Dr. Satya Priya Rath is an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, currently serving as the Director (Budget)-cum-Additional Secretary in the Finance Department of the Government of Odisha. He has 23 years of service experience in handling Sub-national Financial Management including Resource Projection, Budget, Expenditure & Treasury Management, Debt Management, Fiscal Restructuring, Finance Commission related matters, Externally Aided Projects etc. He is leading the Odisha Budget team for the last ten years. He has played a key role in the implementation of the FRBM Act and Rule for Odisha to achieve a Fiscal Turnaround in the State. He has been instrumental to ensure that Odisha remains FRBM compliant every year since its enactment. With improved disclosure, Odisha ranks among the top States in Fiscal Transparency. He has done is master’s in physics, Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Management from National Institute of Financial Management (NIFM), Faridabad and PhD on “Fiscal sustainability: A case study of Odisha” from KIIT University.