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1. Family name DAS First name TARUN Middle name KANTI Maiden name, if any NIL

2. Date Day Mo. Yr. 3. Place of birth 4. Nationality(ies) at birth 5. Present nationality(ies) 6. Sex
of Birth: 19-08-1947 Midnapore, W. B. India INDIAN INDIAN MALE

7. Height 8. Weight 9. Martial status:

160 CM 69 KG Single Married X Separated Widow(er) Divorced
10. Entry into United Nations service might require assignment to any area of the world in which the United Nations might have
responsibilities.
(a) Are there any limitations on your ability to perform in your prospective field of work? YES NO X
(b) Are there any limitations on your ability to engage in all travel? YES NO X
11. Permanent address 12. Present address- 13. Office Tele-No.
10/14 FIRST FLOOR, EAST PATEL NAGAR, African Development Bank Macroeconomic Adviser,
NEW DELHI-110008 Tel: (91-11) 2588-4540 Ministry of Finance, The Gambia, Quadrangle, 13. FAX
Mob: 9818024569 EMAIL: Banjul. EMAIL: das.tarun@hotmail.com
das.tarun@hotmail.com/ Google Search: Tarun Das, Economic Adviser, das5delhi@yahoo..co.in
das5delhi@yahoo.co.in Ministry of Finance

15. Have you any dependent children?

YES X NO If the answer is yes, give the following information:
Name of children Date of Birth Relationship Nationality Gender
Mr. Arpan Das 25-11-1987 Son Indian Male

16. Have you taken up legal permanent residence status in any country other than that of your nationality? YES NO X
If answer is yes, which country?
17. Have you taken any legal steps towards changing your present nationality? YES NO X
If answer is yes, explain fully:
18. Are any of your relatives employed by a public international organization? YES NO X
If answer is yes, give the following information:
NAME Relationship Name of International Organization

19. What is your preferred field of work?

Development Economist with strong requirements for both quantitative and qualitative research and analysis, policy planning, economic
statistics, econometrics and modeling.

20. Would you accept employment for less than six 21. Have you previously submitted an application for employment with U.N.?
months? YES X NO If so, when? NO
22. KNOWLEDGE OF LANGUAGES What is your mother tongue? BENGALI
OTHER LANGUAGES READ WRITE SPEAK UNDERSTAND
Easily Not Easily Not Easily Easily Not Easily Easily Not Easily
Easily
ENGLISH X X X X
HINDI X X X X

23. For clerical grades only. Indicate speed in words per minute. List any office machines/ equipment you can use
English French Other languages Scan/ Fax/ Photocopy machines, PC, very good
in MS-WORD, Power Point, Excell, SPSS
programs and other statistical packages

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24. EDUCATION. Give full details - N.B. Please give exact titles of degrees in original language. A. University or equivalent
Please do not translate or equate to other degrees.
NAME, PLACE AND COUNTRY ATTENDED FROM/TO DEGREES and ACADEMIC MAIN COURSE OF
DISTINCTIONS OBTAINED STUDY
(COMPLETE ADDRESS REQUIRED FOR Month/Year
VERIFICATION PURPOSES)

Presidency College, June/196 June/1967 BA Hons. (Economics) First Class Economics with Statistics
University of Calcutta, 4 First, Gold Medalist and Mathematics
College Street, MA (Economics) First Class, Ranked Economics with Statistics,
Kolkata, India Nov/1969
Sept/1967 Second in Merit in the University, Econometrics, and
Silver Medallist Mathematical Economics

University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ Sept 1974 July 1977 Ph.D. in “Impact of Demographic Poverty, inequality and
England, United Kingdom. Change on Poverty and Inequality” as demographic transition
Commonwealth Scholar in the United in the UK, USA, India,
Kingdom Sri Lanka and Pakistan
B. SCHOOLS OR OTHER FORMAL TRAINING OR EDUCATION FROM AGE 14 (e.g. high school, technical school or apprenticeship)
NAME, PLACE AND COUNTRY TYPE YEARS ATTENDED CERTIFICATES OR
DIPLOMAS OBTAINED
FROM TO
Changrachak Higher Secondary School, Higher Secondary 1959 1964 Higher Secondary Certificate,
Midnapore, West Bengal, India. Public School Ranked Fourth in Humanities
Group in West Bengal Board
25. LIST PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND ACTIVITIES IN CIVIC, PUBLIC OR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

(a) (a) Life Member, Indian Economic Association, and Indian Association for Research on Income and Wealth. (b) Member,
Academic Council, Centre for Global Business Management and Research, New Delhi. (c) Member, Indian Economic Service
26. LIST ANY SIGNIFICANT PUBLICATIONS YOU HAVE WRITTEN (DO NOT ATTACH) List of publications Attached as Annex-2.
230 selected papers are available on the website http://www.scribd.com
27. EMPLOYMENT RECORD: Starting with your present post, list IN REVERSE ORDER every employment you have had. Use a separate
block for each post. Include also service in the armed forces and note any period during which you were not gainfully employed. If you need
more space, attach additional pages of the same size. Give both gross and net salaries per annum for your last or present post.
A. PRESENT POST (LAST POST, IF NOT PRESENTLY IN EMPLOYMENT)
FROM TO SALARIES PER ANNUM EXACT TITLE OF YOUR POST
MONTH/YEA MONTH/YEA STARTING FINAL African Development Bank Macroeconomic Adviser
R R US$108,000 Continuing
20 Dec 2008 10 Aug 2009
21 Oct 2009 Till date
NAME OF EMPLOYER: TYPE OF BUSINESS: Macroeconomic Modeling, policy advice and training
Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, the Gambia. on strategic planning, DSA, aid coordination, PFM, MDG, MTEF,

ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: (COMPLETE ADDRESS REQUIRED FOR NAME OF SUPERVISO: Mr. Serign Cham, Permanent Secretary
VERIFICATION PURPOSES)
Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, the Gambia, Quadrangle,NO. & kind of employees supervised by REASON FOR LEAVING
Banjul. you: Continuing in the post
5 Senior Economists
DESCRIPTION OF YOUR DUTIES

(a) Macroeconomic modeling, strategic planning and Medium Term Expenditure Framework; formulation of macroeconomic policies;
(b) Providing advice on MDGs, PRSP, IMF funded PRGF and Extended Credit Facility (ECF); public debt management and aid
coordination
(c) Public debt sustainability analysis and strategy; and providing training on macroeconomic forecasting and DSA;
(d) Public Financial Management Reforms; coordinating fiscal and monetary policies; and conducting trainig for capacity building.
B. PREVIOUS POSTS (IN REVERSE ORDER)
FROM TO SALARIES PER ANNUM EXACT TITLE OF YOUR POST
MONTH/YEA MONTH/YEA STARTING FINAL Asian Development Bank Macroeconomic Modeling Expert and
R R US$180,000 US$180,000 Team Leader
15 Aug 2009 15 Oct 2009
NAME OF EMPLOYER: TYPE OF BUSINESS: Macroeconomic modeling, policy planning and
ADB Resident Office in Nepal at Katmandu preparing macroeconomic and fiscal framework for budget preparation

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ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: (COMPLETE ADDRESS REQUIRED FOR NAME OF SUPERVISOR
VERIFICATION PURPOSES) Mr. Shahid Parwez, Project Coordinator
ADB Country Office at Nepal, Kamladi, Katmandu.
DESCRIPTION OF YOUR DUTIES: Macroeconomic modeling, NO. & kind of employees supervised by REASON FOR LEAVING
policy planning and preparing macroeconomic framework and fiscal you: Was on contract
envelop for budget preparation 3 local consultants and 2 other economists

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B. PREVIOUS POSTS (IN REVERSE ORDER)

FROM TO SALARIES PER ANNUM EXACT TITLE OF YOUR POST

MONTH/YEA MONTH/YEA STARTING FINAL Consultant (Debt Management)
R R US$180,000 US$180,000
1 Sept 2008 30 Nov 2008
NAME OF EMPLOYER: TYPE OF BUSINESS: Debt sustainability analysis and debt management
World Bank Country Office at Uzbekistan strategy
ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: (COMPLETE ADDRESS REQUIRED FOR NAME OF SUPERVISOR
VERIFICATION PURPOSES) Dr. A. Mitra, Principal Economist, World Bank at Uzbekistan
World Bank Country Office at Uzbekistan, Tashkent

DESCRIPTION OF YOUR DUTIES: Debt sustainability NO. & kind of employees supervised by REASON FOR LEAVING
analysis and debt management strategy you: Was on contract
2 local consultants

FROM TO SALARIES PER ANNUM EXACT TITLE OF YOUR POST

MONTH/YEA MONTH/YEA STARTING FINAL Consultant (Debt Sustainability Analysis and Modeling)
R R UK£180,000 UK£180,000
15 July 2008 31 Aug 2008
NAME OF EMPLOYER: TYPE OF BUSINESS: Consultancy and preparation of report on Debt
Dr. Arindam Roy, Debt Adviser and Chief (Debt Management) Sustainability Analysis and Modeling
ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: (COMPLETE ADDRESS REQUIRED FOR NAME OF SUPERVISOR
VERIFICATION PURPOSES): Commonwealth Secretariat, London Dr. Arindam Roy, Debt Adviser and Chief (Debt Management)
NO. & kind of employees supervised by REASON FOR LEAVING
you: Was on contract
2 consultants
DESCRIPTION OF YOUR DUTIES: Preparation of report on macro-economic forecasts and debt sustainability analysis in the World Bank-
IMF DSA Framework for the Government of Gambia. Conducted two field visits to Banjul, Gambia of one week each during the consultancy
period.
FROM TO SALARIES PER ANNUM EXACT TITLE OF YOUR POST
MONTH/YEA MONTH/YEA STARTING FINAL ADB Strategic Planning Expert
R R US$150,000 US$200,000
June 2007 10 July 2008
NAME OF EMPLOYER: Mr. Bazasuren Batzargal, DG (Fiscal TYPE OF BUSINESS: Macroeconomic Modeling, policy advice and training
Policy), Ministry of Finance, Government of Mongolia on strategic planning, DSA, aid coordination, PFM, MDG, MTEF,
ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: (COMPLETE ADDRESS REQUIRED FOR NAME OF SUPERVISOR
VERIFICATION PURPOSES): Government Building 2, United Nations Mr. Bazasuren Batzargal, DG (Fiscal Policy), Ministry of
St 5/1, Ulaanbaatar-210646, Mongolia. Finance
NO. & kind of employees supervised by REASON FOR LEAVING
you: Contract ended in July 2008
3 National Consultants
DESCRIPTION OF YOUR DUTIES
(a) Macro-economic Forecasting and Assessment of Needs and Resource Gaps for attaining MDGs and mobilising external aid;
(b) Formulation of Poverty Reduction and Growth Strategy and advise on MDGs; Prepared a Report on Interlinkages between
MDG, PRSP and National Development Plans for UN-ESCAP on the basis 14 country studies for Afghanistan, Bangladesh,
Cambodia, China, Laos, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Thailand, Timor
Leste.
(c) Preparation of strategic plan and output budgeting for 4 ministries viz. Finance, Education, Health, Social Welfare &
Employment;
(d) Preparation of Economic and Technical Memorandum for the donors for governance reforms and poverty reduction;
(e) Identification of core and non-core functions of the government; and (f) conducting training and workshops for capacity
building.
FROM TO SALARIES PER ANNUM EXACT TITLE OF YOUR POST
MONTH/YEA MONTH/YEA STARTING FINAL Professor (Public Policy and Research Methodology)
R R IRs.900, 000 Rs.960, 000
Feb 2006 May 2007
NAME OF EMPLOYER: TYPE OF BUSINESS: Research and teaching public policies, regulation,
Institute for Integrated Learning in Management business environment and research methodology to MBA students
ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: (COMPLETE ADDRESS REQUIRED FOR NAME OF SUPERVISOR
VERIFICATION PURPOSES) Dr. B. Bhattyacharya, Director, IILM.
Director, IILM, 3 Lodhi Institutional Area, New Delhi-110003, India.
DESCRIPTION OF YOUR DUTIES: Conducting research and NO. & kind of employees supervised by REASON FOR LEAVING

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teaching public policy and development management, conducting you: Joined as ADB Consultant
training on poverty measurement and evaluation of poverty 4 Associate Professors, 3 Fellows in the Govt of Mongolia
alleviation programs for government officials

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C. PREVIOUS POSTS (IN REVERSE ORDER)

FROM TO SALARIES PER ANNUM EXACT TITLE OF YOUR POST

MONTH/YEA MONTH/YEA STARTING FINAL Economic Adviser
R R Rs.100, 000 Rs.750, 000
March 1989 January 2006
NAME OF EMPLOYER: TYPE OF BUSINESS: Conduct research and advise on macroeconomic
Ministry of Finance, Government of India. trend, economic reforms, economic statistics, modeling and forecasting
ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: Secretary, Department of Economic NAME OF SUPERVISOR: Dr. Ashok Lahiri, Chief Economic Adviser
Affairs, North Block, New Delhi-110001. since Oct 2002; Dr. Shankar Acharya (1993-2000)
NO. & kind of employees supervised by REASON FOR LEAVING:
you: Took voluntary retirement
16 Economists and 6 others
DESCRIPTION OF YOUR DUTIES as Economic Adviser, Ministry of Finance (March 1989 to January 2006)
(a) Macro-econometric forecasting and sector planning; India’s economic relations with World Bank, ADB and
IMF.
(b) Country Coordinator for the IMF Govt Finance Statistics and Special Data Dissemination Standards; World
Bank Global Development Finance, and the Commonwealth Secretariat Debt Recording and Management
System;
(c) Management of public debt, external dab; Fiscal and financial policies; Medium Term Macro-economic and
Fiscal Framework and Expenditure policy; Monitoring Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act;
(d) Evaluation of food, fertilizer and petroleum subsidies, poverty alleviation and employment generation programs;
(e) Conducting training programs and refresher courses on macroeconomic forecasting, public policy,
(f) Worked as Consultant to the UN Economic Commission for Africa, Commonwealth Secretariat, ADB, GDN, IMF,
UNCTAD, UNDP, UN-ESCAP, UNITAR, World Bank. (see Annex-1 for details)
FROM TO SALARIES PER ANNUM EXACT TITLE OF YOUR POST:
MONTH/YEAR MONTH/YEAR STARTING FINAL
Jan 1987 Feb 1989 Rs.87500 Rs.100000 Adviser (Transport Policy Planning & Modeling)
NAME OF EMPLOYER: TYPE OF BUSINESS: Modeling and Economic Advice on Transport Planning
Planning Commission, Government of India
ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: NAME OF SUPERVISOR: Professor Hiten Bhaya, Member
Secretary, Planning Commission, Yojana Bhawan, Parliament REASON FOR LEAVING
NO. & kind of employees supervised by you:
Street, New Delhi-110001. Was on contract
6 Academic and 9 others
DESCRIPTION OF YOUR DUTIES
Transport policy planning and modeling, economic appraisal and evaluation of projects on transport and communications, facilitating public-
private partnership in the development of transport and communications.
FROM TO SALARIES PER ANNUM EXACT TITLE OF YOUR POST
MONTH/YEAR MONTH/YEAR STARTING FINAL Chief Economist and Head of the Economic Research Unit
Oct 1984 Dec 1986 Rs.69600 Rs.80000
NAME OF EMPLOYER: TYPE OF BUSINESS
Joint Plant Committee on Steel, Ministry of Steel and Mines Economic Administration and economic research
ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: NAME OF SUPERVISOR
Development Commissioner for Iron and Steel Mr. D. K. Ghosh, Development Commissioner for Iron and Steel
301-306 Aurobindo Place, New Delhi-110016. NO. & kind of employees supervised by REASON FOR LEAVING
you: Promoted to higher grade
20 academic and 10 other staff
DESCRIPTION OF YOUR DUTIES
To conduct and guide techno-economic studies and economic evaluation of projects on steel and minerals, management of steel development
fund, and advice on price, distribution, tariff and trade policies on iron and steel and related products.
FROM TO SALARIES PER ANNUM EXACT TITLE OF YOUR POST

MONTH/YEAR MONTH/YEAR STARTING FINAL Chief (Economic Division)

Oct 1982 Sept 1984 Rs.48000 Rs.57000
NAME OF EMPLOYER: TYPE OF BUSINESS Economic administration and policy advice
Bureau of Industrial Costs and Prices, Min. of Ind. Development
ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: NAME OF SUPERVISOR
Secretary, Ministry of Industrial Development Professor Yoginder K. Alagh, Chairman
701 Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market, New Delhi-110003. NO. & kind of employees supervised by you: REASON FOR LEAVING
15 Academic and 10 others Promoted to higher grade

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 DESCRIPTION OF YOUR DUTIES
To provide advice on price, distribution, tariff and trade policies for industrial goods and services under government control and regulation.

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D. PREVIOUS POSTS (IN REVERSE ORDER)
FROM TO SALARIES PER ANNUM EXACT TITLE OF YOUR POST

MONTH/YEAR MONTH/YEAR STARTING FINAL Deputy Adviser, UNDP Transport Policy planning Project
May 1978 Sept 1982 Rs.35000 Rs.45000
NAME OF EMPLOYER: TYPE OF BUSINESS Economic administration and policy advice
UNDP Transport Policy Planning Project in India
ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: NAME OF SUPERVISOR: Professor M. Q. Dalvi, UNDP Adviser
Secretary, Planning Commission, Yojana Bhawan, Parliament NO. & kind of employees supervised by you: REASON FOR LEAVING
Street, New Delhi-110001. 8 Academic and 5 others Promoted to higher grade
DESCRIPTION OF YOUR DUTIES: Transport policy planning and modeling, and economic appraisal of transport projects.
FROM TO SALARIES PER ANNUM EXACT TITLE OF YOUR POST
MONTH/YEAR MONTH/YEAR STARTING FINAL Research Officer
Aug 1973 April 1978 Rs.15000 Rs.30000
NAME OF EMPLOYER: TYPE OF BUSINESS: Economic Advice
Ministry of Finance, Government of India
ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: NAME OF SUPERVISOR Prof. Manmohan Singh, Chief Economic Adviser
Secretary, Department of Economic affairs, North Block,
NO. & kind of employees supervised by you: REASON FOR LEAVING
New Delhi-110001. 3 Academic and 3 others Promoted to higher grade
DESCRIPTION OF YOUR DUTIES: Analysis of India’s external trade, external finance and balance of payments, and India’s economic
relations with the EEC, IMF and World Bank. On study Leave during Aug 1974 – July 1977 to do Ph.D. at the University of East Anglia,
England.
FROM TO SALARIES PER ANNUM EXACT TITLE OF YOUR POST
MONTH/YEAR MONTH/YEAR STARTING FINAL Commonwealth Scholar in Economics
Aug 1974 July 1977 UK P-160 UK P-200
NAME OF EMPLOYER: TYPE OF BUSINESS
University of East Anglia, Norwich, England Economic Administration and economic research
ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: NAME OF SUPERVISOR
School of Social Studies, University of East Anglia, Professor Harold F. Lydall
Norwich NR4 7TJ, England. NO. & kind of employees supervised by REASON FOR LEAVING
you: Was on study leave.
Nil
DESCRIPTION OF YOUR DUTIES: To conduct research on the relation between economic growth, demographic change and poverty and
inequality in the UK, USA, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, and part-time teaching of macro-economics to the graduate students in Economics.

FROM TO SALARIES PER ANNUM EXACT TITLE OF YOUR POST

Research Officer in the Indian Economic Service
MONTH/YEAR MONTH/YEAR STARTING FINAL
Nov 1971 July 1973 Rs.12000 Rs.15000
NAME OF EMPLOYER: TYPE OF BUSINESS: On the job training in Economic administration
Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms
ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: NAME OF SUPERVISOR: Prof. A. M. Khusroo, Institute of Economic
Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Growth
North Block, New Delhi-110001. NO. & kind of employees supervised by you: REASON FOR LEAVING
Nil Was on training.
DESCRIPTION OF YOUR DUTIES: On the job training on economic policies, planning, public administration,
FROM TO SALARIES PER ANNUM EXACT TITLE OF YOUR POST
Research Fellow
MONTH/YEAR MONTH/YEAR STARTING FINAL
June 1970 Oct 1971 Rs.9000 Rs.10500
NAME OF EMPLOYER: TYPE OF BUSINESS Economic research and teaching
Center for Advanced Studies on Economics
ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: NAME OF SUPERVISOR: Professor Tapas Majumder
Presidency College, College Street, Calcutta. NO. and kind of employees supervised by REASON FOR LEAVING
you Joined Indian Eco. Service
Nil
DESCRIPTION OF YOUR DUTIES: Research on Income Distribution and teaching of macroeconomics to the B.A. Honours students

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28. HAVE YOU ANY OBJECTIONS TO OUR MAKING INQUIRIES OF YOUR PRESENT EMPLOYER? YES NO X

29. ARE YOU NOW OR HAVE EVER BEEN A CIVIL SERVANT IN YOUR GOVERNMENT EMPLOY? YES X NO

If answer is yes, WHEN? In Indian Economic Service during November 1971 to January 2006.
30. REFERENCES: List three persons, not related to you, who are familiar with your character and qualifications.
Do not repeat names of supervisors listed under Item 27.
FILL NAME FULL ADDRESS BUSINESS OR OCCUPATION
Mr. Roshan Sahay Head (Commercial Services), Asian Development International Tax Expert
Email: rsahay@adb.org Bank, Metro Manila, Philippines.
Dr. Raj Kumar Principal Officer, Office of the Executive Secretary Professional Economist
Email: UN-ESCAP, Raja Damnern Avenue, Thailand.
rajlondon@hotmail.com
Dr. Arvind Virmani Executive Director Professional Economist
Email: IMF, Washington, USA.
dravirmani@hotmail.com
31. STATE ANY OTHER RELEVANT FACTS. INCLUDE INFORMATION REGARDING ANY RESIDENCE OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY
OF YOUR NATIONALITY.
(a) Stayed at the following places in foreign countries:
• Two years and ten months during August 1974- July 1977 in Norwich, England to do Ph.D. at the University of East Anglia.
• One month in September 1976 in Geneva, to work as Research Fellow at the International Labour Office.
(b) Has visited USA, U.K., Ireland, France, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Lao PDR,
Malaysia, Morocco, Nepal, New Zealand, Samoa, Senegal, Singapore, Thailand, Tonga, Philippines on official duties/ consultancy works.
(c) Possesses very good knowledge of computer programs and working on modern PCs/ Widows.
(d) Possesses diversity in skills in research, teaching, training, modeling and policy planning.

32. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ARRESTED, INDICTED, OR SUMMONED INTO COURT AS A DEFENDANT IN A CRIMINAL
PROCEEDING, OR CONVICTED, FINED OR IMPRISONED FOR THE VIOLATION OF ANY LAW (excluding minor traffic violations)?

YES NO X
If yes, give full particulars of each case in an attached statement.

33. OTHER AGENCIES OF THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM MAY BE INTERESTED IN OUR APPLICANTS. DO YOU HAVE ANY
OBJECTION TO YOUR PERSONAL HISTORY FORM BEING MADE AVAILABL YES NO X

34. I certify that the statements made by me in answer to the foregoing questions are true, complete and correct to the best of my
knowledge and belief. I understand that any misrepresentation or material omission made on a Personal History form or other
document requested by the Organization renders a staff member of the United Nations liable to termination or dismissal.

DATE: 15 March 2010 SIGNATURE:

N.B. You will be requested to supply documentary evidence, which supports the statements you have made above. Do not, however, send any
documentary evidence until you have been asked to do so by Organization and, in any event, do not submit the original texts of references or
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TARUN DAS CV for International Consultancy

Summary:

Specialisation and working experience: Debt Sustainability Analysis; Management of Public Debt; Aid Coordination
and Strategy; Macroeconomic Modelling and Policy Planning; Public Financial Management Reforms; Medium Term
Expenditure Framework; Strategic Planning and Performance Budgeting; Poverty and Inequality analysis; Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs), Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP), Poverty Reduction Growth Facility (PRGF);
Monitoring and Performance Evaluation.

International consultancy: Worked as a Consultant to the African Development Bank, UN Economic Commission for
Africa, Commonwealth Secretariat, World Bank, Asian Development Bank, ILO, IMF, UN-ESCAP, UNCTAD, UNDP,
UNITAR, UN-SIAP, Global Development Network.

Country experiences: Worked as Consultant in Cambodia, China, Ethiopia, Gambia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Lao PDR,
Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Philippines, Samoa, Senegal, Switzerland, Thailand, UK and USA. Also visited Bangladesh,
Belgium, France, Germany, Morocco, New Zealand, Ireland, Singapore and U.A.E. to attend international conferences.

Possess diversity in skills in research, teaching, training, policy planning, econometric modeling, and conducting multi-
stakeholders’ workshops.

Specific Consultancy, Work and Country Experiences (Related to the project)

Country, Period, Designation and Scope of Consultancy
(Funded by)
The Gambia, African Development Bank Macroeconomic Adviser, Ministry of Finance, the Gambia,
20 Dec 2008 to 10 Quadrangle, Banjul.
Aug 2009; and 20 Duties: Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA), Debt management and strategy, aid coordination
Oct 2009 till date. and strategy, Macroeconomic modeling, advice on public policy, MDG, PRGF, PRSP, PFM
(Funded by AfDB). Reforms, MTEF, and providing training on macroeconomic forecasting, strategic planning and
DSA.
Uzbekistan, Consultant (Debt Sustainability Analysis), World Bank Country Office in Uzbekistan,
01 Sept 2008 – Tashkent.:
30 November 2008 Duties: Macroeconomic forecasting and debt sustainability analysis for Uzbekistan.
(Funded by WB)
The Gambia Consultant (DSA for Gambia), Commonwealth Secretariat in London : External Debt
(17 July 2008 till 30 Sustainability Analysis for the Gambia, and training on DSA, Commonwealth Secretariat Debt
August 2008) Recording and Management System (CS-DRMS) and Debt Management Strategy.
(Funded by ComSec)
Mongolia Strategic Planning Expert, Asian Development Bank Project on Governance Reforms,
1 June 2007- Ministry of Finance, Government of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar,
Duties: (a) Macro-economic Forecasting and Assessment of Needs and Resource Gaps for MDGs;
8 July 2008 (b) Advice on public debt management and Identification of core functions of the government
(Funded by ADB) (c) Formulation of Poverty Reduction and Growth Strategy and advise on MDGs and PRSP;
(d) Presented a Report on Interlinkages between MDG, PRSP and National Development Plans on
the basis 14 country case studies (for Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Laos, Maldives,
Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Thailand, Timor Leste) at a regional
seminar at Bangkok organised jointly by ADB, UNDP and UN-ESCAP in Oct 2008
(e) Preparation of strategic plan and performance budgeting for 4 ministries viz. Finance, Education,
Health, Social Welfare & Employment;
(f) Preparation of Economic and Technical Memorandum for the donors for governance reforms and
poverty reduction;
(g) Conducting training and workshops for capacity building.

India Economic Adviser, Ministry of Finance, Govt of India, New Delhi

March 1989 to Jan (g) Management of public debt, external dent and contingent liabilities; and economic
2006 relations with the World Bank, IMF, ADB, UNCTAD.
(h) In charge of the Commonwealth Secretariat Debt Recording and Management System
(Funded by the govt.
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of India) (DRMS) for India, IMF Govt Finance Statistics (GFS) and Special Data Dissemination
Standards (SDDS), and the World Bank Global Development Finance statistics for
India;
(i) Advice on Macro-stabilization policies and structural reforms;
(j) Medium Term Macro-economic and Fiscal Framework, and Expenditure policy;
(k) Monitoring Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act;
(l) Evaluation of food, fertilizer and petroleum subsidies, poverty alleviation and
employment generation programs;
(m) Member of High Level government delegation to the ADB, Commonwealth Secretariat,
Debt Offices in UK and Ireland, IMF, UN-CSD, UNCTAD, World Bank and WTO;
(n) Worked as short-term Consultant to the UN Economic Commission for Africa,
Commonwealth Secretariat, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Global Development
Network (GDN), IMF, UNCTAD, UNDP, UN-ESCAP, United Nations Institute for
Training and Research (UNITAR) and World Bank.
India Project Co-ordinator and Eco. Adviser- World Bank Institutional Development Project on
(2002-2004 Management of Public Debt, External Debt and Contingent Liabilities, organised five
concurrent with workshops at Kathmandu in Nepal; and New Delhi, Goa, Pune and Kovalumpur in India and
above) produced five books on proceedings and edited papers on management of public debt, corporate
Funded by World debt, external debt, domestic debt and contingent liabilities.
Bank)
Philippines Consultant to the World Bank- Management of contingent liabilities relating to external debt
Jan-Feb 2002 and public debt, govt. guarantees, Social security and social welfare measures, insurance,
(Funded by WB) provident and pension funds.
Samoa Consultant to the UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand
Sept 2005 Legal, Institutional, Regulatory Set-up and Policies for Management of External debt, Public
(Funded by ESCAP) Debt, External Aid and Medium Term Expenditure Framework.
Indonesia Consultant to the UNITAR, Geneva, Switzerland
Dec 2005 Legal, Institutional Set-up and Policies for Management of External debt, Public Debt, External
(Funded by UNITAR) Aid and Medium Term Expenditure Framework; and Resource person for the Multi-
stakeholders Consultation on the Public Debt Law.
Cambodia Consultant to the UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand
Feb 2006 Legal, Institutional, Regulatory Set-up and Policies for Management of External debt, Public
(Funded by ESCAP) Debt and Medium Term Expenditure Framework.
Lao PDR Consultant to the UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand
Feb 2006 Legal, Institutional, Regulatory Set-up and Policies for Management of External debt, Public
(Funded by ESCAP) Debt, External Aid and Medium Term Expenditure Framework.
Nepal Consultant to the UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand
May 2006 Legal, Institutional, Regulatory Set-up and Policies for Management of External debt, Public
(Funded by ESCAP) Debt, External Aid and Medium Term Expenditure Framework.
Nepal Asian Development Bank Macroeconomic Modeling Expert and Team Leader
15 Aug 2009 to Duties: Macro-econometric modeling and formulation of medium term macroeconomic
15 Oct 2009 framework and fiscal envelop for preparation of annual budget.
(Funded by ADB)
Multi-country in Consultant to the UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand
Asia and Pacific (a) Inter-linkages between UN Millennium Development Goal (MDG) Reports, Poverty
Dec 2006 to March Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) and National Development Plans for 14 selected countries in
2007 Asia and Pacific viz. Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, Maldives,
(Funded by UN- Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Thailand, and Timor Leste.
ESCAP) (b) Presented a paper at the Regional Workshop organised jointly by the ADB, UNDP and UN-
ESCAP at Bangkok during 15-18 October 2007. Main conclusions of the study published in a
joint ADB-ESCAP-UNDP Report entitled “A Future Within Reach”, 2008.
India- Professor (Public Policy), IILM, New Delhi.
February 2006- May (a) An evaluation of implementation of the Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. (b)
2007 Conducted training programs on economic and social evaluation methodology for poverty
(Funded by the govt. alleviation programs of the Ministry of Rural Development, March 2007. (b) Conducted a
of India) training program on Applied Econometrics for the Indian Statistical Service, May 2007.
Philippines Consultant to the Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines
Every year for short Preparation of Country Report on India, for the ADB Asian Development Outlook. Attended
term in 1990-1995, Third Workshop on Asian Economic Outlook (AEO) (5-9 Nov 1990), Fourth Workshop on
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2000 and 2003 AEO (28-31 Oct 1991), Fifth Workshop on AEO (4-6 Nov 1992), Sixth Workshop on AEO (21-
(Funded by ADB, 23 Oct 19930 and Seventh Workshop on AEO (26-28 Oct 1994), ADB, Manila.
Manila)
India External Consultant for UN-ESCAP,
Every year for short
Preparation of a Country Report on India as inputs for the preparation of the Annual Economic
term in 1990-2005
and Social Survey published by UN-ESCAP.
(Funded by ESCAP)
Ethiopia Consultant to UN-ECA- Sept-Nov 1998, Privatisation in selected Asian economies and lessons
Sept-Nov 1998 for Africa, UN Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
(Funded by UN
ECA)
Senegal Consultant to GDN- Preparation and presentation of a paper on Interlinkages between
21-28 Jan 2005. development research, Policy planning and outcome in external sector, privatisation and labour
(Funded by GDN) market reforms, 21-28 January 2005.
Thailand at the UN- Consultant for UN-ESCAP- For short period to prepare reports on Privatisation
ESCAP Bangkok strategy(1995), FDI and Technology Transfer(1998), Globalisation and Industrial
(Funded by ESCAP) Transformation(2002), Role of SMEs for poverty reduction (2003), and Social security, pension
and insurance funds (2004). All reports published by UN-ESCAP (see Annex).
Switzerland (short Member, UNCTAD Ad-hoc Working Group on Non-Debt Creating Financial Flows –
period in 1993-95 preparation of a report of foreign investment policies and strategy of India – Report published
(Funded by by UNCTAD (see Annex)
UNCTAD)
Japan Resource person for inter-governmental official training on Government Finance Statistics,
19-30 Aug 2007 External Debt Statistics, Balance of Payments Statistics, Monetary and Financial Statistics, and
(Funded by UN- Productivity Measures at the UN Statistical Institute for Asia and Pacific at Chiba, Japan.
SIAP)
USA, New York, Consultant to UNDP (a) Human Development Index- Concepts and methodology for
UNDP, UN-Plaza alternative Indices, 1993. (b) Financing international co-operation behind national borders-
(Funded by UNDP) country study on India, 2006.
USA, IMF. Member, IMF Expert Group to finalize IMF Government Finance Statistics Manual 2001
(Feb 2002)
(Funded by IMF)
India Deputy Adviser, UNDP Transport Policy Planning Project in India- Development, test and
May 1978 to Sept calibration of a multi-sectoral, multi-regional, multi-modal Transport Model for India.
1982
(Funded by UNDP)
India Adviser (Modelling and policy planning)- to build up a transport model for India and advise
Jan 1987-Feb 1989 on transport policy, planning, modal split and optimal network assignment and investment
(Funded by the govt planning
of India)

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 Annex-1:
International Academic Visits and Presentation of papers at International Conferences

1. Member, UNCTAD Ad-Hoc Working Group on Non-Debt Creating Financial Flows, Geneva, 1st meeting
(June 1993), 2nd meeting (Nov 1993) and Final meeting (Oct 1994).
2. Third Workshop on Asian Economic Outlook (AEO) (5-9 Nov 1990), Fourth Workshop on AEO (28-31 Oct 1991),
Fifth Workshop on AEO (4-6 Nov 1992), Sixth Workshop on AEO (21-23 Oct 19930 and Seventh Workshop on
AEO (26-28 Oct 1994), ADB, Manila.
3. UNCTAD Meeting on Mid-Term Global Review, UN, New York, 26 Sep-6 Oct 1995.
4. UNDP and Harvard Institute Workshop on Population Growth and Economic Development, at Dhaka,
Bangladesh, 22-25 April 1998.
5. UNDP and UNICEF Regional Workshop on the Public Expenditure on Basic Social Services, at Bangkok,
Thailand, 30 July-1 Aug 1998.
6. Workshop on Budget and the Economy, IMF Institute, Singapore, 15-30 Aug 1998.
7. Study Team on Economic Crisis, Asian Productivity Council, Tokyo, 15-18 Dec. 1998.
8. Forum on Sovereign Debt, World Bank, Washington D.C., 1-3 Nov. 1999.
9. Seminar on External Debt, IMF Institute, Singapore, 21-24 Mar 2000.
10. Workshop on Sovereign Debt, World Bank, Washington D.C., 28 March-4 April 2000.
11. Second UN Commission on Sustainable development, UN, New York, 24-28 April 2000.
12. Visits to Public Debt Offices of England and Ireland, 16-20 October 2000.
13. Workshop on Contingent Liabilities, World Bank, Washington D.C., 9-11 Nov 2000.
14. Expert Group Meeting on Revised GFS, IMF, Washington D.C., 5-9 February 2001.
15. Investors Role for Mitigation of Financial Crisis, IMF, Washington D.C., 5-7 Nov 2001.
16. Expert Group Meeting on Development Policies, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, 10-12 Dec 2001.
17. Trade Policy Review Meeting, World Trade Organisation, Geneva, 19-21 June 2002.
18. Expert Group Meeting on Development Policies, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, 9-11 Dec 2003.
19. Annual Conference of the Global Development Network, New Delhi, 21-25 January 2004.
20. Annual Conference of the Global Development Network, Dakar, Senegal, 22-26 Jan 2005.
21. Annual Conference of the World Trade Centre, Mumbai, India, 22 October 2005.
22. National Workshop on Capacity Building on External Debt Management, organised by UN-ESCAP and the
Government of Samoa, at Apia, Samoa, 20-22 August 2005.
23. Multi-stakeholders’ Consultation on Draft Law on Public Debt, organized by the UNITAR, and the Ministry of
Finance, Government of Indonesia, at Jakarta, Dec 2005.
24. Expert Group Meeting on Development Policies, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, 9-11 Dec 2005.
25. Annual Conference 2005 of the Centre for Social Markets, U.K., New Delhi, Dec 2005.
26. International Conference on Globalization, organized by The Academy of International Business, USA and IILM,
New Delhi, 17-19 February 2006.
27. National Workshop on Capacity Building on External Debt Management, organized by the UN-ESCAP and the
MOF, Govt of Cambodia, at Phnom Penh, 20-22 Feb 2006.
28. National Workshop on Capacity Building on External Debt Management, organized by the UN-ESCAP and the
MOF, Govt of Lao PDR, at Vientiane, 24-25 February 2006.
29. National Workshop on Capacity Building on External Debt Management, organised by the UN-ESCAP and the
Ministry of Finance, Govt of Nepal at Katmandu, Nepal, May 2006.
30. International Seminar on Global Economic Environment, Malaysian Institute for Economic Research, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia, December 2006.

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31. Regional Conference on Bond Markets, organized by UN-ESCAP, ADB and Bank of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, 21-22
June 2007.
32. Lecturer for Training on Official Economic Statistics, UN-SIAP, Chiba, Japan, Aug 2007.
33. Regional Workshop on MDG, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, 16-17 October 2007.
34. International Seminar on 'Microeconomic Foundations of Economic Policy Performance in Asia' by NCAER and
East Asia Bureau of Economic Research, Delhi, 3-4 April 2008.

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 Annex-2: Major Publications by Prof. Tarun Das
230 selected papers are available on the website http://www.scribd.com

1. MDGs, Poverty and Inequality, Macroeconomic Management

1.1 Interlinkages between UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), National Development Plans and Poverty
Reduction Growth Strategy - Selected Country (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, Maldives,
Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Thailand, and Timor Leste) Experiences from
ESCAP, Part-1, pp.1-84, Part-2, pp.1-78, ESCAP, United Nations, Bangkok, October 2007.

1.2 Paper on MDG-NDP-PRSP Interlinkages presented at the Regional Workshop organised jointly by the ADB,
UNDP and UN-ESCAP at Bangkok during 15-18 October 2007. Main conclusions of the study published in a joint
ADB-ESCAP-UNDP Report entitled “A Future Within Reach”, 2008.Bridging research and policy- a case study of
India, pp.14-15, Global Development Network (GDN) Research Monitor. No.1, September 2006.

1.3 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, Mongolia, May 2008.

1.4 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.

1.5 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 Capacity Building Project on Governance
Reforms, MOF, Govt of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, February 2008.

1.6 Preparation of Strategic Business Plans- Structural Framework and Guidelines to Line Ministries, pp.1-74, ADB
Capacity Building Projects on Governance Reforms, MOF, Mongolia, Sep 2007.

1.7 Topics on Applied Econometrics- Income Distribution and Forecasting Techniques, Part-1, pp.1-210, and Part-2,
pp.1-55, Institute for Integrated Learning in Management, New Delhi, May 2007.

1.8 Pubblic-Private Partnership for financing infrastructure in Asian economies- Scope, Progress, Issues and
Perspectives, pp.-1-30, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, December 2005.

1.9 Role of public policies and public institutions in market economy, pp.1-22, Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India
and Centre for Social Markets, Kolkata, 2005.

1.10 Poverty and Inequality in India- Trends and Policy Issues, pp.1-30, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, October
2005.

1.11 Dynamics of Population Ageing: How India can Respond, pp.1-18, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, December
2004.

1.12 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.

1.13 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.

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1.14 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.

1.15 Economic Reforms in India- Rationale, Scope, Progress and Unfinished Agenda, pp.1-80, published by
the Bank of Maharashtra, Planning Department, Pune, February 2003.

1.16 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

1.17 Poverty and Environment- How to break the vicious circle? Pp.39-46, 1999-2000 Souvenir of the
Global Society for Protection of Human Rights, New Delhi, Jan 2000.

1.18 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.

1.19 Role of private sector including privatisation in selected Asian countries and lessons for Africa, pp.1-
110, UN Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Abada, Ethiopia, Oct. 1998.

1.20 Foreign Investment- Technology Transfer- and Growth Nexus in Asian economies, pp.1-158, ESCAP,
United Nations, Bangkok, Oct 1997.

1.21 Policies and Strategies for Promoting Private Sector’s Role in Industrial and Technological
Development in Asia, pp.1-171, ST/ESCAP/1696, UN, New York, 1996.

1.22 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, Geneva, 1993.

1.23 Sructural 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.

1.24 UNDP Human Development Index – Some Methodological Issues and Alternative Measures, pp.1-30, UNDP,
UN Plaza, New York, March 1993.

1.25 Pricing, productivity and competitiveness of Indian Steel industry, pp.269-292, in Indian Industrialization,
edited by Dr. Arun Ghosh, Oxford University Press, Delhi, 1992.

1.26 A multisectoral and multiregional transport model for India – database and calibration techniques, pp.391-403,
Environment and Planning (London), 15-A, 1983.

1.27 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.

1.28 Inequality index with differences in inequality aversion for groups, Rivista Internazionale di Scienze
Economiche e Commercialli (Milan, Italy), 1983.

1.29 Decompositions of inequality measures and a comparative analysis, jointly with Prof. A. Parikh, pp.23-48,
Empirical Economics (Vienna, Austria), vol.7, 1982.

1.30 Statistical interpretation and decomposition of Atkinson’s inequality index, jointly with Prof. A. Parikh, pp.13-
18, Rivista di Mathematica per le Scienze Economiche e Socoali (Milan, Italy), 15(1), 1982.

1.31 Decompositions of inequality measures and a comparative analysis, jointly with Prof. A. Parikh, pp.23-48,
Empirical Economics (Vienna, Austria), vol.7, 1982.

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1.32 Decompositions of Atkinson’s measure of inequality, jointly with Prof. Ashok Parikh, pp.171-178, Australian
Economic Papers, vol.20 (36), June 1981.

1.33 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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 2. External Debt and Public Debt Management

2.1 External Debt Sustainability for Gambia- Macroeconomic trends and policy issues, pp.1-30, Commonwealth
Secretariat, London, August 2008.
2.2 Management of external debt in Mongolia- legal, institutional framework and policy issues, pp.1-35, ADB Capacity
Building Project on Governance Reforms, Ministry of Finance, Government of Mongolia, Dec 2007.
2.3 Management of External Debt- International Experiences and Best Practices, pp.1-46, Best Practices series No.9,
United Nations Institute for training and research (UNITAR), Geneva, 2006.
2.4 Governance of Public Debt- International Experiences and Best Practices, pp.1-44, Best Practices series No.10,
UNITAR, Geneva, 2006.
2.5 Management of external debt in Nepal- legal, institutional framework and policy issues, pp.1-30, UNESCAP,
Bangkok, May 2006.
2.6 Management of external debt in Cambodia- legal, institutional framework and policy issues, pp.1-30, UNESCAP,
Bangkok, Feb. 2006.
2.7 Management of external debt in Lao PDR- legal, institutional framework and policy issues, pp.1-30, UNESCAP,
Bangkok, Feb. 2006.
2.8 Financing International Cooperation behind National Borders- a Case Study for India, pp.1-50, Office of
Development Studies, UNDP, New York. March 2006.
2.9 Management of external debt in Indonesia- legal, institutional framework and policy issues, pp.1-30, Ministry of Fi
nance, Govt of Indonesia, Dec. 2005.
2.10 Management of external debt in Samoa- legal, institutional framework and policy issues, pp.1-30, UNESCAP,
Bangkok, Sept 2005.
2.11 Off budget risks and their management, Chapter-3, Public Expenditure, and Financial Management Review, Report
No. 24256-PH, A Joint Document of The Govt of the Philippines, World Bank and ADB, World Bank
Philippines Country Office, April 30, 2003.
2.12 Prepayment of expensive external debt of India, Expert Group Report, pp.1-40, Ministry of Finance, New Delhi,
Sept 2002.
2.13 Management of Public Debt in India, pp.85-110, in Accompanying Document to the Guidelines for Public Debt
Management, IMF, Washington, June 2002.
2.14 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.
2.15 Sovereign Debt Management in India, pp.561-579, Sovereign Debt Management Forum: Compilation of
Presentations, World Bank, Washington, 2000.
2.16 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.
2.17 Fiscal Policies for Management of External Capital Flows, pp. 194-207, in Corporate External Debt Management,
edited by Jawahar Mulraj, CRISIL, Bombay, Dec 1999
2.18 Management of external debt in India and lessons for developing countries, IMF Singapore Regional Training
Institute, Singapore, Sept 1998.
3. Fiscal and Financial Management

3.1 Program 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.
3.2 An 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
3.3 Budget Performance Evaluation- Methodology, Systems and Management, pp.1-55, ADB Capacity Building
Project on Governance Reforms, Ministry of Finance, Government of Mongolia, May 2008.

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3.4 Performance Based Budgeting- Methodology, Systems and Management, pp.1-55, ADB Capacity Building
Project on Governance Reforms, Ministry of Finance, Government of Mongolia, March 2008.
3.5 Financial Planning- Part-1: Methodology, pp.1-34, Part-2: Policies, pp.1-32,ADB Capacity Building Projects on
Governance Reforms, Mongolia, January 2008.
3.6 Benchmarks 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.
3.7 Strengthening 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.
3.8 Accrual 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.
3.9 Output 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.
3.10 Official 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.
3.11 Official Economic statistics- Part-2 on Monetary and Financial statistics (MFS) and Multi–Factor Productivity
Measures (MFP), UN Statistical Institute for Asia and Pacific, Chiba, Japan, Aug 2007.
3.12 Governance of Public Debt- International Experiences and Best Practices, pp.1-44, Best Practices series No.10,
UNITAR, Geneva, 2006.
3.13 Financing International Cooperation behind National Borders- a Case Study for India, pp.1-46, Office of
Development Studies, UNDP, New York. March 2006.
3.14 General Agreement on Trade in Services – Implications for the Indian financial sector, pp.6-14, Bima Vidya,
MDC, Mumbai, July 2003.
3.15 An assessment of the financial sector liberalization in India in the context of its commitment to the WTO, pp.1-50,
Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), New Delhi, June 2003.
3.16 Management of Contingent Liabilities in Philippines- Policies, Processes, Legal Framework and Institutions, pp.1-
60, World Bank, Washington D.C., 2002.
3.17 Management of Public Debt in India, pp.85-110, in Accompanying Document to the Guidelines for Public Debt
Management, IMF, Washington, June 2002.
3.18 Sovereign Debt Management in India, pp.561-579, Sovereign Debt Management Forum: Compilation of
Presentations, World Bank, Washington, 2000.
3.19 Reforms and liberalization of the financial sector in India- organizational structure, needs and policy issues, pp.1-
40, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, 1995.
3.20 Social security system in India – needs and policy issues, pp.1-40, ESCAP, United Nations, Bangkok, December
1999.
3.21 Fiscal Policies for Management of External Capital Flows, pp. 194-207, in Corporate External Debt Management,
edited by Jawahar Mulraj, CRISIL, Bombay, Dec 1999.
3.22 Monitoring and Projecting Budget Deficits of the Government – A Technical Note, Ministry of Finance, pp.1-21,
August 1990.

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