Tag: PMEAC

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 …

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April 24, 2018

Chorus of dissent against budget grows: Chidambaram

Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday said that the chorus of dissent against the 2018-19 budget has grown and even economists of the government and the RBI Governor have spoken against its provisions. In a series of tweets, he said that former NITI Aayog vice-chairman Arvind Panagariya had spoken against the protectionist custom duties and …

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February 13, 2018

Debroy-headed PMEAC to meet on Wednesday

Amid increasing concern over the economic slowdown, the reconstituted Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC) under the chairmanship of NITI Aayog member Bibek Debroy will hold its first meeting on Wednesday to decide on a framework to boost growth. Sources said, “The meeting will discuss the framework or agenda for the advisory panel as terms of reference …

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October 10, 2017