Dr. Amar Patnaik, Former MP (Rajya Sabha) and Founder & Managing Partner, A & N Legal Solutions LLP
Dr. Amar Patnaik served as a Member of Parliament (2019-24) in the Rajya Sabha from Odisha, representing the Biju Janata Dal. During his tenure as an MP, he was a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance, Committee on Public Undertakings & Rajya Sabha Committee on Subordinate Legislation. He has also held positions as the party’s national spokesperson and head of the IT wing.
Prior to his time in Parliament, Dr. Patnaik had a distinguished career in the Indian Civil Services from where he took premature retirement. He served as an Indian Audit and Accounts Service (IA&AS) officer under the Comptroller & Auditor General (CAG) of India for 28 years and held the position of Principal Accountant General (PAG) in Sikkim, Odisha, West Bengal, and Kerala. Dr. Patnaik also worked on global external audit assignments with the United Nations in New York, Sudan, Uganda & Italy and has led India’s External Audit Missions to various countries. He has audited the IT systems of the UN and FAO, and the several national entities like the Indian Railways and State Governments during his career with the CAG of India.
Dr. Patnaik is a distinguished thought leader with a prolific record of publications on a wide range of economic issues such as fiscal federalism, financial inclusion mechanisms, carbon trading systems, monetary policy, economy, poverty, markets, financial systems, regulations etc. His writings advocate for evidence-based reforms to promote economic growth, including rationalizing subsidies, and expanding credit access to MSMEs. Additionally, he envisions empowering Self-Help Groups (SHGs) to facilitate their transition into MSMEs. Through his parliamentary interventions, he has shed light on the intricacies of debt financing, and the inflationary pressures arising from supply-side constraints. He has advocated for strong grievance redressal mechanisms in Financial regulators. He is a leading voice for innovative solutions, proposing new frameworks for ESG and carbon accounting.
