About N.K. Singh

Member – Planning Commission (May 2001–June 2004).
Parliamentary Forum on Global Warming and Climate Change, 2008 - 2014.
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 Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee (Aug 1998–May 2001).
August 1998-April 2001, 1981 – 1985 (Japan)
Member Secretary, Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council.
Member Secretary, Task Forces on Telecommunications, Infrastructure.
Member, Core Groups on Hydrocarbon Disinvestment; WTO negotiations; Economic Strategy.
Secretary, Revenue, Ministry of Finance (Aug 1996–Aug 1998).
Secretary, Expenditure, Ministry of Finance (Aug 1995–Aug 1996).
Joint Secretary, Dept. of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance (June 1991–Aug 1995).
Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs (May 1990–June 1991).

Principal Secretary, Industries & Industrial Development Commissioner (May 1987–May 1990).
Additional Finance Commissioner (Jan 1986–May 1987).

Minister (Economic & Commercial Affairs), Indian Embassy, Tokyo.
(Played a catalytic role in facilitating Maruti Suzuki's entry into India and in garnering broader Japanese investment in the Indian economy).

Leader, Indian Delegation to Asian Development Bank Annual Meetings (1991 – 1995).
Member, Indian Delegation to Annual and Spring Meetings of World Bank and IMF (1991 – 1995).
Participated in meetings of the Aid India Consortium / India Development Forum (1991 – 1995).
Member, Core Group for negotiations in Global Environment Facility (1993 – 1994).
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 Panellist and Faculty Member, World Economic Forum.
Coordinator, World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Advisory Group on Privatisation & Strategic Issues (1998 – 2006).
Member, Foundation Board, Forum of Young Global Leaders, World Economic Forum.
Member, United Nations Global Commission on International Migration (GCIM).
Senior Short-Term Visiting Fellow, Centre for Research on Economic Development and Policy Reform (CREDPR), Stanford University.
Guest Lecturer, Stanford University, INSEAD, Brookings Institution, and universities in Japan and Singapore.
Conferred the 2nd Class Gold and Silver of the Order of the Rising Sun by the Government of Japan (2016).
Recipient of the LSE Honorary Fellowship (2024).