSESSMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE PATTERNS OF URBAN LOCAL BODIES IN
MAHARASHTRA
Economics Department, Mumbai University May 2003
Authors: Dilip Karmarkar, ajit karnik, Abhay Pethe
This was the first of its kind review of ULBs in Maharashtra, India.
DEVELOPING A QUANTITATIVE FRAMEWORK FOR DETERMINING DEVOLUTION OF
FUNDS FROM STATE GOVERNMENT TO URBAN LOCAL BODIES
Economics Department, Mumbai University May 2003
Authors: Dilip Karmarkar, ajit karnik, Abhay Pethe
It is the only research model available in econometrics for such purpose.

Projects
PPP in Parking Infrastructure
April 2009 to December 2009
Members:Dilip Karmarkar, Nandini Swarup
A large requirement....

Languages
Hindi (Full professional proficiency)
Marathi (Full professional proficiency)
English (Full professional proficiency)

Skills & Expertise

PPP Project Development
Training & Capacity Building
Urban Finance & Infrastructure
Planning
Research
Urban
Capacity Building
Business Strategy
Feasibility Studies
Analysis
Management Consulting
New Business Development
Urban Planning

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Transportation
Government
Policy
Governance
Economics
Problem Solving
Project Planning
Social Networking
Infrastructure
Project Management
Land Use Planning
Strategy
Managerial Finance
Management
Investments
Proposal Writing
Public/private Partnerships
Business Development
Procurement
Finance
Training
Sustainability
Sustainable Development
Financial Structuring
Risk Management
Consulting
Rural Development
Project Appraisal
Environmental Awareness
Emerging Markets
Climate Change
Renewable Energy
Report Writing
Transportation Planning
Microfinance
Economic Development
Policy Analysis

Education
Themes Valley University, UK and Department of Personnel & Training, Government of India
Accreditation as a Trainer, Training Needs Analysis, Design & Conduct of Training and Impact Assessment of
Training, 2003 - 2003
World Bank Institute
Diploma in Urban & City Management, Urban Management, 2002 - 2002

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Osmania University, Hyderabad
B.A., Economics, Public Administration & Sociology, 1991 - 1992

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Dilip Karmarkar
Independent Consultant at Asian Development Bank
dilipkarmarkar@gmail.com

11 people have recommended Dilip

"Dilip is very dedicated to his work and is a consistent and hardworking individual. His vast experience
with varied agencies in Urban Sector has rendered him as one of the most innovative and sharp consulting
professional and diligent project manager. He is capable of handling large assignments single handedly. As a
colleague, it was a pleasure working with Dilip. He is always there to help you and guide whenever required.
He is a great asset to any team with his team bonding and fire fighting skills."

— Chandan Chawla, was with another company when working with Dilip at ICRA Management Consulting
Services Limited

"Dilipbhai as I use to address him.....has amazing knowledge about his sector. He likes speaking to people
and has great networking skills....(which I need to learn from him) and always ready to help you."

— Mihir Upadhyay, worked indirectly for Dilip at ICRA Management Consulting Services Limited

"Dilip has special ability to understand any complex matter in essence (the ability which he has picked up
being a bureaucrat) and provides quick and apt solution to the issue. He is intelligent at the same time he is
also a hard worker. He is highly dependable and friendly person. He values relationship, friendship more than
anything else. I am very happy to have him as a professional colleague/competitor and more importantly as a
personal friend in my life."

— Ravikant Joshi, was with another company when working with Dilip at ICRA Management Consulting
Services Limited

"Dilip is a hard worker and task master. He has good knowledge of the sector he is handling and I found him
to be fantastic teammate and colleague. Dilip has a knack of gathering and sharing knowledge. Wish him
every success."

— Anirban Banerjee, worked with Dilip at ICRA Management Consulting Services Limited

"Dilip has a plethora of field experience in the infrastructure sector and is well versed with the issues relating
to it. He is a very amiable person and can keep calm even under pressing circumstances. Networking and

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maintaining relationships with contacts is his forte and he is ever ready to help others. He should be an asset
to any infrastructural organization that he goes to."

— Abhishek Fogla, worked with Dilip at ICRA Management Consulting Services Limited

"Dilip worked in the same group as me in IMaCS and it was a pleasure working with him...he has the most
impressive network anyone can possibly have and this, combined with his resourcefulness and "can do"
attitude, made him an excellent co-worker."

— Rashi Grover Kashyap, worked directly with Dilip at ICRA Management Consulting Services Limited

"I found Dilip to be a very high analytical ability person and was able to convert his thoughts or ideas into a
written communication with tremendous ease. His presentation ability is also very good. In governance area,
he is truly a very good research & doumentation person with ability to pick up new concepts very fast."

— Sanjay Bobde, worked with Dilip at Yashwantrao Chavan Academy of Development Administration

"Dilip is intelligent and hard working person and always wish to venture in new areas . One must appreciate
his networking skills in government as well as in Corporate . I do appreciate his problem solving approach
and ability."

— Mukund Rathi, managed Dilip indirectly at Yashwantrao Chavan Academy of Development

Administration

"Mr. Dilip Karmarkar has put in very important contribution in YASHADA's evaluation study of KDMC.
The recommendations of this study have been agreed by State Government and has decided to replicate
KDMC model of e-Governance at over 245 ULBs in the State. Mr. Dilip's knowledge on Urban Management
is impeccable. I have been quite impressed with his Project Analysis & documentation skills too."

— Subhash Patil, was with another company when working with Dilip at Yashwantrao Chavan Academy of
Development Administration

"My first interaction with Dilip was in 2003 when he took a lot of initiative in arranging a "Training for
Trainers" course for 80 Chartered Accountants across Maharashtra for Accounting Reforms for ULBs. His
knowledge about Urban Local Reforms and his management skills are excellent. I wish Dilip all the very best
in all his endeavours !!"

— Charu Upasani, was Dilip's client

"Dilip is a committed worker and understands the pulse of the 'Urban sector'.He has contributed to a lot of
research and analysis in this sector."

— Dr. Manjushree Ghodke, was with another company when working with Dilip at Yashwantrao Chavan
Academy of Development Administration

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