Mr. N.K. Singh

Educational Attainments:

• Senior Cambridge (1955- 1957): St. Xavier’s High School, Patna.
• Bachelors of Arts (1957- 1960): Economics (Hons), St. Stephens College, Delhi.
• Masters in Economics (1960-1962): Delhi School of Economics, Delhi.
• Officer of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS): Batch of 1964, Bihar.

Work History:
1964 - 1969 (Bihar)

• Assistant Settlement Officer, 1965, Madhipura, Land Revenue Management, Bihar.
• Magistrate under training, 1966, Ranchi Dist. Admin.
• Sub-Divisional Officer, 1966- 1967, Dist. Admin, Buxar, Bihar.
• Sub-Divisional Officer, 1967- 1968, Danapur, Bihar. 
• Under Secretary, July 01, 1968 - September 01, 1968, Public Works Dept., Patna Sectt.
• Deputy Secretary, September 01, 1968 - July 01, 1969, Finance Dept. Patna Sectt.

1969 - 1977 (New Delhi)

• Under Secretary, July 01, 1969 - July 01, 1973, Ministry of Commerce, Delhi.
• Special Assistant to Commerce Minister, October 01, 1973 - March 01, 1977, Delhi.

1977 - 1980 (Bihar)

• Special Secretary, May 01, 1977 - October 01, 1979, Irrigation Dept., Patna, Bihar.
• Chairman, October 01, 1979 - January 01, 1980, Bihar State Electricity Board, Patna, Bihar.

1980 - 1981 (New Delhi)

• Special Assistant to Commerce Minister, January 01, 1980 - March 01, 1981, Delhi.

1981 - 1985 (Japan)

1986 - 1990 (Bihar)

• Additional Finance Commissioner, January 01, 1986 - May 01, 1987, Bihar.
• Principal Secretary, May 01, 1987 - May 01, 1990, Industries & Industrial Development Commissioner.

1990 - 2004 (New Delhi)

• Joint Secretary, May 01, 1990 - June 01, 1991, Ministry of Home Affairs, Delhi.
• Joint Secretary, June 01, 1991 - May 01, 1993, Dept. of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Delhi.
• Additional Secretary, May 01, 1993 - August 01, 1995, Dept. of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Delhi.
• Secretary, August 01, 1995 - August 01, 1996, Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, Delhi.
• Secretary, August 01, 1996 - August 19, 1998, Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Delhi.
• Secretary to Prime Minister, August 19, 1998 - January 31, 2001, Delhi.
• Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to Prime Minister, February 01, 2001 - May 01, 2001, Delhi.
• Member - Planning Commission, May 01, 2001 - June 06, 2004, Delhi.

2004 - 2006 (New Delhi)

• Columnist, Indian Express
• Short term Visiting Fellow, Stanford University.
• Strategic Advisor, Boston Consulting
• Member, Coca Cola Advisory Board
• Strategic Advisor, UBS India
• Co-Chairman, India Advisory Board, London School of Economics
• Member, India Advisory Board, Columbia University

2006 - 2008 (Bihar)

• Deputy Chairman, 2006 - 2008, Bihar State Planning Board, Patna.

2008 - 2014 (Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha)

• Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development, 2008 - 2012.
• Parliamentary Forum on Global Warming and Climate Change, 2008 - 2014.
• Rules Committee; Consultative Committee on Finance; House Committee, 2009 - 2012.
• Public Accounts Committee, 2009 - 2011.
• Member - Hindi Language (Basha) Committee, 2010 - 2011.
• Committee on Public Undertakings, 2011 - 2012.
• Committee on MPLADS, 2012 - 2014.
• Public Accounts Committee, 2012 - 2014.
• Committee on External Affairs, 2013 - 2014.

2014 - Present

• Joined as Member, Bharatiya Janata Party

International Responsibilities:

• Leader, Indian Delegation to Asian Development Bank Annual Meetings
  Member, Indian Delegation to Annual and Spring Meetings of World Bank, IMF
  Participated in meetings of the Aid India Consortium /India Development Forum (1991- 1995).
• Member, Core Group for negotiations in Global Environment Facility
  Chairman, Global Environment Facility (GEF) (1993 - 1994).
• Vice Chairman-cum-Rapporteur, Preparatory Committee for the Special Session of the UN Conference on Drugs and Narcotics Chairman, United Nations High Level Expert Group on Drugs & Narcotics (1997 - 1998).
• Regular Panelist and Faculty Member, World Economic Forum Coordinator, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Advisory Group on Privatization & Strategic Issues (1998 - 2006).
• Member, Foundation Board, Forum of Young Global Leaders, World Economic Forum.
• Member, United Nations Global Commission on International Migration (GCIM).
• CREDPR -Stanford University, Senior Short Term Visiting Fellow, Center for Research on Economic Development and Policy Reform.
• Guest Lecturer, Stanford University, INSEAD, Brookings Institution various universities in Japan and Singapore.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Lecturer in Economics (1963): St. Stephens College, Delhi.

August 1998-April 2001:

• 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 Strategy Group.
• Member, Core Group of Secretaries on WTO negotiations.

May 2001-June 2004 (Capacity as Member, Planning Commission):

• 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.
• Chairman, Management Development Institute (MDI) (2004 - 2010).
• Member, Governing Board, Nalanda International University (2007- Present).
• Co-chairman, India Advisory Board, Columbia University (2011).
• Member, India Advisory Board, Columbia University (2011).