CV for Dr Tarun DAS

1. PROPOSED Public Financial Reforms Adviser/

POSITION: Specialist
2. NAME OF FIRM: PDP Australia Pty Ltd
3. NAME OF EXPERT: Dr Tarun Kanti Das
Email: das.tarun@hotmail.com
Google Search: Tarun Das, Economic Adviser, Ministry
of Finance

4. DATE OF BIRTH: 19 August CITIZENSHIP Indian

1947 :
5. EDUCATION: PhD in “Decomposition of Poverty and
Inequality”, University of East Anglia, UK, 1977
(Commonwealth Scholar)
MA in Economics (First Class), University of
Calcutta, India, 1969
BA in Economics (First Class), University of
Calcutta, India, 1967
6. MEMBERSHIP IN Indian Economic Association
PROFESSIONAL Indian Association for Research on Income and
ASSOCIATIONS: Wealth

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7. OTHER TRAINING: International Seminar on 'Microeconomic

Foundations of Economic Policy Performance in
South Asia' by NCAER and East Asia Bureau of
Economic Research, Delhi, April 2008.
Lecturer for Training on Official Economic
Statistics, UN-SIAP, Japan, August 2007.
Regional Workshop on interrelations among
MDG-PRSP-PRGF and National Development
Plans in selected Asian economies including
Bangladesh, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, 16-17
October 2007.
Workshop on Contingent Liabilities, World Bank,
2000
UNDP and Harvard Institute Workshop on
Budgeting, Population Growth and Economic
Development, at Dhaka, Bangladesh, 22-25
April 1998.
UNDP and UNICEF Regional Workshop on the
Public Expenditure on Basic Social Services, at
Bangkok, Thailand, 30 July-2 Aug 1998.
Regional Workshop on the Impact of the Budget
on the Economy, IMF Regional Institute,
Singapore, 1998.
Conducted training programs and courses on
macroeconomic forecasting, public policy,
monitoring and evaluation of Public Finance
Reforms and Performance Budgeting, applied
econometrics and economic statistics in the
Gambia, Mongolia and Nepal.
8. COUNTRIES OF Cambodia, Gambia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Lao
WORK EXPERIENCE: PDR, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Philippines,
Samoa, Senegal, Thailand, United Kingdom,
USA, Uzbekistan
9. LANGUAGES: Speaking Reading Writing
English Good Good Good
Hindi Good Good Good
Bengali Good Good Good
10. EMPLOYMENT RECORD:
From: 1990 To: Present
Employer: Various government and international
organizations, including the World Bank
From: Feb 2006 To: May 2007
Employer: Institute for Integrated Learning in Management

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Position held: Professor (Public Policy and Research

Methodology) and
External Consultant on Development Policies to
the UN-ESCAP
From: 1978 To: 2006
Employer: Government of India
Positions held: Economic Advisor, Ministry of Finance (1989- Jan
2006)
Advisor on Modeling and Policy Planning,
Planning Commission (1987-1989)
Chief Economist, Ministry of Steel (1984-1986)
Chief, Economic Division, Bureau of Industrial
Costs and Prices (1982-1984)
Deputy Adviser, UNDP Policy Planning Project
for India, Planning Commission (1978-1982)
From: 1971 To: 1974
Employer: Government of India
Positions held: Research Officer, Economic Division, DEA,
Ministry of Finance (1973-74; 1977-78)
Assistant Director (On-the-job Training), Indian
Economic Service (1971-1973)
11. DETAILED TASKS ASSIGNED
General Responsibilities:
 Manage all activities stated under component 4.
 Actively support the implementation, coordination and dissemination of
components/sub components/activities of the project.
 Assisting the Component 4 Advisor in preparing time bound work plans
against project milestones and coordinate project implementation
activities of all relevant ministries/agencies including identification,
design, and implementation and monitoring activities under the project.
 Provide periodic support to the counterpart Component Coordinators
and its Implementation units.
 Assist the Implementing Agencies in administering project support staff
that will provide project-related support to the component coordinators
or Additional Project Director.
 Ensure co-ordination of the activities of all components of the project,
internally and with other areas of Government and other reform
initiatives
 Ensure that the implementation of project fits with Government
procedures, plans and aims
 Attend all relevant meetings as and when required.
Specific Activities:

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Provide technical assistance and assist in the implementation of, and

reporting on, all activities under three key subcomponents, including:
 Develop capacities for economic forecasting, modeling and analysis to
support country’s long term economic development framework,
especially related to a strategy for achieving economic growth and
poverty reduction
 Develop capacities in the Planning Committee (PC) to help/guide line
ministries in formulating sector policy frameworks that support
prioritization cross-sectorally and within the sectors
 Improve procedures for capital investment management focusing on all
stages identification, screening, preparation, appraisal, selection,
approval and monitoring
 Review and improve the institutional structure for managing
investments
 Build capacity for better project evaluation, especially as they relate to
linkages with the policy priorities
 Reviewing the current processes and institutional responsibilities for
monitoring and evaluation (M&E)
 Building monitoring and evaluation skills of relevant staff in the
Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division (combined with
relevant staff in the MoF and Line Ministries)
12. WORK UNDERTAKEN THAT BEST ILLUSTRATES CAPABILITY TO
HANDLE THE TASKS ASSIGNED

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12.1 Name of assignment: Institutional Support Project on

Economic and Financial Governance
Year: December 2008-Present Location: Banjul, The
Gambia
Client: African Development Bank (AfDB)

1. Main project features:

(a) Support the National Panning Commission (NPC) for the
implementation of the IMF supported Poverty Reduction Growth
Facility (PRGF), and assist the Ministry of Finance in incorporating
PRSP priority programs in the national budget, and in providing
advice on maintaining consistency with other national and sub-
national budgetary agencies.
(b) Develop, test and calibrate a medium term macroeconomic
model for planning, budgeting and policy analysis and conduct the
policy simulations and scenarios analysis using alternative
methodologies.
(c) Produce annual policy background papers on current
macroeconomic and related structural or microeconomic (sectoral)
issues.
(d) Work closely with the Central Bank and other agencies in
developing coordinated monetary, financial, fiscal and real sector
policies. Key areas of support will include liquidity forecasting and
management in the context of government debt obligations.
(e) Monitor and support the macroeconomic programs of the
donors, particularly the programs of the African Development Bank,
World Bank and IMF.
(f) Work closely with the Gambian Revenue Authority and advise on tax
and fiscal policies.
(g) Work closely with the Debt Management Division and conduct
debt sustainability analysis (DSA) in the Fund-Bank DSA Framework.
(h) Advise the honorable Finance Minister on macroeconomic
policy, development challenges and overall macroeconomic
management issues as needed.
Positions held: Macroeconomic Adviser
Activities performed: Providing technical assistance in macroeconomic
modeling, analysis and projections. Also provided specialist advice on
public financial reforms, Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF),
Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs), Millennium Development Goals
(MDGs), Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF), debt management,
and provided training on macroeconomic forecasting, public policies and
economic statistics.
Prepared reports on (a) an operational macroeconomic consistent model
for the Gambia- data base, test and calibration techniques, projections and
development issues; (b) trends and projections of sectoral growth rates for
the Gambia and some policy issues; (c) impact of the global financial crisis
on the Gambian economy and development prospects; (d) guidelines for
strategic planning and medium term expenditure framework for pilot
ministries; (e) interrelations among macroeconomic policies, public
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12.2 Name of assignment: Macroeconomic Modeling in Nepal

Year: (Aug-Oct) 2009 and April 2010 Location: Kathmandu, Nepal
Client: Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Main project features:
(i) update the Nepal Macroeconomic Model (NMEM) based on the new
system of national accounting and changes in the structure of the
Nepalese economy;
(ii) develop a new dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) type
model suitable for Nepal;
(iii) develop software for updated NMEM and DSGE-type macro models;
(iv) develop a user manual for both the NMEM and DSGE-type model that
includes devise a model consistent with the data linkages and reporting
systems required for an efficient modeling exercise, and ensure the
sustainability of efforts in the area of macroeconomic modeling in Nepal;
(vi) undertake growth and macroeconomic projections for the Nepalese
economy and compare the consistency of results from both the models;
(vii) provide training to the stakeholders on features of the models and
software to enable them to undertake the modeling exercise
independently;
(viii) work closely with the national consultants and supervise their work;
(ix) Facilitate organizing workshops, training, seminars, and dissemination
of the knowledge;
(x) undertake consultations with all stakeholders and incorporate their
feedback;
(xi) work closely with the Executing Agency (EA) and the technical
committee, and other relevant stakeholders for developing the models;
(xii) oversee overall TA implementation and prepare required reports;
(xiii) coordinate procurement of hardware and software needed for
upgraded NMEM & DSGEM;
(xiv) Integrate these models with annual budgeting and national five year
plans; and
(xiv) Undertake other tasks as required by the steering committee and
ADB.
Positions held: Team Leader and Macroeconomic Modeling
Specialist
Activities performed: Produced Inception Report on Macroeconomic
models for Nepal- model structure; database; computer algorithms; and
calibration techniques. The Model contains sub-models on the
management of external debt and overall public debt. Helped in
procurement and installation of hardware and software, Tested and
calibrated the Models and conducted Multi-stakeholders Workshops on
economic planning models and forecasting, and their integration to the
annual budgeting.

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12.3 Name of assignment: Capacity Building Project on

Governance Reforms
Year: May 2007- 10 July 2009 Location: Ulaanbaatar,
Mongolia
Client: ADB
Main project features: Preparation of manuals, guidelines and provided
training/workshops on Strategic Planning, Program Budgeting, Financial
Planning and Medium Term Expenditure Framework, Monitoring and
Evaluation of Performance Bused Output Budgeting, Macroeconomic
Modeling, Public Debt Management, Needs Assessment for MDGs.
Positions held: Strategic Planning Expert
Activities performed: Produced manuals and guidelines on Strategic
Planning, Program Budgeting, Public Debt Management, Monitoring of
MDGs, Interrelations between MDGs, PRSP and National Development Plan,
Identification of Core and Non-core Functions of the Government, Financial
Planning and Medium Term Expenditure Framework, Monitoring and
Evaluation of Performance Bused Output Budgeting, Macroeconomic
Modeling, Public Debt Management, Needs Assessment for MDGs.
Conducted a number of workshops and training programs for multi-
stakeholders. Undertook the role of resource person in international
workshops on capital markets in Mongolia. Also worked as Resource Person
for inter-governmental training program on Official Economic Statistics
organized by the UN Statistical Institute for Asia and Pacific (UN-SIAP) at
Chiba, Japan during 15-30 August 2007.
12.4 Name of assignment: Public Debt Management
Year: (Sep-Nov) 2008 Location: Uzbekistan
Client: World Bank Resident Office at Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Main project features: Provide high-level technical assistance in the
management of public debt in Uzbekistan.
Positions held: Public Debt Management Adviser
Activities performed: Responsible for macroeconomic forecasting and
conducting a debt sustainability analysis for the government of Uzbekistan
and acting as a resource person for the workshop.

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12.5 Name of assignment: Debt Sustainability Analysis

Year: July-August 2008 Location: at London, the Commonwealth
Secretariat with two field visits of one week each to Banjul, The Gambia

Client: UK Commonwealth Secretariat

Main project features: Macroeconomic Modeling and Debt Sustainability
Analysis for The Gambia.
Positions held: Consultant (Debt Sustainability Analysis and Macro
Modeling)
Activities performed: Produced a Report on the External Debt
Sustainability Analysis for the Gambia.
12.6 Name of assignment: Mainstreaming MDGs into Poverty
Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSP) and the National Development
Plans (NDPs) for 14 ESCAP counties
Year: Jan-March 2007 Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Client: UNESCAP
Main project features: Preparation of a report on Mainstreaming MDGs
into NDPs for 14 ESCAP counties including China, Bangladesh, Nepal,
Maldives, Mongolia, Pakistan, and Thailand.
Positions held: External Consultant
Activities performed: (a) Produced a Report (in two parts) on Inter-
linkages between UN Millennium Development Goals (MDG), Poverty
Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSP) and the National Development Plans for
14 selected countries in Asia and Pacific viz. Afghanistan, Bangladesh,
Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal,
Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Thailand, and Timor Leste.
(b) Presented the report at the Regional Workshop organized jointly by the
ADB, UNDP and UN-ESCAP at Bangkok during 15-18 October 2007. Main
conclusions of the study have been published in a Report entitled “A
Future Within Reach”, 2008 published jointly by the ADB-ESCAP-UNDP.

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12.7 Name of assignment: Training in Monitoring and Evaluation at

the International Institute for Learning in Management
Year: Feb 2006- April 2007 Location: New Delhi, India
Client: Government of India
Main project features: Training on monitoring and evaluation of social
cost and benefits for the rural employment and poverty alleviation
programs financed by the government of India
Positions held: Professor (Public Policy)
Activities performed: (a) Delivered training programs on economic and
social cost-benefit analysis and evaluation methodology for poverty
alleviation programs of the Ministry of Rural Development, March 2007. (b)
Conducted a training program on Applied Econometrics for the Indian
Statistical Service, May 2007. (c) Conducted an evaluation of the
implementation of the Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in a district in
the state of Uttar Pradesh.
12.8 Name of assignment: Public Debt Management
Year: 2005-2006 Location: Nepal/Lao PDR/Cambodia/Samoa
Client: UN-ESCAP
Main project features: Debt Sustainability Analysis, and suggest policies
for public debt management
Positions held: Public Debt Management Adviser
Activities performed: Produced Report on Legal, Institutional, Regulatory
Set-up and Policies for Management of External debt, Public Debt,
Contingent Liabilities, and Medium Term Expenditure Framework for Nepal,
Lao PDR, Cambodia and Samoa.

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12.9 Name of assignment: Economic Adviser, Ministry of Finance,

India

Year: 1989-2006 Location: India Client: Ministry of Finance

Main project features: Employment
Positions held: Economic Adviser

Activities performed:

a) Provided advice to the Finance Minister on management of public

debt, contingent liabilities, monetary-fiscal and other macro
stabilization policies and financing infrastructure projects and
poverty alleviation programs.
b) Also responsible for developing Public Finance Reforms and
policies; Medium Term Macro-economic and Fiscal Framework and
Expenditure policy. Monitored government obligations under the
Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act.
c) Provided advice on the India’s economic relations with World
Bank, ADB and IMF. Acted as Country Coordinator for the IMF
Government Finance Statistics (GFS), Special Data Dissemination
Standards (SDDS), the World Bank Global Development Finance
(GDF) and the Commonwealth Secretariat Debt Recording and
Management System (CS-DRMS). Acted as a Member for IMF/WB
Expert Groups to finalize Manuals for GFS 2001, External Debt
Statistics and Public Debt Guidelines. Acted as Government
Director and Members of the Audit, Accounts and Management
Committees in four Nationalized Banks in India.
d) Worked as the Project Coordination for the Institutional
Development Project on Public Debt Management funded by the
World Bank, Main project features included Research, training,
strengthening institutions and organizing workshops on the
management of public debt. Major activities performed:
supervised research and acted as members of various Working
Groups on Debt Management.
e) Conducted training at the Centre of Excellence for External Debt
management at Pune. Organized five international multi-
stakeholders workshops at Kathmandu in Nepal, and Delhi,
Mumbai, Goa, and Kovalampur in India, on the management of
Public Debt, External Debt and Contingent Liabilities, and
produced four books on proceedings and edited papers. Provided
advice on evaluation of food, fertilizer and petroleum subsidies,
poverty alleviation and employment generation programs.
Conducting training programs and refresher courses on
macroeconomic forecasting, public policy, economic statistics.
f) Acted as Member of High Level government delegation to the
ADB, Commonwealth Secretariat, Debt Offices in UK and Ireland,
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12.10 Name of assignment: Management of Contingent Liabilities

Year: Feb-March 2002 Location: Manila, Philippines
Client: World Bank
Main project features: Define and measure contingent liabilities, and
review process, law, legal and institutional system.
Positions held: Consultant
Activities performed: Produced Reports on Legal, Institutional,
Regulatory Set-up and Policies for the management of contingent liabilities
(relating to external debt and public debt, government guarantees to
public enterprises, social security and social welfare measures, insurance,
provident and pension funds).
13. CERTIFICATION
I, the undersigned, certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief, this
CV correctly describes myself, my qualifications, and my experience. I
understand that any willful misstatement described herein may lead to my
disqualification or dismissal, if engaged.

Da 29 June 2010
te:

Full name of authorized Dr Tarun Kanti Das

representative:

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