Dr. Chaya K. Degaonkar
Economist, Academic, and Public Policy Expert
Dr. Chaya K. Degaonkar is an economist, academic, and public policy expert with over four decades of experience in teaching, research, evaluation, and government advisory. She currently serves as Advisor (Public Finance) to the Fifth State Finance Commission, Government of Karnataka. She previously served as Chief Executive Officer and Additional Chief Evaluation Officer of the Karnataka Evaluation Authority and as Professor of Economics, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, and Director of the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Board at Gulbarga University. Her work focuses on public finance, development economics, human development, decentralized planning, regional development, gender, monitoring and evaluation, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Past Positions/Affiliations
- Additional Chief Evaluation Officer / Chief Evaluation Officer - Karnataka Evaluation Authority, Planning Department, Government of Karnataka
- Professor of Economics; Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences; Director, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Board -Gulbarga University (now Kalyana Karnataka University)
- Consultant, Planning Department - Zilla Panchayat, Kalaburagi
- Director, Centre for Development of Hyderabad Karnataka Region - Gulbarga University
- Economic Advisor - Hyderabad Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industries
- Member - Hyderabad Karnataka Region Development Board
Educational Qualifications:
- Ph.D. in Economics, Karnatak University, Dharwad
- M.A. in Economics, Karnatak University, Dharwad
Selected Publications:
- Pulikkamath, A., & Degaonkar, C. K. (2024). A decade of gender budgeting in Karnataka: A preliminary review.
- Indian Journal of Public Administration, 70(4), 843–859. https://doi.org/10.1177/00195561241248135
- Degaonkar, C. K. (2003). Evolving a health-caring water supply and sanitation system: Public-private partnerships in a developing economy.
- In M. J. Bunch, V. Madha Suresh, & T. Vasantha Kumaran (Eds.), Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Environment and Health (pp. 117–126). Department of Geography, University of Madras & Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University.
