J. Baijal

Biography

    Shri. J. S. Baijal is Non-Executive Independent Chairman of the Board of Dalmia Bharat Sugar And Industries Ltd. He holds an M.A. degree in Economics from Allahabad University. A senior fellow in Harvard University, USA, he joined the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in 1954 and has held the posts of Secretary, Finance, Government of Orissa; Joint Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs; Director of National Fertilizers Limited, IFFCO; Minister Economic, Embassy of India, Washington D.C.; Chairman of the Industrial Development Corporation of Orissa; Officer on Special Duty with the Reserve Bank of India; Secretary, Irrigation & Power, Government of Orissa; Additional Secretary to the Government of India, Health & Family Welfare; Additional Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs; Ex-officio Director of the Mineral & Metals Trading Corporation of India Limited, ONGC Limited, and Punjab National Bank; Secretary to the Government of India, Planning Commission; and Executive Director, World Bank, International Finance Corporation, and International Development Association, Washington. Since his retirement, he has held positions as Director of HDFC Bank Limited, before being appointed as a Director of the Company on May 31, 1999. He is a Trustee of Morgan Stanley Mutual Fund since 1994 and has over 11 years of experience in the cement industry.

Research Interest

 Economics