Tag: Bibek Debroy

Indian economy can touch as high as $20 trillion by 2047: Bibek Debroy

The Indian Economy may touch as high as $ 20 trillion by 2047, Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council's (PMEAC) chairman Bibek Debroy said on Tuesday while releasing the 'Competitiveness Roadmap for India @100.’

August 30, 2022

NITI Aayog has no power to support state plans: Mamata likely to skip June 15 meet

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the fifth meeting of Niti Aayog's Governing Council on June 15 to discuss various issues concerning water management, agriculture and security.

June 7, 2019

Book Review | Mahabharata Manthan: A story of tangible and intangible heritage

What is striking about the book at first glance is its presentation. It is tastefully conceived, very elegant and pleasing. The miniature used on the cover is beautiful and relevant...

March 17, 2019

Surjit Bhalla resigns from Economic Advisory Council to PM

The part-time member put in his papers on December 1; his resignation has been accepted

December 11, 2018

India should not worry about AI killing jobs: Bibek Debroy

India should not be concerned about artificial intelligence (AI) lead to overall less number of jobs, while the country is still going to be relatively young surplus at least till 2035, the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC) Chairman Bibek Debroy said on Monday. At a Brookings India seminar on “Manufacturing Jobs: Implications for Productivity...

April 24, 2018

Govt has saved Rs 65,000 crore through DBT schemes: Amitabh Kant

The Direct benefit transfer (DBT) mechanism in various government schemes have helped the government save around Rs 65,000 crore (over $10 billion), NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said here on Saturday. “All government schemes should be linked to DBT, or else corruption cannot be eliminated. Currently around 300 schemes are implemented through DBT, benefiting around 41...

January 27, 2018

‘Fiscal boost will revive economy’

Vadodara born Lord Meghnad Jagdishchandra Desai went to secondary school at the age of seven, matriculated at 14, was an economics honours graduate by 18, had a Master’s degree before 20 and was a PhD in Economics from Pennsylvania University at 22. A noted economist and Emeritus professor of London School of Economics, Desai was...

October 14, 2017

Enhancement in productivity important for higher GDP: Bibek Debroy

NITI Aayog member Bibek Debroy, who heads the five-member Economic Advisory Council (EAC), on Tuesday said enhancement of productivity was important for a country to increase its national income. “National income of any country is the productivity of its citizens in the working age group. There are different sources of growth and national income. Growth...

October 10, 2017

Economy suffering from minor cold: Bibek Debroy

Niti Aayog member Bibek Debroy on Thursday took a dig at former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha’s critique of the economy and said what Sinha called a “serious emergency” was actually a “minor cold”. Debroy, who is also Chairman of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council, said while there may be some minor problems with the...

September 28, 2017

Advising PM on economic affairs

Disgruntled NITI Aayog Member and economist Bibek Debroy has got his way and been bumped up into a stellar role as chairman of the prestigious Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council. Debroy was upset over the appointment of rival economist Rajiv Kumar as chairman of NITI Aayog and had been seeking an honourable exit. Well, what...

September 27, 2017

Debroy to head PM’s Eco Advisory Council, Bhalla, Ray members

The Prime Minister has constituted the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) to be chaired by NITI Aayog’s member Bibek Debroy for analysing economic issues and advising on them, an official statement said here on Monday. Other part-time members of the council are Surjit Bhalla, Rathin Ray and Ashima Goyal. Ratan Watal, Principal...

September 25, 2017