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TARUN DAS
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Email: das.tarun@hotmail.com
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2A.Permanent Residential Address: 10/14 First Floor, East Patel Nagar, New Delhi-110008,
India. Telephone No.: (009111) 25884540 E-Mail Address: das.tarun@hotmail.com
2B. Current Position: African Development Bank Macroeconomic Adviser, Ministry of
Finance and Economic Affairs, Government of the Gambia, Quadrangle, Banjul.
3. Personal:
Nationality : Indian
Date of Birth : August 19, 1947.
Marital status : Married (Wife: Mitali Das, Son: Arpan Das)
5. Languages known: English, Bengali, Hindi- Excellent in speaking, writing and reading.
21 Dec 2008- till date African Development Bank Macroeconomic Adviser, Ministry of
Finance and Economic Affairs, the Gambia, Quadrangle, Banjul.
01 Sept 2008 – Consultant to World Bank (Uzbekistan) and Professor (Public Policy and
19 December 2008 Research Methodology), IILM, New Delhi-110003, India.
16 July 2008- Consultant (Debt Sustainability Analysis for Heavily Indebted Poor
31 August 2008 Countries in Africa), Commonwealth Secretariat, London, England.
1 June 2007- Strategic Planning Expert, ADB Capacity Building Project on
8 July 2008. Governance Reforms, MOF, Govt. of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Feb 2006- May 2007 Professor (Public Policy and Research Methodology), Institute for
Integrated Learning in Management (IILM), New Delhi-110003, India.
Mar 1989- Jan 2006 Economic Adviser, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
Jan 1987- Feb 1989 Adviser (Modeling and Policy Planning), Planning Commission, India.
Oct 1984- Dec 1986 Chief Economist, Joint Plant Committee, Ministry of Steel, India.
Oct 1982- Sep 1984 Chief (Economic Division), Bureau of Industrial Costs and Prices, India.
May 1978- Sep 1982 Deputy Adviser, UNDP Transport Policy Planning Project in India.
Aug 1977- May 1978 Research Officer, Economic Division, DEA, Ministry of Finance, India.
Sep 1974-July 1977 Commonwealth Scholar, East Anglia University, Norwich. England.
July 1973- Aug 1974 Research Officer, Economic Division, DEA, Ministry of Finance, India.
Nov 1971- June 1973 Assistant Director (On-the-job Training), Indian Economic Service.
June 1970- Oct 1971 Research Fellow, Dept. of Econ, Presidency College, Calcutta, India.
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Tarun Das Up-to-date CV for India MP Rural Livelihood Program Adviser
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Tarun Das Up-to-date CV for India MP Rural Livelihood Program Adviser
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Tarun Das Up-to-date CV for India MP Rural Livelihood Program Adviser
Annex-1: Major Reports/Publications by Prof. Tarun Das since 2000 relating to the
Pro-Poor Growth Strategy and Rural Livelihood Programs
1. Role of Agro-based and Resource-Based Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) for
Employment Generation, Poverty Alleviation and Export Promotion in selected ESCAP
economies, pp.1-126, UN ESCAP, Bangkok, March 2003.
2. Promoting resource-based export-oriented SMEs in Asia and the Pacific, pp.33-76,
Investment Promotion and Enterprise Development Bulletin for Asia and the Pacific,
ESCAP, United Nations, Bangkok, Sept 2003.
3. An evaluation of the IMF funded Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF)- some
policy issues and suggestions for improvement, pp.1-25, African Development Bank
Institutional Support Project, Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, the Gambia,
Quadrangle, Banjul, May 2009.
4. Macroeconomic management and pro-poor growth strategy for the republic of Gambia,
pp.1-35, African Development Bank Institutional Support Project, Ministry of
Finance and Economic Affairs, the Gambia, Quadrangle, Banjul, February 2009.
5. An Introduction to Program Budgeting, Program Evaluation Review Technique (PERT),
and Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART)- pp.1-50, ADB Capacity Building
Project on Governance Reforms, MOF, Government of Mongolia, June 2008
6. Assessment of needs and financing gaps for achieving MDGs and mobilizing external aid
for Mongolia in the near and medium term, pp.1-35, ADB Capacity Building Project
on Governance Reforms, Ministry of Finance, Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, May 2008.
7. Identification of Core and Non-core Functions for the Government of Mongolia and
Exploring Public Private Partnership for supply of public goods and services, pp.1-55,
ADB Capacity Building Project on Governance Reforms, MOF, Govt of Mongolia,
Ulaanbaatar, February 2008.
8. Preparation of Strategic Business Plans for the Ministries of Agriculture, Education,
Finance, Health, Social Welfare and Employment- Structural Framework and
Guidelines, ADB Capacity Building Project on Governance Reforms, MOF, Govt of
Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, September 2007.
9. Interlinkages between UN-MDGs, Poverty Reduction Growth Strategy and National
Development Plans - Selected Country Experiences from ESCAP, Part-1, Main Report,
pp.1-84, Part-2, Annexes, pp.1-78, ESCAP, United Nations, Bangkok, Oct 2007.
10. Economic and Social Cost Benefit Analysis and Project Review, pp.1-40, Training
Material prepared for the Ministry of Rural Development, Govt of India, Mar 2007.
11. Bridging research and policy- a case study of India, pp.14-15, Global Development
Network (GDN) Research Monitor. No.1, September 2006.
12. Public-Private Partnership for financing infrastructure in Asian economies- Scope,
Progress, Issues and Perspectives, pp.-1-30, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, Dec 2005.
13. Dynamics of Population Ageing: How India can Respond, pp.1-18, UN-ESCAP,
Bangkok, December 2004.
14. Impact of Pro-Market Reforms on the Poor in India- an Assessment and Lessons for
Policy Makers, pp.1-40, Global Development Network, June 2003.
15. Economic Reforms in India- Rationale, Scope, Progress and Unfinished Agenda, pp.1-80,
Bank of Maharashtra, Planning Department, Pune, January 2003.
16. Poverty and inequality in India–Trends and policy issues, pp.1-30, UN-ESCAP,
Bangkok, Oct. 2002.
17. Implications of Globalization on Industrial Diversification in Asia, pp.ix+1-86, UN
ESCAP, Bangkok, UN Publications Sales No.E.02.II.F.52, December 2001.
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Tarun Das Up-to-date CV for India MP Rural Livelihood Program Adviser
18. Poverty and Environment- How to break the vicious circle? Pp.39-46, Souvenir of the
Global Society for Protection of Human Rights, New Delhi, Jan 2000.