Documenti di Didattica
Documenti di Professioni
Documenti di Cultura
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5. Education:
Ph.D. (Poverty and Inequality Analysis), University of East Anglia, England, 1977
MA (Economics), First Class, Presidency College, Calcutta University, 1969
BA Hons. (Economics), First Class, Presidency College, Calcutta University, 1967
9. Languages: [For each indicate proficiency: good, fair, or poor in speaking, reading and writing]:
I prepared Guide Book and Manual and conducted capacity building workshops for multi-stakeholders on Project
Appraisal, Monitoring and Evaluation and Economic-Financial Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) Methodology in India,
Bangladesh, Laos, Gambia and Mongolia. I worked as Professor (Public Policy and Research Methodology) teaching
public policies, research methodology and project appraisal and CBA techniques to MBA students in IILM, India.
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I am a Gold Medalist in Economics from the Calcutta University, India and hold a Ph.D. in Economics as
Commonwealth Scholar from the East Anglia University, UK. I possess diversity in skills in research, teaching,
training, economic modeling and policy planning.
I worked as Consultant to ADB, AfDB, COMSEC, World Bank, IMF, UN-ESCAP, UNCTAD, UNDP, UNECA, UNITAR
and UNSIAP in 26 countries viz. Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, CAREC Countries, China, Ethiopia,
Gambia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Maldives, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Philippines, Samoa, Senegal,
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand, UK, USA, UEA, Uzbekistan.
Have various publications on Project Appraisal and Economic-Financial Cost-Benefit Analysis, Result Based M&E
methodology, Macro-Fiscal Forecasting, Medium Term Strategic Planning and Budgeting, PFM reforms, and
management of public and external debt.
11. Employment Record [Starting with present position, list in reverse order every employment held by
expert since graduation, giving for each employment (see format here below): dates of employment,
name of employing organization, positions held.]:
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Mar 2006 Institute for Integrated Lerarning for Professor (Project Appraisal & Economic-
to Management (IILM), New Delhi, India Financial CBA, Public Policy, Research
May 2007 Methodology,)
Mar 1989 Ministry of Finance, Government of India, Economic Adviser (Project Appraisal and
to New Delhi Economic-Financial CBA, Macro-
Jan 2006 Economic Forecasting and Budgeting,
Medium Term Fiscal Policy and Budget
Framework for line ministries including
transport and power, Public and External
Debt Management)
Jan 1987 to Planning Commission, Govt. of India, New Adviser (Transport Modelling and Policy
Feb 1989 Delhi. Planning), (Project Appraisal and CBA for
transport projects)
Oct 1984 to Ministry of Steel and Mines, Govt. of India, Chief Economist and Head of the
Dec 1986 New Delhi. Economic Research Unit (Project
Appraisal and CBA for projects, and
transport of distribution of minerals and
iron and steel products)
Oct 1982 to Bureau of Industrial Costs and Prices, Chief (Economic Division)
Sep 1984 Ministry of Industry, Govt. of India, New (Project Appraisal, CBA, transport,
Delhi. distribution and Pricing of goods and
services under govt control &
administered pricing)
May 1978 to UNDP Transport Policy Planning Project, Deputy Adviser (Transport Modelling and
Sep 1982 Planning Commission, Govt of India, Delhi. Policy Planning) (Project Appraisal and
CBA for transport projects)
Nov 1971 to Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Research Officer (Project Appraisal
April 1978 Finance, Govt of India, New Delhi. techniques, Public Finance, Economic
Forecasting, Finance and Fiscal and
Monetary Policy)
June 1970 Center of Advanced studies for Economics, Research Fellow (Decompositions of
to Presidency College, Calcutta, India. Poverty and Inequality Measures)
Oct 1971
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Feb 2002 International Monetary Fund (IMF), USA, Member, IMF Expert Group (Government
Washington Finance Statistics Manual 2001)
Sept-Nov UN Economic Commission for Africa (UN- Consultant (Role of Private Sector &
1998 ECA), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Privatization in Africa)
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(i) assess the strength and weaknesses in project financial management practices and capacity from the
perspective of (a) organizational and staff capacity; (b) information management; (c) financial
management practices; and (d) effectiveness;
(ii) identify and evaluate financial management and internal control risks at the project level; and
(iii) propose risk mitigation and management strategies and/or activities with appropriate timelines
and suggested responsibilities.
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Key deliverables:
(i) Two (2) Financial Management Assessment Reports;
(ii) RRP and PAM inputs for both projects;
(iii) Comments and suggestions on submitted documents for other projects, sections of terms of
reference for project management consultants related to financial management, and contributions to
review mission aide-memoires.
13. Work Undertaken that Best Illustrates Capability to Handle the Tasks Assigned
[Among the assignments in which the expert was involved, indicate the following information for those
assignments that best illustrate the expert’s capability to handle the tasks listed under 12.]
13-A. Name of assignment or project: ADB Project: Contract No.133436-S93479 TA-7997 REG:
Strengthening Knowledge-Driven Development in South Asia-Research Specialist (Transport Sector
Assessment Specialist) (45282-001).
Year: 27 March 2017 to 30 June 2017
Location: Colombo, Sri Lanka and Delhi, India
Client: ADB
Main Project Features: Financial, Economic, Social, Technological and Environmenal Sustainability
Analysis of Transport Sector Development in Sri Lanka
Position Held: Research Specialist (Transport Sector Assessment Specialist)
Activities Performed: Prepared comhrehensive report on transport sector assessment for Sri Lanka i.e.
Financial-Economic-Social-Technological-Environmental Sustainability Analysis for various modes of
transport (Roads, Rail, Air, Ports, Coastal Shipping and Water)
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13-C. Name of assignment or project: ADB TA-9005 BHU: South Asia Subregional Economic
Cooperation Green Power Investment Program (48489-001), Contract No.: 124786-S52800
Year: September 2016 to November 2016
Location: Thimpu, Bhutan
Client: ADB and Ministry of Finance, Government of Bhutan through PWC India Pvt. Ltd.
Main Project Features: Financial-Economic CBA of Hydropower Projects, Public Debt Management for
Bhutan
Position Held: Public Resource Management Specialist
Activities Performed:
Made Financial-Economic Cost Benefit Analysis of Hydro Power Projects for Bhutan;
Macro-economic Forecasting of major macro-economic–fiscal variables for Bhutan,
Made public debt and external debt sustainability analysis for Bhutan for financing the development of
ongoing and proposed hydropower projects in Bhutan in collaboration with the government of India
and external debt from other sources
13-D. Name of assignment or project: Public Financial Management and Governance Reforms
Year / Location/ Client: April 2015, and Nov 2015-June 2016, Multi-Country (India and CAREC
Countries) ADB Funded Project on Central Asia Regional Economic Co-operation, through PWC India
Limited,
Main project features: Financial-Economic CBA of Power Projects in CAREC Countries and Public
Financial Management Reforms
Positions held: ADB Public Financial Management and Governance Reforms Expert
Activities Performed:
Conducted Economic-Financial Cost Benefit Analysis of Power projects in CAREC Countries, Prepared
Medium Term Macroeconomic Forecasting and Medium Term Fiscal Framework for assessment of
Macroeconomic Stability, Fiscal Viability and Debt Sustainability Analysis for CAREC (Central Asia
Regional Economic Cooperation) Countries (viz. Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz
Republic, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan)
13-E. Name of assignment or project: Macro-Fiscal Policy and Macro-economic and Revenue
Forecasting
Year / Location/ Client: May 2015 to Oct 2015, Dubai, UAE
Ministry of Finance, Government of Dubai, Dubai
Main project features: Public Financial Management Reforms
Positions held: Macro-Fiscal Policy and Macro-Economic Forecasting Expert
Activities Performed:
Prepared methodologies for project appraisal and cost benefit analysis of projects/ programs,
Prepared Medium Term Fiscal Framework and Medium Term Budget,
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13-F. Name of assignment or project: World Bank Administered and Multi Donor (DFID, EU,
Netherlands) Funded Project on Deepening Medium Term Budgeting Framework (MTBF) and
Strengthening Financial Accountability
Year / Location: Jan 2011 to June 2014, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Client: Ministry of Finance, and Planning Commission, Government of Bangladesh.
Main project features; Project Appraisal and Economic and Financial Cost Benefit Analysis, Medium
Term Strategic Planning and Budgeting, result-Based M&E, Macroeconomic and Fiscal Modelling and
forecasting, Public Debt Management and Policy.
Positions held:
Technical Adviser (Project Appraisal, CBA, Result Based M&E, Medium Term Strategic Planning and
Budgeting, Macroeconomic Forecasting, Management of Public Debt and Policy)
Activities performed: Performed various tasks as follow:
(a) Prepared methodologies for project appraisal and cost benefit analysis of projects/ programs,
(b) Prepared Guide Book, and prepared actual Medium Term Strategic Plans (MTSP) and outcome
based program budgets for selected line ministries including Transport and Power;
(c) Advise on budgetary framework, external and internal audit, financial accounting and reporting,
management information system, Cash management and detailed internal control activities;
(d) Preparation of policy papers and performance reports for various sectors;
(e) Preparation of medium and long term macroeconomic framework, strategies and policies;
(f) Formulation, execution, and result-based monitoring and evaluation of socio-economic policies;
programs and plans and impact of socio-economic policies on macroeconomic performance;
(g) Public debt sustainability modelling and analysis and medium term debt strategy;
(h) Preparing guidelines/ manuals, conducting Training for capacity building of the officers;
(i) Prepared various reports on macroeconomic modelling and forecasting, strategic planning etc.
(see list of papers given in the Annex).
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Activities Performed:
(a) Prepared methodologies for project appraisal and cost benefit analysis of projects/ programs in
the social and physical infrastructure,
(b) Advise on budgetary framework, external and internal audit, financial accounting and reporting,
management information system, Cash management and detailed internal control activities;
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13-J Name of assignment or project: UNDP Transport Policy Planning for India
Year / Location/ Client: January 1987-Feb 1989, New Delhi, India
Planning Commission, Govt of India
Main project features: Project Appraisal and Financial Economic Cost Benefit Analysis, Medium
Term Strategic and Investment Planning for the Transport Sector
Positions held: Adviser (Transport Modelling and Policy Planning)
Activities Performed:
Prepared methodologies for project appraisal and cost benefit analysis of projects/ programs for the
transport sector; prepared medium term strategic plan ans investment plan for transport sector
13-K Name of assignment or project: Project Appraisal and Economic Financial CBA
Year / Location/ Client: October 1984-December 1986, New Delhi, India
Economic Research Unit. Ministry of Steel and Mines, Govt of India
Main project features: Project Appraisal and Financial Economic Cost Benefit Analysis
Positions held: Chief Economist (Economic Research Unit)
Activities Performed:
Conducted project appraisal and Financial-Economic cost benefit analysis of projects/ programs for the
minerals and iron and steel products financed by the Steel Development Fund
13-L Name of assignment or project: Project Appraisal and Economic Financial CBA
Year / Location/ Client: October 1982-September1984, New Delhi, India
Bureau of Industrial Costs and Prices, Ministry of Industry, Govt of India
Main project features: Project Appraisal and Financial Economic Cost Benefit Analysis
Positions held: Chief (Economic Division)
Activities Performed:
Conducted project appraisal and Financial-Economic cost benefit analysis of projects/ programs for the
products and services under government control and administered pricing
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14. Certification: I, the undersigned, certify to the best of my knowledge and belief−
(i) this CV correctly describes my qualifications and my experience;
(ii) I understand that any willful misstatement described herein may lead to disqualification or dismissal,
and/or any other disciplinary action being taken by ADB.
Signature of expert:
Date:
07 January 2018
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Major Publications by Tarun Kanti Das on Transport Planning and Related Topics
1.1 Medium Term Strategic Plans for Selected Sectors (viz. Railways, Air, Waterways, and Roads
Transport and Power Sectors), pp.1-300, World Bank Administered and Multi-Donor Funded
Project on DMTBF, MOF, The Govt. of Bangladesh, April 2012.
1.2 Medium Term Strategic Plans for selected Line Ministries (viz.Transport and Energy), pp.1-274,
African Development Bank Institutional Support Project for Economic and Financial
Governance, MOF, The Gambia, Dec 2009.
1.3 An Operational Macroeconomic Forecasting Model for Gambia- Basic Concepts, Data Base,
Calibration Techniques and Projections, pp.1-71, African Development Bank Project, the Gambia,
Banjul, 31 January 2009.
1.4 Preparation of Strategic Business Plans- Structural Framework and Guidelines to Line Ministries
(including Transport and Communications), pp.1-74, ADB Capacity Building Projects on
Governance Reforms, MOF, Mongolia, Feb 2008.
1.5 Topics on Applied Econometrics- Economic Modeling and Forecasting Techniques, Part-1, pp.1-210,
and Transport Modelling and Demand Forecasting Techniques, Part-2, pp.1-55, Institute for
Integrated Learning in Management, New Delhi, May 2007.
1.6 Environmental Impact Analysis and Financial, Economic and Social Cost Benefit Analysis for the
Transport sector, pp.1-80, Training Material prepared for the Ministry of Transport, Govt of India,
March 2007.
1.7 Public-Private Partnership for financing infrastructure including Transport and Communications in
Asian economies- Scope, Progress, Issues and Perspectives, pp.-1-30, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok,
December 2005.
1.8 Social Cost of Indian Railways, pp.1-30, prepared for the Ministry of Railways, Government of
India, Aug 2004.
1.9 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.
1.10 Origin-Destination Survey of Traffic Flows and Transport Costs for Railways and Roads in India,
pp.1-40, Planning Commission, Government of India, April 1987.
1.11 Test and calibration of Linear Programmimg anf Gravity Models for Transportation of Goods on
Roads and Railways, pp.1-25, Planning Commission, Nov 1987.
1.12 A multimodal, multi-goods and multiregional transport model for India – database, test and calibration
techniques, and model results, pp.1-210, Planning Commission, July 1987.
1.13 A multisectoral and multiregional transport model for India – database and calibration techniques,
pp.391-403, Environment and Planning (London), 15-A, 1983.
1.14 An Operational Cybernetic Transport Model for India, in Applied cybernetics, ed. A. Ghosal, Asia
Publishing House, October 1982.
1.15 Economic and Social Cost Benefit Analysis of Public Road Construction and Transport in India, pp.1-
40, UNDP Transport Policy Planning Project in India, April 1982.
1.16 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.
1.17 Economic and Social Cost Benefit Analysis of New Railway Lines in the North East Indian States,
pp.1-80, UNDP Transport Policy Planning Project in India, Aug 1980.
1.18 Economic and Social Cost Benefit Analysis of Metro Rail in Delhi, pp.1-45, Planning Commission,
Government of India, August 1988.
1.19 Preparation of Price and Production Indices for Services, pp.1-250, National Institute for
Banking and Management, Pune, India, Jan 2003.
1.20 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.
1.21 Role of private sector including privatisation in selected Asian countries and lessons for Africa, pp.1-
110, UN Eco. Commission for Africa, Addis Abada, Ethiopia, Oct. 1998.
1.22 Foreign Investment- Technology Transfer- and Growth Nexus in Asian economies, pp.1-158, ESCAP,
United Nations, Bangkok, Oct 1997.
1.23 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.
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1.24 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.
1.25 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 Administered Pricing System in India- Basic Concepts and Methodology, pp.1-30, Bureau of
Industrial Costs and Prices, Government of India, New Delhi, Dec 1983.
2.1 Inter-linkages between development research and policy planning in India- analytical
lessons for other developing countries, jointly with Arvind Virmani, pp.1-115, East Asian
Bureau for Economic Research (EABER), Australia, April 2008.
2.2 Interlinkages between UN Millennium Development Goals, National Development Plans
and Poverty Reduction Growth Strategy - Selected Country Experiences from ESCAP,
Part-1, pp.1-84, Part-2, pp.1-78, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, October 2007.
2.3 Bridging research and policy- a case study of India, pp.14-15, Global Development
Network Research Monitor. No.1, Sept 2006.
2.4 Promoting resource-based export-oriented SMEs for employment generation 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.
2.5 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.
2.6 UNDP Human Development Index – Some Methodological Issues and Alternative
Measures, pp.1-30, UNDP, UN Plaza, New York, March 1993.
2.7 Inequality index with differences in inequality aversion for groups, Rivista Internazionale
di Scienze Economiche e Commercialli (Milan, Italy), 1983.
2.8 Decompositions of inequality measures and a comparative analysis, jointly with Prof. A.
Parikh, pp.23-48, Empirical Economics (Vienna, Austria), vol.7, 1982.
2.9 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.
2.10 Decompositions of inequality measures and a comparative analysis, jointly with Prof. A.
Parikh, pp.23-48, Empirical Economics (Vienna, Austria), vol.7, 1982.
2.11 Decompositions of Atkinson’s measure of inequality, jointly with Prof. Ashok Parikh,
pp.171-178, Australian Economic Papers, vol.20 (36), June 1981.
2.12 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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3.8 Management of external debt in Cambodia, Nepal, Lao PDR and Samoa- legal, institutional
framework and debt management policies, pp.1-50, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, May 2006.
3.9 Manual on Effective Debt Management, pp.1-118, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, 2006 (major
contributor). www.unescap.org/pdd/publications/debt-manual/
3.10 Country Experiences of India, pp.141-147, part-2, External Debt Statistics Guide for
Compilers and Users, IMF, Washington D.C., 2003.
3.11 Off budget risks and their management, Part-2, Chap-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.
3.12 Management of Contingent Liabilities in Philippines- Policies, Processes, Legal Framework
and Institutions, pp.1-60, World Bank, Washington D.C., 2002.
3.13 Prepayment of expensive external debt of India, Expert Group Report, pp.1-40, Ministry of
Finance, New Delhi, Sept 2002.
3.14 Management of Public Debt in India, pp.85-110, in Accompanying Document to the
Guidelines for Public Debt Management, IMF, Washington, June 2002.
3.15 Sovereign Debt Management in India, pp.561-579, Sovereign Debt Management Forum:
Compilation of Presentations, World Bank, Washington, 2000.
3.16 External Sector Contingent Liability- a Case Study on India, Tarun Das, Raj Kumar, A. Bisen
and M.R. Nair, pp.1-123, Commonwealth Sect, London, Jan 2001.
3.17 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.
3.18 Fiscal Policies for Management of External Capital Flows, pp. 194-207, in Corporate
External Debt Management, edited by Jawahar Mulraj, CRISIL, Bombay, Dec 1999
3.19 Management of external debt in India and lessons for developing countries, IMF Singapore
Regional Training Institute, Singapore, Sept 1998.
3.20 Macro-economic Framework and Non-Debt Creating Financial Flows to India, prepared for
the Working Group on Non-Debt Creating Financial Flows, pp.1-75, TD/B/WG.1/Misc.3/
Add.3, UNCTAD, Geneva, Switzerland, 1993
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