Parma Chakravartti is an Assistant Professor (Contract) at Health Policy Research Unit, Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi. Her current research interests include health financing, public finance and development economics. Dr. Chakravartti holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, Jawaharlal Nehru University. She works on policy research associated to public finance, macroeconomics and development economics and have worked as a Researcher in various government organizations, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, Planning Commission of India in Financial Resources Division, Fourteenth Finance Commission and Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi.