R Kavita Rao appointed as director of NIPFP

New Delhi, June 20:Eminent economist R Kavita Rao has taken charge as the director of National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) for a five-year term.
Rao has replaced Pinaki Chakraborty.
“We are delighted to inform you that Professor R Kavita Rao has been appointed as Director of National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), for a five year term, commencing June 20, 2022,” NIPFP said in a tweet.
Rao has been working as a professor at NIPFP. She holds a Masters in Economics degree from Delhi School of Economics and a PhD from Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Calcutta. (PTI)