Start
February 20, 2026 - 11:30 am
End
February 20, 2026 - 1:00 pm
Address
Joan Robinson Hall, CDS View map‘Perspectives on India’s Growth: Last Four Decades to the Present’
To be delivered by
Dr. Poonam Gupta
Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India
RBI link to the talk
Welcome & Chair
Prof. C. Veeramani
Director and RBI Chair Professor,
Centre for Development Studies
This lecture will specifically dwell on three traits of India’s growth experience: its durable pace and steady acceleration; macroeconomic stability that has coexisted with rapid growth; and resilience reflected in more stable and predictable economic outcomes. The lecture will also compare with other countries’ experiences where relevant.
Dr. Poonam Gupta is Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. As Deputy Governor, Dr. Gupta is looking after Monetary Policy Department, Financial Markets Operations Department, Department of Economic and Policy Research, Financial Stability Department, among others.
Immediately prior to joining the Reserve Bank, Dr. Gupta was the Director General of the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), India’s largest Economic Policy think tank. She has also served as member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (2021-25) and as Convener of the Advisory Council to the 16th Finance Commission.
Dr. Gupta has worked at senior positions for nearly two decades at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank. Dr. Gupta has also taught at the Delhi School of Economics, University of Maryland (USA) and as a visiting faculty at the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Delhi. She has been the RBI Chair Professor at the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) and a Professor at the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER).
Dr. Gupta has numerous research papers published on issues related to Economic Growth, International Financial Architecture, Central Banking, Macro Economic Stability,Public Debt, and State Finances, and an edited book “Emerging Giants: China and India in the World Economy” to her credit.
Dr. Gupta holds a Master’s degree and PhD in Economics from University of Maryland,USA, and a Master’s degree in Economics from Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi.