Mr. N. K. Singh
Former Economic Advisor to the PM and Member of the Planning Commission, Government of India

POLICY APPOINTMENTS – GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Member, Planning Commission
May 2001–June 2004
Position at the rank of National Minister of State. Policymaking responsibilities as
member include participating in finalization of medium-term national economic
strategy, allocation of resources within Government of India, intermediation between
State and Federal governments on economic and resource allocation matters.

Additional responsibilities:
Chairman, National Taskforce on Power Sector Investment and Reforms
Chairman, Inter-Ministerial Steering Group on Foreign Direct Investment
Chairman, Group for Revival and Restructuring of the Textile Industry
Chairman, National Taskforce on Future of the Entertainment and Fashion
Industry
Chairman, Steering Group, Roadmap for Hydrogen Energy in the Indian
Economy
Chairman, Group for medium-term economic strategy for the States of Uttar
Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Maharashtra and Sikkim
Chairman, Steering Group on Energy and Transport Policy
Chairman, Steering Group on Financial Resources and Management
Chairman, Inter-Ministerial Group on Tax Policy
Chairman, Group on Infrastructure Policy

Secretary to the Prime Minister
Aug 1998– April 2001
Acted as the Prime Minister’s main advisor for economic and other issues.
Additional responsibilities:
Member-Secretary, Prime Minister’s Council on Trade and Industry
Member-Secretary, Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council
Member-Secretary, Task Force on Telecommunications
Member-Secretary, Task Force on Infrastructure
Member-Secretary, Group of Ministers on Hydrocarbon 2020
Member, Core Group of Secretaries on Disinvestment
Member, Core Group of Secretaries on Economic Strategic Group
Member, Core Group of Secretaries on WTO negotiations