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Ashok Lahiri
File:The Chief Economic Advisor, Ministry of Finance Dr Ashok Lahiri, addressing at the Plenary 4 How to get US $ 1.5 Trillion of Capital Investment The Resource Hurdle for Development at the 3rd day of the 5th Pravasi Bharatiya.jpg
Office Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Office [[Fifteenth Finance Commission#Members|Member of the FifteenthTemplate:NbspFinance Commission]]
Office 12thTemplate:NbspChief Economic Adviser to the Government of India
Office Director of the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy


Term start 2 May 2021


Predecessor Biswanath Chowdhury




Constituency Balurghat











Alma mater * Delhi School of Economics
Occupation Economist, academician


Ashok Kumar Lahiri is an Indian economist and a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Balurghat.[1] He is currently serving as a member of the [[Fifteenth Finance Commission|FifteenthTemplate:NbspFinance Commission]]. Lahiri previously served as 12thTemplate:NbspChief Economic Adviser to the Government of India, reader at the Delhi School of Economics, chairman of Bandhan Bank, executive director at the Asian Development Bank and director of the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy and had stints with the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, as a consultant and senior economist respectively. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Education

Lahiri is an alumnus of the economics department of the Presidency University, Kolkata.[2]

Economist

Lahiri has served as Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India,[3][4] chairman of Bandhan Bank, economic adviser in the Ministry of Finance,[4] executive director at the Asian Development Bank,[3][4] director of the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy,[3][4] reader at the Delhi School of Economics,[4] consultant with the World Bank,[4] and senior economist at the International Monetary Fund.[4]

Director of the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy

Lahiri served as the director of the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy for fourTemplate:Nbspyears between FebruaryTemplate:Nbsp1998 and OctoberTemplate:Nbsp2002.[4]

Chief Economic Adviser

File:The Union Finance Secretary Shri D.C. Gupta, the Union Revenue Secretary Smt. . Binita Roy and Chief Economic Advisor Dr. Ashok Lahiri at a Press Conference in New Delhi on April 20, 2004 (Tuesday.jpg
Dr. Ashok Lahiri at a Press Conference as the Chief Economic Advisor along with the Union Finance Secretary D. C. Gupta, the Union Revenue Secretary Binita Roy in New Delhi on 20 April 2004

Lahiri was appointed Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India (CEA) by the prime minister-led Appointments Committee of the Cabinet in DecemberTemplate:Nbsp2002,[4] and demitted the office of CEA in JuneTemplate:Nbsp2007,[4] serving in the Ministry of Finance for more than fourTemplate:Nbspyears. Lahiri served as the CEA under the premiership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh.[5]

Chairman of Bandhan Bank

Lahiri was appointed the non-executive, part-time chairman of the newly-formed Bandhan Bank in JulyTemplate:Nbsp2015;[6][7] Lahiri resigned from his position as chairman in AprilTemplate:Nbsp2018 to serve as a full-time member of the FifteenthTemplate:NbspFinance Commission.[8][9][10]

Member of the FifteenthTemplate:NbspFinance Commission

File:The acting Chairman of the 15th Finance Commission, Dr. Ashok Lahiri addressing a Press Conference regarding the Agriculture Conference, in Chandigarh on May 03, 2018.JPG
Dr. Ashok Lahiri addressing a Press Conference as the acting Chairman of the 15th Finance Commission regarding the Agriculture Conference, in Chandigarh on May 03, 2018.

Lahiri was appointed a part-time member of the [[Fifteenth Finance Commission|FifteenthTemplate:NbspFinance Commission]] in NovemberTemplate:Nbsp2017 by the President of India,[11][12][13][14] Lahiri was elevated to a full-time member in AprilTemplate:Nbsp2018 and was accorded the status of a minister of state.[15][16]

Politics

He was declared as a candidate to contest from the Alipurduar constituency in the 2021 West Bengal election[17] but due to animosity among the local BJP members in Alipurduar, his name was later withdrawn from Alipurduar constituency in the list of candidates[18] He was later declared as a candidate for the Balurghat constituency.[19]

He won against 7 times MLA Biswanath Chowdhury and sitting former TMC minister Sekhar Dasgupta by securing 36,143 votes.[20]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.news18.com/news/politics/balurghat-election-result-2021-live-updates-balurghat-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-3696629.html
  2. ↑ Economics —> Alumni. Presidency University, Kolkata. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 About Bandhan Bank —> Governance —> Ashok Kumar Lahiri. Bandhan Bank. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 Ashok K. Lahiri. Brookings Institution. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  5. ↑ Celebrated economist Ashok Lahiri, BJP candidate from Balurghat worked with Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh, Pandey, Kirti. Timesnownews.com(25 March 2021). Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  6. ↑ Ashok Lahiri to chair Bandhan Bank board; founder unveils logo, Law, Abhishek. Business Line. The Hindu Group(9 July 2015). Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  7. ↑ Bandhan appoints former chief economic adviser Ashok Lahiri as chairman. Business Standard(10 July 2015). Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  8. ↑ Ashok Kumar Lahiri quits as part-time chairman of Bandhan Bank. The Hindu(9 April 2018). Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  9. ↑ Ashok Kumar Lahiri quits as non-executive chairman of Bandhan Bank, Kanungo, Soumonty. Livemint. Vivek Khanna(9 April 2018). Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  10. ↑ Ashok Lahiri steps down as chairman of Bandhan Bank. Business Standard. Business Standard Ltd(11 April 2018). Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  11. ↑ First Meeting of the Fifteenth Finance Commission, North Block, New Delhi. Finance Commission of India(December 4, 2017). Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  12. ↑ 15th Finance Commission to hold first meeting today, Mishra, Asit Ranjan. Livemint. HT Media Ltd. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  13. ↑ 15th Finance Commission holds first meeting. Business Line. The Hindu Group(December 4, 2017). Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  14. ↑ 15th Finance Commission holds first meeting, seeks academic inputs from leading think-tanks - Firstpost. Firstpost(December 4, 2017). Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  15. ↑ Ashok Lahiri appointed full-time member of 15th Finance Commission. Business Standard(May 3, 2018). Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  16. ↑ Ashok Lahiri full-time member of fin panel. The Tribune(4 May 2018). Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  17. ↑ BJP fields former CEA Ashok Lahiri. @businessline(14 March 2021). Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  18. ↑ Ashok lahiri replaced as BJP candidate. @businessline(18 March 2021). Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  19. ↑ Ex-CEA Ashok Lahiri is now BJP's candidate in Balurghat after being dropped from Alipurduar, Das, Madhuparna. ThePrint(2021-03-23). Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  20. ↑ https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/balurghat-west-bengal-assembly-election-result-2021-live-updates-1797122-2021-05-02

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