The Reformers

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

P.V. Narasimha Rao

P.V. Narasimha Rao

Prime Minister

Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh

Finance Minister

P. Chidambaram

P. Chidambaram

Minister of State for Commerce

Montek Singh Ahluwalia

Montek Singh Ahluwalia

Commerce Secretary

Amar Nath Verma

Amar Nath Verma

Principal Secretary to Prime Minister

Naresh Chandra

Naresh Chandra

Cabinet Secretary

Jairam Ramesh

Jairam Ramesh

Officer on Special Duty, Prime Minister’s Office

Suresh Mathur

Suresh Mathur

Industry Secretary

Deepak Nayyar

Deepak Nayyar

Chief Economic Adviser

Rakesh Mohan

Rakesh Mohan

Economic Adviser, Ministry of Industry

C. Rangarajan

C. Rangarajan

Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India, 1982–1991

R. Venkataraman

R. Venkataraman

President of India

S. Venkitaramanan

S. Venkitaramanan

Governor, Reserve Bank of India, 1990–1992

S.P. Shukla

S.P. Shukla

Finance Secretary

K.P. Geethakrishnan

K.P. Geethakrishnan

Revenue Secretary and Finance Secretary

Y.V. Reddy

Y.V. Reddy

Joint Secretary, Balance-of-payments Division

N.K. Singh

N.K. Singh

Joint Secretary, Fund Bank Division, Department of Economic Affairs

Ashok Desai

Ashok Desai

Chief Consultant, Ministry of Finance

Pranab Mukherjee

Pranab Mukherjee

Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission

Raja J. Chelliah

Raja J. Chelliah

Chairman, Tax Reforms Committee

I. Ramamohan Rao

I. Ramamohan Rao

Principal Information Officer

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