N.K. Singh

N.K. Singh is a renowned politician and economist. He is presently the chairman of the Fifteenth Finance Commission of India. Until recently, he was a member of the Rajya Sabha from the state of Bihar. He has been among the country’s top bureaucrats and has handled important portfolios such as secretary to the prime minister, expenditure and revenue secretary and member of the Planning Commission. He was also the principal interlocutor with multilateral institutions during India’s balance of payments crisis.