M. Govinda Rao
M. Govinda Rao is an Emeritus Professor at the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy. His past positions include Member of the Fourteenth Finance Commission, Director, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (2003-13), Director, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore (1998-2002), and Fellow, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
He was a Member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (2004-2013), Member of Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission (FSLRC); Member, High Level Expert Committee on Universal Health Coverage; Member, High Level Expert Committee on Efficient Management of Public Expenditure; His research interests include, tax policy and reforms, public expenditure management, state and local finance, fiscal decentralization and federalism.