Independent Public Policy Analyst
Current• Researching, writing and teaching on public policy issues. I have been focussing on fiscal federalism, state and central finances, goods and service tax, problems of the power sector, challenges of regulation, disaster management and growth related issues. • Providing advice to state governments. Assisted Government of Andhra Pradesh in the preparation of their memorandum to the Fifteenth Finance Commission. Assisted the Conference of Southern Finance Ministers (coordinated by Government of Kerala) in the preparation of the memorandum to the President of India on the Terms of Reference on the Fifteenth Finance Commission. Assisted UNICEF in holding seminars in Bhubaneswar to discuss the budget with MLAs of the Odisha assembly .