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Curriculum Vitae of Prof. Mahesh C. Purohit
President and Director
Foundation for Public Economics and Policy Research
13 Pocket B (Near Sani Temple), Phase Four, Ashok Vihar,
New
Delhi - 110 052 (India)
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SUMMARY
Over twenty-five years of experience of financial management, economic
analysis and advising in formulation of tax policy to different levels
of governments at sub-national, national and international levels.
Special skills in areas related to public finance, industrial
economics and fiscal measures for environmental protection. Special
expertise in introducing VAT in India including preparation of Model
VAT Law and Procedures and charting a time path for introduction of
VAT. Experience in having dialogue with officials of Central and State
governments, co-ordinating work of all the State governments as
Member-Secretary of VAT Council of States and Empowered Committee of
State Finance Ministers for Reform of Sales Tax and Introduction of
VAT.
Experience of assignments abroad and with international agencies in
various countries. This includes working in Bangladesh, Bhutan,
Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, France, Japan, Nigeria, Somalia, and USA.
Also, this refers to working as international consultant with the
National Board of Revenue, Bangladesh (Dhaka) with a World Bank
project; working as an Adviser in Tax Policy and Chief Technical
Adviser with the UNDP at Somalia, a Member of the Fiscal Mission of
the International Monetary Fund at Kambodia. The work has also been
taken up as a consultant with the ADB and the World Bank.
Participated for over ten years in teaching students at
under-graduate, post-graduate and at Ph.D. levels in India and
Nigeria.
Conducted and directed different training programmes for over fifteen
years in India and abroad for the government officials on fiscal
policy in general and tax policy and tax administration in particular.
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PERSONAL
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Name |
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MAHESH CHANDRA
PUROHIT |
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Address of the
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Foundation for
Public Economics and
Policy Research
13, Pocket B (Near Sani Temple) Phase Four,
Ashok Vihar, New
Delhi - 110 052 (India) |
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Telephone No. |
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91-11-2730 5008 |
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Fax No. |
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91-11-2730 2802 |
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E-Mail |
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maheshpur@gmail.com |
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Date of Birth |
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3rd November 1944 |
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Citizenship |
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Indian |
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Ph.D. (Econ.),
University of Rajasthan, 1971, Title of dissertation: Sales
Taxation in India - An Economic Analysis of the Structure and
its Operations with Special Reference to the Northern Zone.
Master of Arts (Post-graduation). (Additional optional papers in
Mathematical Statistics and Econometrics), University of
Rajasthan, 1971.
Master of Arts (Post-graduation in Economics), University of
Rajasthan, 1965. |
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EMPLOYMENT RECORD |
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a) Current
Assignments |
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From December 2002
to date |
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Position held
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President and
Director
Foundation for Public Economics and
Policy Research
13 Pocket B (Near Sani Temple), Ashok Vihar,
New
Delhi - 110 052 (India) |
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Description of
duties |
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Preparing policies
and directing the overall work of the Foundation for conducting
research and providing training in the areas of public economics
in general and tax reform and tax administration in particular. |
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March-August 2008 |
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Employer |
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National Board of
Revenue, Government of Bangladesh, Dhaka |
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Position held |
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VAT Expert;
International Consultant. |
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Description of Duties |
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Recommending
reforms in the existing structure and administration of VAT in
Bangladesh under Modernization and Automation Project of the
World Bank being administered by the National Board of Revenue,
Government of Bangladesh, Dhaka. Grade of US$ 15,000 pm for 5
months during the period mentioned above. |
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(b) World Bank Assignments in India |
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2ndApril – 11th April 2007 |
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Employer |
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World Bank, New
Delhi Office, New Delhi. |
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Position held |
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Consultant |
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Description of Duties |
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Working as a
Short-Term Consultant as part of the Team on the Study on Public
Finance Management and Accountability System of the Government
of Jharkhand, with specific responsibility to cover public
finance indicators. |
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1st July – 11th Sept. 2007 |
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Employer |
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World Bank, New
Delhi Office, New Delhi. |
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Position held |
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Consultant. |
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Description of Duties |
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Preparing World
Bank Study to Evaluate Tax Administration and Tax Policies in a
Sample of States including the Poor Ones. This was a study of
four states (Bihar, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar
Pradesh) for 3 select taxes (viz. State VAT, State Excise, and
Stamp Duty and Registration fee). |
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12th Nov. – 18th Dec. 2007 |
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Employer |
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World Bank, New
Delhi Office, New Delhi. |
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Position held |
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Consultant. |
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Description of Duties |
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Working as a part
of the Team on the Study on Public Finance Management and
Accountability System of the Government of Maharashtra, with
specific responsibility to cover public finance indicators.
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(c) Government Assignments |
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October 1998-April 1999 |
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Employer |
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NIPFP (Worked for
the Ministry of Finance, Government of India, New Delhi). |
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Position held |
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Secretary,
Committee of Chief Ministers on Value Added Tax and incentives
to backward areas. |
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October 1997-August 1998 |
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Employer |
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NIPFP (Worked for
the Ministry of Finance, Government of India, New Delhi). |
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Position held |
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Secretary,
Committee of State Finance Ministers to chart a time path for
introduction of VAT. |
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July-September 1994 |
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Employer |
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NIPFP (Worked for
the Ministry of Finance, Government of India, New Delhi). |
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Position held |
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Secretary,
Committee of State Finance Ministers on rationalization of the
sales tax system in the country. |
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November 1999-June 2001 |
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(Make this 1st
assignment under Govt.assignment) |
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Employer |
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NIPFP (Worked for
the Ministry of Finance, Government of India, New Delhi). |
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Position held |
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Member-Secretary,
Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers to Monitor Sales
Tax Reforms. |
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1975-1976 |
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Employer |
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Ministry of
Finance, Government of India |
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Position held |
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Honorary
Consultant |
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(d) Academic Assignments |
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From
May 1985 to Dec. 2002 |
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Employer |
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National Institute
of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi. |
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Position held |
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Professor (Senior
Fellow). |
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1977-1982 |
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Employer |
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National Institute
of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi |
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Position held |
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Associate
Professor (Fellow) |
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July 1972-March 1977 |
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Employer |
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Gokhale Institute
of Politics and Economics, Pune-4 |
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Position held |
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Assistant
Professor |
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November 1971-May 1972 |
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Employer |
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Institute of
Marketing and Management, New Delhi |
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Position held |
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Deputy Director
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January-March
1968; Nov 69-March 70 and July 70-July 71 |
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Employer |
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University of
Rajasthan, Jaipur |
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Position held |
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Lecturer (Temp.) |
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PROJECT UNDERTAKEN |
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WORKS UNDERTAKEN THAT ILLUSTRATE
CAPABILITY TO HANDLE THE TASK TO BE ASSIGNED |
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1. Value Added
Tax: Experiences of India and other Countries (2007)
2. Mobilizing Resources through Reform of State Non-tax Sources
for Plan Development
3. Revenue Implications of Introducing Value Added Tax (2006)
4. E-commerce and Economic Development (2005)
5. Mobilizing Tax and Non-tax Sources - A Case Study of
Uttaranchal (2005)
6. Taxes on Commodities and Services in India: Estimating
Revenue Potential of Harmonized Central and State Taxes (2003)
7. Tax Efforts of the Central and State Governments in India
(2003)
8. Sales Tax and Value Added Tax in India (2001)
9. Model Statute for Value Added Tax in India (1998)
10. Transfer Pricing Regulations in India (1997)
11. Sales Tax System in Andhra Pradesh (1996)
12. Modified Value Added Tax Development, Structure and Revenue
Productivity (1996)
13. Value Added Tax in Brazil (1996)
14. Harmonisation of VAT in European Union (1996)
15. Structure and Administration of Sales Taxation in India
(1995)
16. Taxation of Services (1995)
17. Reform of Domestic Trade Taxes in India (1994)
18. Structure and Enforcement of Sales Tax in Uttar Pradesh
(1993)
19. Principles and Practice of Value Added Tax- Lessons for
Developing Countries (1993)
20. Exemptions under Additional Excise Duties in lieu of Sales
Tax (1990)
21. Fiscal Policy for the National Capital Region (1987)
22. Information System and Evasion of Sales Tax in Tamil Nadu
(1985)
23. Tax Reform in Bhutan (1983)
24. Sales Tax System in Bihar (1981)
25. A Survey of the Tax System in Assam (1979)
26. Human Resource Development |
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