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About Raja Chelliah
- Raja Jesudoss Chelliah (12 December 1922 – 7 April 2009) was an economist and founding chairman of the Madras School of Economics.
- He completed an MA in economics from the University of Madras and PhD in the United States.
- He worked as the chief of the Fiscal Analysis Division, Fiscal Affairs Department, International Monetary Fund between 1969 and 1975.
- He served as a consultant to the government of Papua New Guinea on Centre Provincial Financial Relations.
- He also worked in several state and central government financial institutions in India.
- He was considered a public finance expert in India, instrumental in bringing about the early reforms to the direct taxation structure.
- He was awarded Padma Vibushan in 2007.
- He is often referred to as "The Father of Tax Reforms".
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