September 16, 1982 - January 14, 1985: Governor, Reserve Bank of India. 1982-85: Alternate Governor for India, Board of governors, International Monetary Fund 1983-84: Member, economic advisory council to the Prime Minister 1985: President, Indian Economic Association January 15, 1985 - July 31, 1987: Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission August 1, 1987 - November 10, 1990: Secretary-general and commissioner, South commission, Geneva December 10, 1990 - March 14, 1991: Advisor to the Prime Minister on economic affairs March 15, 1991 - June 20, 1991: Chairman, UGC June 21, 1991 - May 15, 1996: Union finance minister October 1991: Elected to Rajya Sabha from Assam on Congress ticket June 1995: Re-elected to Rajya Sabha 1996 onwards: Member, Consultative Committee for the ministry of finance August 1, 1996 - December 4, 1997: Chairman, Parliamentary standing committee on commerce March 21, 1998 onwards: Leader of the Opposition, Rajya Sabha June 5, 1998 onwards: Member, committee on finance August 13, 1998 onwards: Member, committee on rules Aug 1998-2001: Member, committee of privileges 2000 onwards: Member, executive committee, Indian parliamentary group June 2001: Re-elected to Rajya Sabha Member, general purposes committee CONTINUED%u2026%u2026%u2026%u2026%u2026%u2026 BOOKS: India's Export Trends and Prospects for Self-Sustained Growth -Clarendon Press, Oxford University, 1964; also published a large number of articles in various economic journals. OTHER ACCOMPLIS
