Governing body
The governing body of NIPFP comprises of three representatives of the Ministry of Finance, one representative of the Planning Commission of India, one representative of the Reserve Bank of India, three representatives of sponsoring State governments, three distinguished economists, three heads of sister research institutions, and members of other sponsoring agencies and invitees. At present, Dr. Urjit Patel, former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, is the Chairman of the Governing Body.
In a meeting held on 18th June, 2020, the Governing Body reconstituted itself for a further period of 4 years i.e. from April 5, 2020to April 4, 2024.
List of current members on the Governing Body are:
Dr. Urjit Patel Chairman
NIPFP
18/2 Satsang Vihar Marg
Special Institutional Area (Near JNU)
New Delhi- 11 0067
Under Rule 7(b)(i)
Three nominees of the Ministry of Finance
Shri Tarun Bajaj Member
Revenue Secretary
Ministry of Finance
Government of India
North Block
New Delhi-110001
Shri Ajay Seth, IAS Member
Secretary (Economic Affairs)
Ministry of Finance
Government of India
North Block
New Delhi-110001
Dr. Krishnamurthy Subramanian Member
Chief Economic Adviser
Ministry of Finance
Government of India
North Block
New Delhi 110001
Under Rule 7(b)(ii)
One nominee of the RBI
Dr. Rajiv Ranjan Member
Adviser-in-Charge
Monetary Policy Department
Reserve Bank of India
24th floor, Central Office
Shaheed Bhagat Singh Marg, Fort
Mumbai-400 001
Under Rule 7(b)(iii)
One nominee of the Planning Commission
Ms. Anna Roy Member
Senior Adviser
NITI Aayog
Parliament Street
New Delhi-110001
Under Rule 7(b)(iv)
Three nominees of sponsoring State Govts.
Sri Samir Kumar Sinha, IAS Member
Principal Secretary
Finance Department
Government of Assam
Assam Sachivalaya
Dispur, Guwahati-781005
Sri Sanjay Kaul, IAS Member
Secretary
Finance-Expenditure
Government of Kerala
Secretariat
Thiruvananthapuram-695001
Shri Dinesh Kumar Jain, IAS Member
Additional Chief Secretary (Finance)
Finance Department
Government of Maharashtra
Mantralaya
Mumbai-400032
Under Rule 7(b)(vi)
One nominee of the ICICI Bank
Shri B. Prasanna Member
Head – Global Markets
ICICI Bank
ICICI Bank Towers
Bandra-Kurla Complex, Bandra East
Mumbai-400 051
Under Rule 7(b)(vii)
Two nominees of institutions
Mr. Vineet Agarwal Member
President
Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India
5, Sardar Patel Marg
Chankyapuri
(Near Hotel Diplomat)
New Delhi-110 021
Mr. Uday Shankar Member
President
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
Federation House, Tansen Marg,
New Delhi-110 001
Under Rule 7(b)(viii)
Three eminent economists
Dr. Mala Lalvani Member
Director and Professor
Mumbai School of Economics and Public Policy
University of Mumbai
Vidyanagari Campus, Kalina
Santacruz(E)
Mumbai 400 098
Under Rule 7(b)(ix)
Three representatives of collaborative inst.
The Director-General
National Council of Applied Economic Research
11, Parisila Bhawan
I.P. Estate, Ring Road
New Delhi – 110 002
Ms. Yamini Aiyar Member
President and Chief Executive
Centre for Policy Research
Dharma Marg, Chankyapuri
New Delhi 110 021
Under Rule 7(b)(x)
One member to be co-opted by Governing Body
CA Tarun J. Ghia Member
Council Member of ICAI
C/o Deputy Secretary (Council Affairs)
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
ICAI Bhawan
I.P. Marg
New Delhi-110 002
Under Rule 7(b)(xi)
Director of the Institute (ex-officio)
Dr. Pinaki Chakraborty Member
Director, NIPFP, New Delhi
Under Rule 7(b)(xii)
One Senior Fellow of the Institute by rotation
Dr. R. Kavita Rao Member
Professor, NIPFP,
New Delhi
Special Invitees
Shri Jagannath Bidyadhar Mahapatra Member
Chairman
Central Board of Direct Taxes
Ministry of Finance
Government of India
North Block
New Delhi-110 001
Shri M. Ajit Kumar Member
Chairman
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
Ministry of Finance
Government of India
North Block
New Delhi-110 001