Dr. Narendra Jadhav

Dr. Narendra Jadhav, is an Indian national (born in 1953). Dr Jadhav, currently a Member of Parliament Rajya Sabha-Nominated, has had a long and outstanding professional career spanning more than four decades in public service. Some of the distinguished positions held by Dr Jadhav with distinction include Member, Planning Commission, Member, National Advisory Council (NAC), Vice- Chancellor of University of Pune and the Chief Economist, Reserve Bank of India.

1. EDUCATION:
   • Ph.D in Economics, Indiana University, USA 1986
   • MA (Economics), University of Bombay, 1975.
   • B.Sc (Statistics & Economics), University of Bombay, 1973.
2. PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
   • Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha - Nominated)
   • Distinguished Professor, Council for Social Development (CSD), New Delhi
   • Emeritus Professor of Public Policy - MIT School of Government, Pune.
   • Chairman, RBI History Advisory Committee, Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai
   • Member, National Committee on Nation-wide Celebration of 125th Birth Anniversary of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.
   • Chairman, Committee on Preparation of Perspective Plan for Higher Education in Maharashtra, Government of Maharashtra.
   • Independent Director - Tata Teleservices (TTSL) Ltd., Tata Tele Maharashtra Ltd (TTML) and Sustainable Agro- Commercial Finance (SAFL) Ltd., Mumbai
3. HONOURS
   • Received Award for Outstanding Contribution to Economic Theory for the Ph.D dissertation in 1986, and Honored with the Best International Student Award by Indiana University, USA in 1983.
   • Recipient of 4 Honorary D. Litt degrees from 4 different State Universities.
   • ‘Maharashtra Ratna’, Award for all-round contribution (2004)
   • Dr. Jadhav is recipient of as many as 70 National and International awards for his contribution to the fields of economics, education, literature, culture and social work. These include the title of the ‘Commander of the Order of Academic Palms’ by the Government of France.