Ila Patnaik
Ila Patnaik | |
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Occupation | Economist |
Spouse(s) | Ajay Patnaik |
Children | Megha & Ayush |
Ila Patnaik is an Indian economist[1][2] and Principal Economic Advisor to the Government of India, having been appointed on 21 April 2014.[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.
She worked with National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, from 2007-2014, until she joined the Ministry of Finance.
References
- ↑ Mukherjee, Andy (2004-11-01). "Who Owns the Key to India's $120 Billion Kitty?: Andy Mukherjee". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2014-08-15.
- ↑ "Face The Budget: Chidambaram's tough task - IBNLive". Ibnlive.in.com. Retrieved 2014-08-15.
- ↑ Appointment as Principal Economic Advisor