C S Mohapatra

C S Mohapatra

IEPF Chair Professor
csmohapatra@ncaer.org
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Dr C.S. Mohapatra is an Indian Economic Service (Retd.) officer of the 1986 batch and an expert in financial sector development and reforms, economic administration, planning and policy.

Presently, he is the IEPFA Chair Professor at the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), where he heads the Investor Education and Protection Fund Unit. The IEPF Chair at NCAER organises seminars and workshops, and conducts research, analyse regulatory issues & provide policy suggestions in the area of investor education and protection, as mandated by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

Dr Mohapatra has served in the Ministry of Finance in senior positions from 2007 till 2021 besides various other Ministries/Departments during his 36-year long career in the Government of India. Prior to joining the Government, he taught Economics and was a Banker. He held several wide-ranging responsibilities and undertook important assignments primarily in financial sector policy and reforms before retiring as Principal Adviser in the rank of Secretary to the Government of India. As Adviser and subsequently Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, he was responsible for critical deliverables pertaining to financial stability and cyber security, financial sector reforms, policy and institution-building. He was Secretary to the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC), and handled matters related to the RBI Board, bilateral cooperation and sustainable finance, international economic relations, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council Secretariat, and prominent institutions, including IMF, the World Bank, G20, BRICS Financial Stability Board, the Financial Sector Assessment Programme (FSAP), Asian Development Bank, JICA, and UNDP, among others.

He has also worked on capital market and related issues, including implementation of the SEBI Act, SCRA, and the Depositories Act, and was associated with several policy reforms, including examination and implementation of the recommendations of the Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission. He has been Chairman/Member/Convener of various financial sector-related Committees/Groups, and served as Chairperson of the Task Force on Sustainable Finance and Standing Committee for the Indian Development and Economic Assistance Programme, and as Co-chair of the Screening Committee for Bilateral and Multilateral projects. He has also been Member of the Early Warning Group, Technical Group on Financial Inclusion & Financial Literacy, Secondary Market Advisory Committee of SEBI, Working Group on Promoting Foreign Investment in India, Task Force on Financial Data Management Centre, Convener of the Macro Financial Monitoring Group of the Ministry of Finance, and of the Working Group for setting up of CERT-Fin. He was involved in setting up of the National Centre for Financial Education, and in initiatives for taking forward the National Strategy on Financial Education. He has participated extensively in seminars/workshops in the area of financial sector policy and reforms besides representing the Government of India in international fora.

He has a PhD in Economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, an MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics & Political Science, and an MA in Analytical and Applied Economics from Utkal University, Bhubaneswar. In addition, he has received training from various reputed institutions in India and abroad on economic policy, planning, financial stability and reforms, banking, and economic administration and public policy, including the Indian Institutes of Management, Lucknow and Bangalore; the IMF Training Institute, Singapore; and the Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley, USA.

Journal | Sage
Investor Protection Paradigm in India: Mounting Criticality of Digitalisation
C S Mohapatra and Depannita Ghosh
August 10, 2024

Working Paper | NCAER
Investor Protection Framework: Multifaceted Implications of the Digital Revolution in India
C S Mohapatra and Depannita Ghosh
May 2024

OPINION | Livemint
Women’s financial literacy: What India can learn from Australia, Rwanda, Japan
C S Mohapatra and Depannita Ghosh
November 12, 2024

OPINION | Financial Express
Improve financial literacy and redress
C S Mohapatra
June 19, 2024

OPINION | Livemint
Financial sector cybersecurity at the helm of investor protection
C S Mohapatra
April 06, 2024

OPINION | The Hindu Business Line
Safeguarding investors
C S Mohapatra
March 21, 2024

OPINION | Livemint
Boosting Jan Dhan account activity: Strategy for enhanced financial inclusion
C S Mohapatra
February 25, 2024

  • Addressed a faculty interactive session on “Sustained Financial Education Strategy: An integrated and modern approach to financial empowerment” at the National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM), Mumbai on 13th November, 2024.
  • Delivered a special guest lecture on “Financial Empowerment: The journey from Financial Education to maximizing Financial Well-being” at the National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM), Mumbai on 13th November, 2024.
  • Addressed CDSL Officers on “Role of Financial Inclusivity in promoting Financial Stability” at CDSL, Mumbai on 12th November, 2024.
  • Speaker and Moderator at the IEPFA-NCAER Investor Education and Protection Workshop on “Digitalisation of Financial Education: A Modern Approach for Investor Protection and Capital Market Development” in collaboration with BSE, Mumbai on 11th November, 2024.
  • Attended the 8th Annual IBBI Foundation Day on October 1st, 2024.
  • Guest Speaker at PFRDA on the occasion of NPS Diwas Conference on the Theme “Securing Retirement: Transforming India’s Pension Landscape_ Reimagining Pensions in Digital Era” on October 1st, 2024.
  • Addressed a Faculty Interactive session on the title “Role of Financial Education in Promoting Financial Stability and Development in the Digitalized Era” on September 12th at Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur.
  • Speaker and Moderator at the IEPFA-NCAER Investor Education and Protection Workshop on “Widening Financial Inclusivity: Role of Investor Education and Protection in the Modern Era” in collaboration with Jagan Nath University, Jaipur, Rajasthan on September 11, 2024.
  • Speaker and Moderator at the IEPFA-NCAER Annual Conference, on the 8th Foundation Day of IEPFA, on the theme “Role of Financial Education in Promoting Investor Awareness & Protection” followed by IEPFA sponsored Annual Half Marathon for Spreading Financial Literacy and Investor Awareness, organized in collaboration with P. P. Educational Society (PPES), Anupshahr, Uttar-Pradesh (U.P) on September 7-8, 2024.
  • Speaker and Moderator at the IEPFA-NCAER Investor Education and Protection Workshop at the Celebration of 8th Foundation Day of IEPFA in collaboration with NCAER & ICSI on the theme: “Empowering Investors: Financial Literacy as the key to Combat Fraud and Digital Scams” at SCOPE Convention Centre Auditorium, Lodhi Road, New Delhi on September 6, 2024
  • Speaker and Moderator at the IEPFA-NCAER Investor Education and Protection Workshop on “The Journey from Financial Inclusion to Financial Empowerment: Ensuring Investor Protection to Maximize Financial well-being” in collaboration with Christ University, Delhi-NCR, on August 21st, 2024.
  • Speaker and Moderator at the IEPFA-NCAER Investor Education and Protection Workshop  on “Boosting Financial Skills of Young Managers: Role of Financial Education as a Safety Network for Investor Protection”in collaboration with Jagan Institute of Management Studies (JIMS), Rohini on July 31, 2024.
  • Addressed a faculty interactive session on “Critical role of Financial Literacy and Investor Protection in driving Financial Stability in the Digitalised World” as Guest of Honour at P P Educational Society, Anupshahr, Uttar Pradesh on July 20, 2024.
  • Speaker and Moderator at the IEPFA-NCAER Investors Education and Protection Workshop for school girls on “Promoting Financial Literacy and Investor Education for Effective Protection” in collaboration with P P Educational Society, Anupshahr, Uttar Pradesh on July 19, 2024.
  • Speaker and Moderator at the IEPFA-NCAER Investors Education and Protection Workshop on “Empowering Investors: Financial Literacy and Inclusivity in the Digitalized World” in collaboration with School of Management of Financial Institution (SoMFI)at MDI Gurgaon, on July 13, 2024.
  • Guest of Honour at the Regional Investor Awareness Program by NSE India, Delhi, on June 27, 2024.
  • Addressed a faculty interactive session on “Modernisation and Sustainability of financial literacy efforts: The need of Hour” at Christ University, Ghaziabad on May 20, 2024.
  • Addressed a faculty Interactive Session at ITS Ghaziabad on the title “Broad-basing Financial Literacy: A Catalyst for promoting Financial Stability” on April 30, 2024.
  • Speaker and Moderator at the IEPFA-NCAER Investors Education and Protection Workshop for Youth organized in collaboration with I.T.S Ghaziabad on “Modernizing Financial Education and Sustaining Investor Confidence through Investor Protection Framework” at I.T.S Ghaziabad, on April 30, 2024.
  • Speaker and Moderator at the IEPFA – NCAER Annual Conference for Youth on “Investor Education and Protection Strategies in India: Challenges of Modern Times” organized in collaboration with Department of Commerce, University of Delhi at Conference Centre, North Campus, Delhi University on March 19, 2024.
  • Speaker and Moderator at the IEPFA-NCAER Investor Education and Protection workshop organized in collaboration with IMI, New Delhi on “Promoting Women Financial Literacy for Viksit Bharat through an Effective Investor Education and Protection regime in the Digitalized Era” at IMI Delhi on March 7, 2024.
  • Guest of Honour at the 9th Annual Commerce Conference by Department of Commerce, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi on the theme “Viksit Bharat in Amrit Kaal” at Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College, Dwarka on 14th March 2024.
  • Guest speaker at Management Development Institute ( MDI), Gurgaon for bankers on “Emerging Economic Environments for Indian Banks and Regulatory Landscape and Evolving Business Environment for Indian Banks” on 12th February 2024.
  • Guest of Honour at the 6th Research Convention of the Institute of Technology & Science (ITS), on the theme, “Towards a Resilient Economy: Digitalization, Transformation and Green Innovation”, at ITS, Mohan Nagar, Ghaziabad, January 20, 2024.
  • Guest Speaker at Fin Conclave 7.0 at Management Development Institute, Gurgaon, January 20, 2024 on “Can Indian Financial Markets overtake big economies like US, UK, etc.?”
  • Speaker and Moderator at the IEPFA-NCAER Workshop for youth on ‘Investor Education and Protection Policy in India: Claiming the Unclaimed’, NCAER, New Delhi, December 12, 2023.
  • Addressed an interactive session on ‘National Strategy for Financial Education (NSFE): Where Are We Today’, with officials of the National Centre for Financial Education (NCFE), Mumbai, November 22, 2023.
  • Addressed an interactive session titled, ‘From Knowledge to Wealth: Bridging the Gap between Financial Literacy and Financial Well-being’, with the faculty of the National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM), Mumbai, November 21, 2023.
  • Delivered a special guest lecture on ‘Financial Stability Architecture in India and Its Role in Promoting Investor Awareness and Protection’ to students at the National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM), Mumbai, November 21, 2023.
  • Speaker and Moderator at the IEPFA-NCAER-NSE Conference on ‘Investor Protection in the Digitalised World: Role and Criticality of Financial Advisors’, November 20, 2023.
  • Guest Speaker at the 51st National Convention of Company Secretaries on the theme, ‘India @ G20- Empowering Sustainable Future through Governance and Technology’, at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, November 2 and 3, 2023 on ‘Digital Inclusion: A Catalyst for Corporate Innovation and Social Progress’. Also released a publication brought out by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), titled, “Limited Liability Partnership”, on the occasion.
  • Speaker and Moderator at the IEPFA-NCAER Investor Education and Protection Webinar, October 30, 2023 on ‘Role of Data Protection Act, 2023 in Protecting Investors in the Digital Era.’
  • Gave an introductory speech and was the moderator of the technical session at the 7th Foundation Day of the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA), September 5, 2023 on “Understanding the Psychology of Scams: How to Avoid Fraudulent Schemes”.
  • Speaker and Moderator at the webinar on ‘Investor Protection Framework in India: Challenges and Road Ahead’ by NCAER and the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA), August 17, 2023.

Education

  • Ph. D in Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi
  • M.Phil – Distinction ‘A’ Grade, Panjab University (Silver medal), IIPA New Delhi
  • M.Sc. in Economics, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE), UK
  • M.A. in Economics, A+ Grade, 5th rank, Utkal University
  • B.A. (Economics Honours with Distinction), 1stDivision, 3rd rank, Utkal University
  • Successfully completed a number of long/short term training at various reputed institutions in India and abroad on economic policy, planning, Agricultural Banking, economic administration, banking & public policy.

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