Raja Jesudoss Chelliah was an economist and founding chairman of the Madras School of Economics.
11 Facts About Raja Chelliah
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Raja Chelliah completed an MA in economics from the University of Madras and PhD in the United States.
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Raja Chelliah worked as the chief of the Fiscal Analysis Division, Fiscal Affairs Department, International Monetary Fund between 1969 and 1975.
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Raja Chelliah served as a consultant to the government of Papua New Guinea on Centre Provincial Financial Relations.
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Raja Chelliah worked in several state and central government financial institutions in India.
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Raja Chelliah was considered a public finance expert in India, instrumental in bringing about the early reforms to the direct taxation structure.
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Raja Chelliah is often referred to as "The Father of Tax Reforms".
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Raja Chelliah graduated with a master's degree in economics from University of Madras and worked as a lecturer in Madras Christian College for five years before going to the United States on a Fulbright scholarship to do a PhD at the University of Pittsburgh.
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Raja Chelliah was married to Sita Chelliah with whom he had two daughters.
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Raja Chelliah was invited to work with the International Monetary Fund in Washington, DC and worked as a chief of Fiscal Analysis Division, Fiscal Affairs Department between 1969 and 1975.
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Raja Chelliah was the founding director of the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy between 1976 and 1985.