London (06.07.2024): The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) on June 3, 2024 conferred Honorary Fellowship on economist and politician NK Singh (Retd IAS: 1964: BH). The Honorary Fellowship was awarded at a ceremony in central London by LSE President and Vice-Chancellor Larry Kramer.

With this, Singh, a former bureaucrat and the former member of Rajya Sabha (2008-2014), joins the ranks of fellow Indians such as Nobel laureate Professor Amartya Sen and former president K R Narayanan.

Currently, Singh is the co-convenor of the High-Level Expert Group for the reforms of Multilateral Development Banks formed by the G20 and the president of the Institute of Economic Growth. Prior to this, he was also chairman of the 15th Finance Commission and chaired the FRBM.