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Asim Dasgupta was born on 29 October, 1946 in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India, is an economist. Discover Asim Dasgupta's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 77 years old?

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Age 78 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 29 October, 1946
Birthday 29 October
Birthplace Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
Nationality India

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2017

As the chairman of the empowered committee on value-added tax (VAT), he masterminded the most ambitious tax reform in Indian history since the introduction of the first industry and trading taxes by the British in the early 20th century, by introducing the VAT. He was made the chairman of GST council by the NDA Govt in 2000. Dasgupta admitted in an interview that 80% of the plan had been formulated under his tenure in the GST Council. He resigned from the chairmanship in 2011. GST was finally implemented on 1 July 2017. He is referred to as the architect of India's GST.

2014

In the General elections of 2014, he contested from Dum Dum, West Bengal but lost to Saugata Roy of TMC.

1987

After taking over the charge as a minister of finance and excise from Ashok Mitra in 1987, he faced scathing criticism for his so-called 0-deficit budget. The chief minister, Jyoti Basu, used to recommend him to the Chambers of Commerce as the "my US-trained finance minister who will listen to your new ideas" in the first days of liberalization in the 1990s.

He was elected to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Khardah in 1987, 1991, 1996, 2001 and 2006. In 2011 he lost to Amit Mitra at Khardah.

1945

Dr. Asim Kumar Dasgupta (born 30 October 1945) is an Indian economist and politician. He served as minister of finance and excise in the Left Front ministry in the Indian state of West Bengal. He was the MLA of Khardaha constituency for twenty-four years until 13 May 2011, when he was defeated by FICCI secretary general Amit Mitra by a landslide 26,154 votes in the 2011 Assembly Election of West Bengal. He was one of the 26 ministers who lost his seat this historic defeat of Communist Party of India (Marxist) led Left Front government.

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