Sanjeev S Ahluwalia is a retired IAS officer and currently an advisor at the Observer Research Foundation (ORF). He served the Government of Uttar Pradesh in various capacities from 1980 onwards and worked as a senior fellow at Teri from 1995 to 1998. His last position was Secretary Finance (Expenditure Management) for the Government of UP from 2001 to 2002. He holds a Masters in Economic Policy Management from Columbia University, a post-graduate Diploma in Financial Management from Delhi University, and a Masters in History from St Stephen’s College, Delhi.
Sanjeev S Ahluwalia is a retired IAS officer and currently an advisor at the Observer Research Foundation (ORF). He served the Government of Uttar Pradesh in various capacities from 1980 onwards and worked as a senior fellow at Teri from 1995 to 1998. His last position was Secretary Finance (Expenditure Management) for the Government of UP from 2001 to 2002. He holds a Masters in Economic Policy Management from Columbia University, a post-graduate Diploma in Financial Management from Delhi University, and a Masters in History from St Stephen’s College, Delhi.
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