The Reformers
The bureaucrats, economists, and politicians who drove the 1991 reforms.

P.V. Narasimha Rao
Prime Minister

Manmohan Singh
Finance Minister

P. Chidambaram
Minister of State for Commerce

Montek Singh Ahluwalia
Commerce Secretary

Amar Nath Verma
Principal Secretary to Prime Minister

Naresh Chandra
Cabinet Secretary

Jairam Ramesh
Officer on Special Duty, Prime Minister’s Office

Suresh Mathur
Industry Secretary

Deepak Nayyar
Chief Economic Adviser

Rakesh Mohan
Economic Adviser, Ministry of Industry

C. Rangarajan
Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India, 1982–1991

R. Venkataraman
President of India

S. Venkitaramanan
Governor, Reserve Bank of India, 1990–1992

S.P. Shukla
Finance Secretary

K.P. Geethakrishnan
Revenue Secretary and Finance Secretary

Y.V. Reddy
Joint Secretary, Balance-of-payments Division

N.K. Singh
Joint Secretary, Fund Bank Division, Department of Economic Affairs

Ashok Desai
Chief Consultant, Ministry of Finance

Pranab Mukherjee
Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission

Raja J. Chelliah
Chairman, Tax Reforms Committee

I. Ramamohan Rao
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