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‭1.

‬ S‭ am‬‭Pitroda‬‭:‬ ‭A‬‭technocrat‬‭and‬‭entrepreneur,‬‭Pitroda‬‭was‬‭brought‬‭into‬
‭the‬ ‭Indian‬ ‭government‬ ‭during‬ ‭the‬ ‭1980s‬ ‭under‬ ‭Rajiv‬ ‭Gandhi's‬
‭administration.‬ ‭He‬ ‭is‬ ‭known‬ ‭for‬ ‭his‬ ‭pivotal‬ ‭role‬ ‭in‬ ‭India's‬ ‭telecom‬
‭revolution‬ ‭and‬ ‭served‬ ‭as‬ ‭the‬ ‭Chairman‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭National‬ ‭Knowledge‬
‭Commission‬ ‭and‬ ‭advisor‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬ ‭Prime‬ ‭Minister‬ ‭on‬ ‭Public‬ ‭Information‬
‭Infrastructure and Innovations.‬

‭2.‬ M‭ anmohan‬ ‭Singh‬‭:‬ ‭Before‬ ‭becoming‬ ‭the‬ ‭Prime‬ ‭Minister‬ ‭of‬ ‭India,‬ ‭Dr.‬
‭Singh‬ ‭entered‬ ‭the‬ ‭government‬ ‭as‬ ‭a‬ ‭lateral‬ ‭entry‬‭in‬‭1971‬‭when‬‭he‬‭was‬
‭appointed‬ ‭as‬ ‭an‬ ‭economic‬‭advisor‬‭in‬‭the‬‭Ministry‬‭of‬‭Foreign‬‭Trade.‬‭He‬
‭later‬ ‭became‬‭the‬‭Finance‬‭Minister‬‭in‬‭1991,‬‭playing‬‭a‬‭key‬‭role‬‭in‬‭India's‬
‭economic liberalization.‬

‭3.‬ V‭ .‬ ‭Krishnamurthy‬‭:‬ ‭A‬ ‭technocrat‬ ‭who‬ ‭played‬ ‭a‬ ‭critical‬ ‭role‬ ‭in‬ ‭India's‬
‭industrial‬‭policy,‬‭Krishnamurthy‬‭was‬‭brought‬‭into‬‭government‬‭roles‬‭such‬
‭as‬ ‭the‬ ‭Chairman‬ ‭of‬ ‭Bharat‬ ‭Heavy‬ ‭Electricals‬ ‭Limited‬ ‭(BHEL)‬ ‭and‬‭later‬
‭Maruti‬ ‭Udyog.‬ ‭He‬ ‭also‬ ‭served‬ ‭as‬ ‭the‬ ‭Chairman‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭National‬
‭Manufacturing Competitiveness Council.‬

‭4.‬ B‭ imal‬ ‭Jalan‬‭:‬ ‭An‬ ‭economist‬ ‭with‬ ‭a‬ ‭background‬ ‭in‬ ‭international‬
‭institutions‬‭such‬‭as‬‭the‬‭IMF‬‭and‬‭World‬‭Bank,‬‭Jalan‬‭served‬‭as‬‭the‬‭Chief‬
‭Economic‬ ‭Advisor‬ ‭and‬ ‭later‬ ‭as‬ ‭the‬ ‭Governor‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭Reserve‬ ‭Bank‬ ‭of‬
‭India (1997-2003).‬

‭5.‬ K‭ aushik‬‭Basu‬‭:‬ ‭A‬‭prominent‬‭academic‬‭economist,‬‭Basu‬‭was‬‭appointed‬


‭as‬ ‭the‬ ‭Chief‬‭Economic‬‭Advisor‬‭to‬‭the‬‭Government‬‭of‬‭India‬‭in‬‭2009.‬‭He‬
‭had‬ ‭a‬ ‭significant‬ ‭career‬ ‭in‬ ‭academia‬ ‭before‬ ‭his‬ ‭appointment‬ ‭and‬ ‭later‬
‭went on to serve as the Chief Economist at the World Bank.‬

‭6.‬ N‭ .K.‬ ‭Singh‬‭:‬ ‭Formerly‬ ‭a‬ ‭member‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭Indian‬ ‭Administrative‬ ‭Service‬
‭(IAS),‬ ‭N.K.‬ ‭Singh‬ ‭moved‬ ‭into‬ ‭roles‬ ‭such‬ ‭as‬ ‭the‬‭Secretary‬‭in‬‭the‬‭Prime‬
‭Minister's‬ ‭Office‬ ‭and‬ ‭later‬ ‭served‬ ‭in‬ ‭key‬ ‭economic‬ ‭roles‬‭including‬‭as‬‭a‬
‭member‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭Planning‬ ‭Commission.‬ ‭He‬ ‭was‬ ‭a‬ ‭lateral‬ ‭entry‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬
‭sense‬ ‭that‬ ‭he‬ ‭transitioned‬ ‭into‬ ‭advisory‬ ‭roles‬ ‭in‬ ‭finance‬ ‭and‬ ‭public‬
‭policy after his time in the civil services.‬

‭7.‬ A‭ rvind‬ ‭Virmani‬‭:‬ ‭An‬ ‭economist‬ ‭who‬ ‭served‬ ‭as‬ ‭the‬ ‭Chief‬ ‭Economic‬
‭Advisor‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬ ‭Government‬ ‭of‬ ‭India‬ ‭from‬ ‭2007‬ ‭to‬ ‭2009.‬ ‭He‬ ‭had‬
‭previously‬ ‭worked‬ ‭in‬ ‭academia‬ ‭and‬ ‭international‬ ‭economic‬ ‭institutions‬
‭before entering the government.‬
‭8.‬ R‭ aghuram‬‭Rajan‬‭:‬‭He‬‭was‬‭appointed‬‭as‬‭the‬‭Chief‬‭Economic‬‭Advisor‬‭to‬
‭the‬‭Ministry‬‭of‬‭Finance‬‭in‬‭2012.‬‭Rajan,‬‭a‬‭prominent‬‭economist‬‭who‬‭had‬
‭served‬ ‭as‬ ‭the‬ ‭Chief‬ ‭Economist‬ ‭at‬ ‭the‬ ‭International‬ ‭Monetary‬ ‭Fund‬
‭(IMF),‬ ‭was‬ ‭brought‬ ‭into‬ ‭the‬ ‭government‬ ‭to‬ ‭help‬ ‭steer‬ ‭economic‬ ‭policy‬
‭during‬ ‭a‬ ‭challenging‬‭period.‬‭He‬‭later‬‭went‬‭on‬‭to‬‭serve‬‭as‬‭the‬‭Governor‬
‭of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) from 2013 to 2016.‬

‭9.‬ M‭ ontek‬ ‭Singh‬ ‭Ahluwalia‬ ‭:‬ ‭was‬ ‭brought‬ ‭into‬ ‭government‬ ‭roles‬ ‭from‬
‭academia‬ ‭and‬ ‭international‬ ‭organizations.‬ ‭He‬ ‭served‬ ‭as‬ ‭the‬ ‭Deputy‬
‭Chairman of the Planning Commission from 2004 to 2014.‬

‭10.‬‭Nandan‬‭Nilekani‬‭:‬‭Co-founder‬‭of‬‭Infosys,‬‭was‬‭appointed‬‭as‬‭the‬‭head‬‭of‬
‭the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) in 2009.‬

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