DR.

TARUN KANTI DAS

CURRICULUM VITAE FOR TRANSPORT MODELLING AND POLICY PLANNING EXPERT

Summary: Dr. Tarun Kanti Das worked as Transport Modeling Expert, and Medium Term
Strategic Planning and Budgeting Specialist for Transport Sector in India, Bangladesh,
Mongolia and the Gambia (West Africa). He also worked as Macroeconomist and Public
Financial Management Expert with specialization of macroeconomic forecasting, project
appraisal and result based monitoring and evaluation, and management of public debt,
external debt and contingent liabilities in 24 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe and USA as
Consultant for ADB, AfDB, World Bank, IMF, Commonwealth Secretariat, UNCTAD, UNDP, UN-
ECA, UN-ESCAP, UNITAR and UN-SIAP. He possesses diversity of skills in research, training,
teaching, economic modeling and policy planning. He has various publications on multi-modal
transport modeling and strategic planning, forecasting of passenger and goods traffic,
environmental and social impact analysis, and financial and economic cost-benefit analysis of
transport projects on rail, road, air and waterways.
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1. Proposed Position- A-7997 REG: Strengthening Knowledge-Driven Development in
South Asia - Research Specialist (Transport Sector Assessment Specialist) (45282-001)
2. Name of Firm:
3. Name of Expert: Tarun Kanti Das
4. Residential Address: 10/14 First Floor, East Patel Nagar, New Delhi-110008, India.
Telephone: (009111) 2588-4540 EMAIL: das.tarun@hotmail.com

5. Date of Birth: 19 August 1947 Citizenship: India

6. Education: [Indicate college/university and other specialized education of expert, giving

names of institutions, degrees obtained, and dates of obtainment]:
(a) BA Hons (Economics with Statistics and Mathematics), Presidency College, First Class,
Ranked First in the Calcutta University, 1967.
(b) MA (Quantitative Economics with Macroeconomics, Econometrics, Statistics and
Mathematical Economics), First Class, Calcutta University, 1969.
(c) Ph.D. (Applied Econometrics- Statistical decompositions of poverty and inequality
measures in UK, USA, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) as Commonwealth Scholar,
University of East Anglia, England, 1977.

7. Membership in Professional Associations:

(a) Member, Indian Economic Service,
(b) Member, Indian Econometric Society
(c) Life Member, Indian Economic Association,
(d) Life Member. Indian Association for Research on Income and Wealth,

8. Trainings [Indicate significant training since degrees under 5- Education were obtained]:
(a) Computer Programming at the East Anglia University, 1976.
(b) Computer Programming, National Informatics Centre, New Delhi, 1990.

9. Countries of Work Experience: [List countries where expert worked in the past]:
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Dubai (UAE), Ethiopia, the Gambia, India,
Indonesia, Japan, Maldives, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Lao PDR, Philippines, Senegal,
Singapore, Switzerland, Thailand, UAE, UK, USA, Uzbekistan, and Central Asia Regional
Economic Cooperation (CAREC).

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10. Languages: [For each language indicate proficiency: good, fair, or poor in speaking,
reading, and writing]:

Languages Speaking Reading Writing

English Good Good Good
Hindi Good Good Good
Bengali Good Good Good

11. Employment Record [Starting with present position, list in reverse order):
Assignments on Transport Modelling and Strategic Planning are highlighted with Yellow
Colour.
From/ To Employer
Position held (And Major Tasks)
March 2017 to Asian Development Bank, Manila, ADB Senior Research Specialist
June 2017 Philippines (Assessment of Transport Sector Investment
and Program in Sri Lanka)
Dec 2016- World Bank Funded Project on Social and Resource Person for Capacity Building on
Jan 2017 Environmental Impact Analysis and Social and Environmental Impact Analysis
Economic Assessment of Hydropower and Financial=Economic Cost Benefit
Projects in Laos PDR, through PWC India Analysis of Hydropower Projects in Laos
Pvt. Limited. PDR
Sep 2016- ADB Funded Project on South Asia Regional Public Resource Management Expert (Debt
Nov 2016 Economic Cooperation for Power Sector Sustainability Analysis) for Bhutan.
Development in Bhutan, through PWC India
Pvt. Limited.
Nov 2015- ADB Funded Project on Central Asia Macroeconomic Modeler for assesssment of
April 2016 Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC), macro-economic stability and fiscal and debt
through PWC India Pvt. Limited. sustainabilityfor each of CAREC Countries
(Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, China, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Pakistan,
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan).
May 2005- Ministry of Finance, Government of Dubai, Mediun Term Strategic Planning and Fiscal
Oct 2015 Dubai, UAE. Policy Adviser for various sectors including
transport. Strategic Plans dealt with
government’s strategy, policies and priorities,
institutional and regulatory framework,
investment plan and budgeting for sector
development plans, and assessment of sector
performance, fiscal sustainability; and public-
private partnership policies.
Jan 2011 to World Bank Administered and Multi-Donor Technical Expert (Macroeconomic Modeling
June 2014 (EU/DFID) Funded Project on DMTBF and and Medium Term Strategic Planning for
Strengthening Financial Accountability, Selected Sectors viz. Transport, Agriculture,
Ministry of Finance, and Planning Power, Health and Education). Strategic Plans
Commission, Govt of Bangladesh, Dhaka. dealt with government’s strategy, policies and
priorities, institutional and regulatory
framework, investment plan and budgeting for
sector development plans, and assessment of
sector performance, fiscal sustainability; and
public-private partnership policies.
Dec 2008- African Development Bank Institutional Macroeconomic Adviser (Macroeconomic
Nov 2010 Support Project for Economic and Financial Modeling and Medium Term Strategic
(20 months, Governance, Ministry of Finance, Banjul, the Planning for Selected Sectors viz. Transport,

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 From/ To Employer
Position held (And Major Tasks)
intermittent) Gambia, West Africa. Agriculture, Power, Health and Education).
Strategic Plans dealt with government’s
strategy, policies and priorities, institutional
and regulatory framework, investment plan
and budgeting for sector development plans,
and assessment of sector performance, fiscal
sustainability; and public-private partnership
policies.
Sept- Oct 2009, ADB Capacity Building Project on Macroeconomic Modeling Specialist & Team
April-May 2010 Macroeconomic Management, Nepal Rastra Leader (Macroeconomic Forecasting for
Bank (NRB), Katmandu, Nepal. Medium Term Strategic Planning)
June 2007- Asian Development Bank Capacity Building Strategic Planning Expert (Macroeconomic
8 July 2008 Project on Governance Reforms, Ministry of Modeling and Medium Term Strategic
Finance, Government of Mongolia, Planning for Selected Sectors viz. Transport,
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Agriculture, Power, Health and Education).
Strategic Plans dealt with government’s
strategy, policies and priorities, institutional
and regulatory framework, investment plan
and budgeting for sector development plans,
and assessment of sector performance, fiscal
sustainability; and public-private partnership
policies.
Feb 2006- Institute for Integrated Learning in Professor (Public Policy & Research
May 2007 Management, New Delhi-110003, India. Methodology)
Mar 1989- Ministry of Finance, Government of India, Economic Adviser (Macro-economic
Jan 2006 New Delhi. forecasting, debt sustainability analysis,
Policy formulation for financing development
of social and physical infrastructure viz.
Transport, Power, Health and Education).
Strategic Plans dealt with government’s
strategy, policies and priorities, institutional
and regulatory framework, investment plan
and budgeting for sector development plans,
and assessment of sector performance, fiscal
sustainability; and public-private partnership
policies.
Jan 1987- Planning Commission, Government of India, Adviser (Multi-Modal Transport Planning,
Feb 1989 New Delhi. forecasting passenger and goods traffic by
different modes, economic appraisal, M&E of
Transport Projects). Strategic Plans dealt with
government’s strategy, policies and priorities,
institutional and regulatory framework,
investment plan and budgeting for sector
development plans, and assessment of sector
performance, fiscal sustainability; and public-
private partnership policies.
Oct 1984- Economic Research Unit, Ministry of Steel, Chief Economist & Head of Eco. Research
Dec 1986 Government of India, New Delhi. Unit (Costing, pricing, transport and
distribution of iron and steel and minerals)
Oct 1982- Bureau of Industrial Costs and Prices, Chief (Economic Division), Costing, Pricing,
Sep 1984 Ministry of Industry, Government of India, transport and distribution of goods and
New Delhi. utilities under government control
May 1978- UNDP Transport Policy Planning Project in Deputy Adviser (Multi-Modal Transport

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 From/ To Employer
Position held (And Major Tasks)
Sep 1982 India, Planing Commission, New Delhi. Planning, forecasting passenger and goods
traffic by different modes, economic
appraisal, M&E of Transport Projects)
July 1973- Economic Division, Dept. of Eco. Affairs, Research Officer (Public Finance) with Leave
May 1978 Ministry of Finance, India, New Delhi. of Absence during Sep 1974 to July 1977 as
Commonwealth Scholar at the University of
Esat Anglia, Norwich, UK.
Nov 1971- Indian Economic Service, Dept of Personnel Assistant Director (Economic Research)
June 1973 and Traning, Govt of India, New Delhi.
June 1970- Centre for Advanced Studies in Economics, Research Fellow (Poverty and Inequality
Oct 1971 Presidency College, Calcutta, India. Analysis)
Short-Term Consultancy Assignments

Dec 2011, Ministry of Fin. & Treasury, ADB Funded Public Debt Management Adviser
Project on PFM Reforms, Male, Maldives
Sep 2008– World Bank Resident Office in Uzbekistan. World Bank Consultant (External Debt
Nov 2008, Tashkent, Uzbekistan Management).
16 July- Commonwealth Secretariat, London, UK. Consultant (Debt Sustainability Modelling)
Sep 2008
Sep 2005- Ministry of Finance, Governemt of Cambodia, UN-ESCAP Consultant (External Debt
May 2006, Lao PDR, Nepal, Samoa Management)
Intermittent
Dec 2005 Ministry of Finance, Govt. Of Indonesia, UNITAR Consultant (Drafting Public Debt
Jakarta, Indonesia Management Law)
Nov 2005, USA Office of Development Studies, UNDP UNDP Consultant (Financing international co-
Plaza, New York operation behind national borders)
Jan –March Ministry of Finance, Govt of Philippines, World Bank Consultant (Management of
2003 Funded by World Bank, Manila, Philippines contingent liabilities)
Feb 2002 International Monetary Fund, Member, IMF Expert Group to finalize IMF
Statistics Division, Washington D.C., USA Government Finance Statistics Manual 2001
Sept-Nov 1998 UN Economic Commission for Africa (UN- UN-ECA Consultant (Private sector
ECA), Addis Abada, Ethiopia development policies in Africa)
Sep-Nov 1997 UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand Consultant (Nexus among FDI, Growth and
Technology Transfer in Asian Economies),
Sep-Oct 1995 UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand. Consultant (Role of Private Sector and
Privatization in Asia)
May 1995 China Internl Centre for Eco and Technical UN-ESCAP Consultant (Role of FDI for
Exchanges, Beijing, China. Industrialization and Technology Transfer)
July 1993, UNCTAD, Switzerland, Geneva, and Member, UNCTAD Ad-hoc Working Group
July 1994. UNCTAD, UN, New York, USA. on Non-Debt Creating Financial Flows
July 1995
March 1993 UNDP, UN-Plaza, New York, USA. Consultant (Human Development Index),
For 2 weeks ADB, Manila, Philippines. ADB Consultant as Country Reporter for
each year in India for the Asian development Outlook
1990 to 1995
For 2 weeks UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand. UN-ESCAP Consultant as Country Reporter
every year in for India for the ESCAP Economic &Social
1990 to 1995 Survey

12. Certification:
I, the undersigned, certify to the best of my knowledge and belief that
(i) This CV correctly describes my qualifications and my experiences;
(ii) I am committed to undertake the assignment within the validity of Proposal;
(iii) I am not sanctioned (ineligible for engagement) by any organization; and
(iv) I understand that any willful misstatement described herein may lead to my disqualification or
dismissal, if engaged.

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Signature of the Expert Date: 07 January 2018

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 Annex:
Major Publications by Tarun Kanti Das on Transport Planning and Related Topics

1.1 Medium Term Strategic Plans for Selected Sectors (viz. Railways, Air, Waterways, and Roads
Transport and Power Sectors), pp.1-300, World Bank Administered and Multi-Donor Funded
Project on DMTBF, MOF, The Govt. of Bangladesh, April 2012.
1.2 Medium Term Strategic Plans for selected Line Ministries (viz.Transport and Energy), pp.1-274,
African Development Bank Institutional Support Project for Economic and Financial
Governance, MOF, The Gambia, Dec 2009.
1.3 An Operational Macroeconomic Forecasting Model for Gambia- Basic Concepts, Data Base,
Calibration Techniques and Projections, pp.1-71, African Development Bank Project, the Gambia,
Banjul, 31 January 2009.
1.4 Preparation of Strategic Business Plans- Structural Framework and Guidelines to Line Ministries
(including Transport and Communications), pp.1-74, ADB Capacity Building Projects on
Governance Reforms, MOF, Mongolia, Feb 2008.
1.5 Topics on Applied Econometrics- Economic Modeling and Forecasting Techniques, Part-1, pp.1-210,
and Transport Modelling and Demand Forecasting Techniques, Part-2, pp.1-55, Institute for
Integrated Learning in Management, New Delhi, May 2007.
1.6 Environmental Impact Analysis and Financial, Economic and Social Cost Benefit Analysis for the
Transport sector, pp.1-80, Training Material prepared for the Ministry of Transport, Govt of India,
March 2007.
1.7 Public-Private Partnership for financing infrastructure including Transport and Communications in
Asian economies- Scope, Progress, Issues and Perspectives, pp.-1-30, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok,
December 2005.
1.8 Social Cost of Indian Railways, pp.1-30, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, Aug 2004.
1.9 Trends and projections of rail and road goods and passenger traffic in India, pp.105-161, in
Transport Planning and Development, ed. V Mahajan, Deep & Deep, Delhi, 1991.
1.10 A multisectoral and multiregional transport model for India – database and calibration techniques,
pp.391-403, Environment and Planning (London), 15-A, 1983.
1.11 An Operational Cybernetic Transport Model for India, in Applied cybernetics, ed. A. Ghosal, Asia
Publishing House, October 1982.
1.12 Economic and Social Cost Benefit Analysis of Public Road Construction and Transport in India, pp.1-
40, UNDP Transport Policy Planning Project in India, April 1982.
1.13 Application of shift and share technique for forecasting regional and sectoral growth in India in the
Sixth Plan, pp.187-200, Indian Journal of Regional Science, 13(2), 1981.
1.14 Economic and Social Cost Benefit Analysis of New Railway Lines in the North East Indian States,
pp.1-80, UNDP Transport Policy Planning Project in India, Aug 1980.
1.15 Economic and Social Cost Benefit Analysis of Metro Rail in Delhi, pp.1-45, Planning Commission,
Aug 1988.
1.16 Test and calibration of Linear Programmimg anf Gravity Models for Transportation of Goods on
Roads and Railways, pp.1-25, Planning Commission, Nov 1987.
1.17 A multimodal, multi-goods and multiregional transport model for India – database, test and calibration
techniques, and model results, pp.1-210, Planning Commission, July 1987.
1.18 Preparation of Price and Production Indices for Services, pp.1-250, National Institute for
Banking and Management, Pune, India, Jan 2003.
1.19 Implications of Globalization on Industrial Diversification in Asia, pp.ix+1-86, UN ESCAP, Bangkok,
UN Publications Sales No.E.02.II.F.52, December 2001.
1.20 Role of private sector including privatisation in selected Asian countries and lessons for Africa, pp.1-
110, UN Eco. Commission for Africa, Addis Abada, Ethiopia, Oct. 1998.
1.21 Foreign Investment- Technology Transfer- and Growth Nexus in Asian economies, pp.1-158, ESCAP,
United Nations, Bangkok, Oct 1997.
1.22 Policies and Strategies for Promoting Private Sector’s Role in Industrial and Technological
Development in Asia, pp.1-171, ST/ESCAP/1696, UN, New York, 1996.
1.23 Macro-economic Framework and Foreign Investment in India, WG on Investment and Financial
Flows, pp.1-75, TD/B/WG.1/Misc.3/ Add.3, UNCTAD, Geneva, 1993.
1.24 Pricing, productivity and competitiveness of Indian Steel industry, pp.269-292, in Indian
Industrialization, edited by Dr. Arun Ghosh, Oxford University Press, Delhi, 1992.
1.25 Administered Pricing System in India- Basic Concepts and Methodology, pp.1-30, Bureau of
Industrial Costs and Prices, Government of India, New Delhi, Dec 1983.

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 2. MDGs, PRSP, Poverty and Inequality Analysis

2.1 Inter-linkages between development research and policy planning in India- analytical
lessons for other developing countries, jointly with Arvind Virmani, pp.1-115, East Asian
Bureau for Economic Research (EABER), Australia, April 2008.
2.2 Interlinkages between UN Millennium Development Goals, National Development Plans
and Poverty Reduction Growth Strategy - Selected Country Experiences from ESCAP,
Part-1, pp.1-84, Part-2, pp.1-78, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, October 2007.
2.3 Bridging research and policy- a case study of India, pp.14-15, Global Development
Network Research Monitor. No.1, Sept 2006.
2.4 Promoting resource-based export-oriented SMEs for employment generation in Asia and
the Pacific, pp.33-76, Investment Promotion and Enterprise Development Bulletin for Asia
and the Pacific, ESCAP, United Nations, Bangkok, Sept 2003.
2.5 Role of Agro-based and Resource-Based SMEs for Export Promotion and Poverty
Alleviation in ESCAP countries, pp.1-126, UN ESCAP, Bangkok, January 2003.
2.6 UNDP Human Development Index – Some Methodological Issues and Alternative
Measures, pp.1-30, UNDP, UN Plaza, New York, March 1993.
2.7 Inequality index with differences in inequality aversion for groups, Rivista Internazionale
di Scienze Economiche e Commercialli (Milan, Italy), 1983.
2.8 Decompositions of inequality measures and a comparative analysis, jointly with Prof. A.
Parikh, pp.23-48, Empirical Economics (Vienna, Austria), vol.7, 1982.
2.9 Statistical interpretation and decomposition of Atkinson’s inequality index, jointly with Prof.
A. Parikh, pp.13-18, Rivista di Mathematica per le Scienze Economiche e Socoali
(Milan, Italy), 15(1), 1982.
2.10 Decompositions of inequality measures and a comparative analysis, jointly with Prof. A.
Parikh, pp.23-48, Empirical Economics (Vienna, Austria), vol.7, 1982.
2.11 Decompositions of Atkinson’s measure of inequality, jointly with Prof. Ashok Parikh,
pp.171-178, Australian Economic Papers, vol.20 (36), June 1981.
2.12 Choice of demographic units in analyzing the size distribution on income, pp.20-29,
Journal of Income and Wealth, 3 (1), 1978.

3. Management of External Debt, Public Debt and Contingent Liabilities

4.
3.1 External Debt Management in Maldives- Debt Sustainability Analysis and Debt
Management Policies and Strategies, pp.1-54, ADB Project on Public Financial Reforms,
Min of Finance and Treasury, Maldives, Male, Dec 2010.
www.scribd.com/tarundas/
3.2 External Debt Management in Uzbekistan- Policies, Strategies, Procedures, Legal and
Institutional Set Up, pp.1-45, World Bank Country Office, Uzbekistan, Tashkent,
November 2008. www.scribd.com/tarundas/
3.3 External Debt Sustainability Analysis for Gambia- Trends and policy issues, pp.1-40,
Commonwealth Secretariat, London, August 2008. www.scribd.com/tarundas/
3.4 The Gambia- Independent Debt Sustainability Analysis, Commonwealth Secretariat,
London (major contribution). www.publications/thecommonwealth.org/
3.5 Management of External Debt-International Experiences and Best Practices, pp.1-46, Best
Practices Series No.9, UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), Geneva, 2006.
www2.unitar.org/dfm/Resource_Center/Bestpractices/bps.9/
3.6 Governance of Public Debt- International Experiences and Best Practices, pp.1-44, Best
Practices Series No.10, UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), Geneva,
2006. www2.unitar.org/dfm/Resource_Center/Bestpractices/bps.9/
3.7 Financing International Cooperation behind National Borders- a Case Study for India, pp.1-
50, Office of Development Studies, UNDP, New York. March 2006.
3.8 Management of external debt in Cambodia, Nepal, Lao PDR and Samoa- legal, institutional
framework and debt management strategy and policies, pp.1-50, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok,
May 2006. www.unescap.org/pdd/debt/workshop/

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3.9 Manual on Effective Debt Management, pp.1-118, UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, 2006 (major
contributor). www.unescap.org/pdd/publications/debt-manual/
3.10 Country Experiences of India, pp.141-147, part-2, External Debt Statistics Guide for
Compilers and Users, IMF, Washington D.C., 2003.
3.11 Off budget risks and their management, Part-2, Chapter-3, Public Expenditure, and
Financial Management Review, Report No. 24256-PH, A Joint Document of The Govt of
the Philippines, World Bank and ADB, World Bank Philippines Country Office, April 30,
2003.
3.12 Management of Contingent Liabilities in Philippines- Policies, Processes, Legal Framework
and Institutions, pp.1-60, World Bank, Washington D.C., 2002.
3.13 Prepayment of expensive external debt of India, Expert Group Report, pp.1-40, Ministry of
Finance, New Delhi, Sept 2002.
3.14 Management of Public Debt in India, pp.85-110, in Accompanying Document to the
Guidelines for Public Debt Management, IMF, Washington, June 2002.
3.15 Sovereign Debt Management in India, pp.561-579, Sovereign Debt Management Forum:
Compilation of Presentations, World Bank, Washington, 2000.
3.16 External Sector Contingent Liability- a Case Study on India, Tarun Das, Raj Kumar, A. Bisen
and M.R. Nair, pp.1-123, Commonwealth Sect, London, Jan 2001.
3.17 East Asian Economic Crisis and Lessons for External Debt Management, pp.77-95, in
External Debt Management, ed. by A. Vasudevan, RBI, Mumbai, April 1999.
3.18 Fiscal Policies for Management of External Capital Flows, pp. 194-207, in Corporate
External Debt Management, edited by Jawahar Mulraj, CRISIL, Bombay, Dec 1999
3.19 Management of external debt in India and lessons for developing countries, IMF Singapore
Regional Training Institute, Singapore, Sept 1998.
Macro-economic Framework and Non-Debt Creating Financial Flows to India, prepared for the
Working Group on Non-Debt Creating Financial Flows, pp.1-75, TD/B/WG.1/Misc.3/ Add.3,
UNCTAD, Geneva, Switzerland, 1993