Economic Advisory Council
Modi’s economic panel sets map for job creation
The NDA government is bullish on job creation as according to a recent UN report, unemployment in India is approximately 17.8 million in 2017.
Dr Shamika Ravi attends Economic Advisory Council meeting
The second meeting of the Economic Advisory Council is underway, headed by Bibek Debroy.
Modi to meet Economic Advisory Council on Nov 10
The reports on these five issues will be presented to the PM.
Shamika Ravi to on PM's economic advisory panel
Shamika Ravi leads the development economics research vertical at Brookings India.
To monitor data, Centre plans ‘economy tracker’
At the first EAC meeting on October 11, it identified 10 major areas of concern, on which it will give inputs to the PM.
Is there a case for fiscal stimulus? Niti's Rajiv Kumar, EAC's Surjit Bhalla seem to differ
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley recently struck down reports of a possible fiscal stimulus of over Rs 40,000 crore.
Dilli Ka Babu: Nothing ‘routine’ about transfer
The Economic Advisory Council will report directly to the PM on issues of “macro-economic importance”.
Why no stimulus?
Government spending is a cheaper alternative as it has access to low-cost funds and doesn’t have to answer to shareholders and other stakeholders.
PM's Economic Advisory Council identifies 10 focus areas
The Council was set up with the approval of the Prime Minister on September 26, 2017.
Modi appointed economic advisory council to hold first meet today
The Council will address all issues of emergent importance, will engage with stakeholders and formulate advice accordingly.