Arvind Panagariya | |
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| Chancellor of Nalanda University | |
| Assumed office 30 April 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Vijay Pandurang Bhatkar |
| Chairman of 16th Finance Commission of India[1] | |
| In office 2023–2028 | |
| Preceded by | N. K. Singh |
| 1st Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog | |
| In office 5 January 2015 – 31 August 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Rajiv Kumar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 September 1952 Bhilwara, Rajasthan, India |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Relatives | Ashok Panagariya (brother) |
| Alma mater | Rajasthan University (B.A., M.A.) Princeton University (Ph.D.) |
| Profession | Economist |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan |
Arvind Panagariya (born 30 September 1952) is an Indian economist who is holding the position of Jagdish Bhagwati Professor of Indian Political Economy at Columbia University and the Director of Deepak and Neera Raj Center on Indian Economic Policies at School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University in New York City. He served as first vice-chairman of the government of India think-tank NITI Aayog between January 2015 and August 2017.[2] He has been appointed as the chairman of 16th Finance Commission by the government of India. He is a former Chief Economist of the Asian Development Bank. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the President of India in 2012 for his contributions in the field of economics and Public Policy.[3]
He is currently the Chancellor of the modern Nalanda University at Rajgir, Bihar;[4] established as a successor to the historic Nalanda University by the Nalanda University Act, 2010. He has published widely on free trade as well as on the development of the Indian economy[5] He is the brother of noted neurologist and medical researcher Dr. Ashok Panagariya.
- ^ The Hindu (31 December 2023). "Government appoints Arvind Panagariya as sixteenth Finance Commission chief". Archived from the original on 31 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ "Arvind Panagariya to submit final report on employment data by August 31". Moneycontrol.com. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ Harsh Madhusudan; Rajeev Mantri (2020). A New Idea of India: Individual Rights in a Civilisational State. Westland Books. p. 176. ISBN 9789389648409.
- ^ Arvind Panagariya named chancellor of Nalanda University, ToI, 4/30/2023
- ^ Government appoints Arvind Panagariya as sixteenth Finance Commission chief, Dec 31, 2023