SKOCH Economics Award

Sanjeev Sanyal

Member
Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India (EAC-PM)

Sanjeev Sanyal

Member, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India (EAC-PM)

Apart for being a leading economist and a financial markets expert, Sanjeev Sanyal is also an environmentalist, promoting sustainable development and an urban theorist. His environmental work has focused on the economics of cities including walkability and organic evolution in the cities. His writings have greatly influenced the global thinking towards converting the image of India as an international investment destination. He has been one of the main architects of G20s Global Action Plan, which was used to coordinate the international response to Covid19.
He is an ardent votary of enforcement of contracts, modernising the banking sector and played a key role in the liberalisation of sectors such as drones and the geo-spatial sector. Sanyal has been an exception, of having prepared six editions of the Economic Survey of India as Principal Economic Advisor starting 2017. He was also the Co-Chair of the G20s Framework Working Group.

L to R: Sanjeev Sanyal Member, EAC-PM; Sameer Kochhar, Chairman, SKOCH Group; Bibek Debroy,Chairman EAC-PM; Rohan Kochhar, SKOCH Development Foundation

Acceptance Speech, Sanjeev Sanyal, Member, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister

SKOCH Economics Award for Economic Policy

SKOCH Award, independently instituted in 2003, is India’s honest civilian honour conferred by an independent organisation as a third party assessment. It is the only award in the country that is based on feltneeds assessment and outcome evaluation based on evidence. It therefore, recognises people, projects and institutions that go the extra mile to make India a better nation.

SKOCH Award covers the best of efforts in the area of digital, financial and social inclusion. It encompasses the best of governance, inclusive growth, excellence in technology and applications, change management, corporate leadership, corporate governance, citizen service delivery, capacity building, empowerment and other such softer issues that get normally lost in the glamour and glitz of industry sponsored or advertising focused jamborees.

The SKOCH Award not only acknowledges exceptional achievers – organisations and individuals – but also spurs institutional guidance and best practices in the industry.