Professor BK Joshi has been appointed the chairman of the fourth State Finance Commission. Providing this information, Finance secretary Amit Singh Negi informed that due to the post of fourth State Finance Commission chairman being vacant, Joshi was appointed to the post for the remaining term of the commission.
Regarding this, the fourth State finance commission member Avikal Thapliyal informed that the chairman of this state finance commission Professor TS Papola had expired earlier in November this year and the post had been vacant since then. Earlier, after Papola had fallen ill, Joshi had held meetings of the fourth state finance commission in various districts.
Joshi has also worked in the past as the vice chancellor of the Kumaon University and has also been a member of the four State finance commissions formed till now. Considered to be a noted educationalist and social scientist who has rendered his services to various national and international institutions, Joshi is also the honourary director of the Doon library and Research Centre.