| Office | Principal Economic Advisor, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance
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|---|---|
| Term start | 1 May 2014 |
| Term end | February 2017 |
| Predecessor | Dipak Dasgupta |
| Successor | Sanjeev Sanyal
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| Born | New Delhi, India
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| Spouse | Ajay Patnaik |
| Children | Megha Patnaik, Ayush Patnaik |
| Alma mater | University of Delhi (B.A.) Jawaharlal Nehru University (M.A., M.Phil.) University of Surrey (Ph.D.) |
| Occupation | Economist
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Ila Patnaik is an Indian economist.[1][2] and former Principal Economic Advisor to the Government of India.[3] During this time, she prepared the Economic Survey of India, 2013-14[4][5][6][7] and contributed to numerous Government of India committees and task forces.[8] In 2014, she was the only female economist ranked within the top ten in India, along with the likes of Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen and former RBI governors Y V Reddy, Raghuram Rajan and Urjit Patel.[9] She also writes regular columns for the Indian Express.[10]
She is currently a professor at the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP).[3]
Early life
Ila Patnaik was born in New Delhi. She did her B.A. in Economics (1983-1985), Hindu College, University of Delhi, Delhi; M.A. in Economics (1985-1987), Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi; M.Phil. in Economics (1987-1989), Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi; Ph.D. in Economics (1991-1996), University of Surrey, Guildford, U.K.
Career
Ila Patnaik was an Economics Editor, Indian Express. She wrote a Fortnightly column in Business Standard. She also worked as Editor, Macro Track, A Quarterly Update on the Indian Economy, NCAER, New Delhi, 1997-2001. She did a program on NDTV, Policy with Patnaik from 2007 to 2009.And now she is working in the print on weekly shows regarding Indian Economy.
References
- ↑ Who Owns the Key to India's $120 Billion Kitty?: Andy Mukherjee, Mukherjee, Andy. Bloomberg(2004-11-01).
- ↑ Face The Budget: Chidambaram's tough task - IBNLive. Ibnlive.in.com.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 NIPFP | Faculty.
- ↑ FM Arun Jaitley tables Economic Survey: Highlights(9 July 2014).
- ↑ All the Arun Jaitley's mandarins. DNA India(28 June 2014).
- ↑ India Delivers Economic Survey Ahead of Budget: Highlights(9 July 2014).
- ↑ Highlights - Economic Survey calls for sharp fiscal correction. Reuters(9 July 2014).
- ↑ http://www.finmin.nic.in/sites/default/files/SahooCommittee_ecbReport_20150225.pdf
- ↑ ie 100 Most Powerful Indians 2014: Top 10 economists. The Financial Express(13 March 2014).
- ↑ Ila Patnaik(18 January 2016).