Axis Bank's Neelkanth Mishra appointed part-time chairman of UIDAI

Neelkanth Mishra, Chief Economist, Axis Bank and Head of Global Research, Axis Capital has been appointed as the part-time chairman of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).

Neelkanth Mishra worked for two decades at Zurich-based Credit Suisse prior to Axis Bank. At Credit Suisse his role included Co-head of APAC Strategy, India Equity Strategy Head, and Head of Research, India. Within these roles, Mishra specialised in metals and mining, Indian pharmaceuticals, Taiwan IC design, semiconductor foundries, and Asian tech strategy research.

Mishra has been a part of various government economic advisory committee. He has also contributed significantly as a member of the economic advisory council to the 15th finance commission. He identified the K-shape recovery dynamics which acclaimed for his distinctive insights into economic policies and market strategies.

Another notable banker Nilesh Shah, Managing Director of Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company and Prof Mausam, Associate Professor, Computer Science Department, IIT Delhi will also be joining UIDAI as part-time members.

UIDAI which is the brainchild of Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani made distributing unique numbers to citizens easy which also became the backbone of several government and private sector initiatives, including targeted schemes for needy citizen. The UIDAI board structure encompasses of a chairperson, two part-time members and a CEO who also holds the role of Member-Secretary within the Authority. IAS officer Amit Agrawal took over as the UIDAI CEO in June 2023.