17 Facts About Narendra Jadhav

Narendra Damodar Jadhav was born on 28 May 1953 and is an Indian economist, educationist, public policy expert, professor and writer in English, Marathi and Hindi.

Dr Narendra Jadhav has completed his first term as a Member of Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Indian Parliament.

Narendra Jadhav previously served as member of the Planning Commission of India and the National Advisory Council.

Narendra Damodar Jadhav was born on 28 May 1953 to a Mahar family from the village of Ozar and grew up in Mumbai suburb of Wadala.

Narendra Jadhav completed his BSc in Statistics from Ramnarain Ruia College, University of Mumbai in 1973 and MA in Economics from the University of Mumbai in 1975.

Narendra Jadhav later earned a PhD in Economics from Indiana University, USA in 1986.

Narendra Jadhav worked as Adviser in the International Monetary Fund for over four years.

Narendra Jadhav retired in October 2008 from the position of Principal Adviser and Chief Economist of the RBI.

Currently, Narendra Jadhav is serving as chairman, Reserve Bank of India History Advisory Committee.

In 2006, Narendra Jadhav was appointed Vice Chancellor of the University of Pune.

Narendra Jadhav enabled several initiatives aimed at improving the access and equity and quality.

Narendra Jadhav promoted the research environment through financial incentives and improved the governance through the Pune University Network project that connected the Main Campus with all 500+ Affiliated colleges using ICT.

Narendra Jadhav launched Samarth Bharat Abhiyan, a rural development program involving each college adopting a village to direct the youth power towards constructive social engagement in rural areas.

Narendra Jadhav has been Distinguished Professor in the Council for Social Development, New Delhi, with focused research on the New Education Policy for India.

Narendra Jadhav is serving as Emeritus Professor of Public Policy at MIT School of Government, Pune, teaching a range of Public Policy issues, especially Education, Health, Social Welfare and Economic Growth.

Narendra Jadhav has authored 31 official reports on a wide range of public policy issues.

Dr Narendra Jadhav has completed his first term as a Member of Parliament - Rajya Sabha.