16 Facts About Shaibal Gupta

Shaibal Gupta was an Indian social scientist and political economist whose work focused on the economy of the Indian state of Bihar.

Shaibal Gupta was the founder and member-secretary of the Asian Development Research Institute in Patna, Bihar.

Shaibal Gupta's research was a contributor to the rollout for various state government led societal development programs and economic reforms in the state.

Shaibal Gupta went on to complete his PhD in economics in 1981.

Shaibal Gupta was the founder and member-secretary of the Asian Development Research Institute in Patna, a non-profit organization focused on social science research established in 1991.

Shaibal Gupta was the director of the Centre for Economic Policy and Public Finance, which was set up by the government of Bihar as a public finance research institute.

Shaibal Gupta's research focused on the structure of the Bihar's economy as well as on various development issues in Bihar from a political economy perspective.

Shaibal Gupta studied Bihar's industrial sector and compared the political economies of Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, adjacent states, to drive an understanding of the linkage between governance models and growth.

Shaibal Gupta was a member of the high level Committee for Evolving a Composite Development Index for the States, headed by Raghuram Rajan.

Shaibal Gupta worked on various research projects with the Institute of Development Studies, Sussex; International Labour Organisation, World Bank and London School of Economics.

Shaibal Gupta held advisory positions in various governmental committees including membership of the Bihar state finance commission, the committee on land acquisition, committee on financial resources, and the Indian government expert group of the planning commission.

Shaibal Gupta was a director of the Andhra Bank until his term expired in 2011 and Member Executive Committee, of the Indian government's National literacy mission.

Shaibal Gupta received the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honor, posthumously in 2022.

Shaibal Gupta was the son of social worker, medical practitioner and art historian Piyushendu Shaibal Gupta.

Shaibal Gupta died from multiple organ failure on 28 January 2021 in Patna.

Shaibal Gupta was cremated with full state honours at Gulbi Ghat in Patna on 29 January 2021.