Economic Advisory Council
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'Improve ease of doing business, focus on reforms': Inside PM Modi's Economic Advisory Council meet
India | Jun 06, 2026, 02:39 PM ISTPM Modi's meeting with the Economic Advisory Council focused on a range of ideas and policy measures aimed at sustaining economic momentum and enhancing India's growth prospects despite challenges in the global economy.
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Bibek Debroy, Chairman of PM's Economic Advisory Council and economist, dies at 69
India | Nov 01, 2024, 12:29 PM ISTBibek Debroy was also a Member of NITI Aayog up to June 5, 2019. He has authored/edited several books, papers and popular articles and has also been a Consulting/Contributing Editor with several newspapers.
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Tax Devolution: Finance Commission advised to treat FY21, FY22 differently
Business | Sep 05, 2020, 10:32 AM ISTThe council suggested that the 15th Finance Commission under the chairmanship of N. K. Singh will have to take a nuanced approach towards tax devolution to the states, other transfers, financing of expenditures in the midst of revenue strains including through borrowings and the path of fiscal consolidation.
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India's economy to grow at 5.5 per cent this fiscal: UN ESCAP
Oct 01, 2014, 08:05 AM ISTNew Delhi: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for the Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) expects a stronger growth momentum of 5.5 per cent for India in 2014-15 on account of economic expansion, likely
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Onion prices remain high at Rs 100/kg; crisis to continue
Oct 24, 2013, 09:10 PM ISTNew Delhi: Onion prices continued to rule at a record Rs 100 per kg in parts of the country for the second day today as a hapless government waited for increased supply of new crops
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Govt determined to contain fiscal deficit says Rangarajan
Jun 29, 2012, 03:15 PM ISTKolkata, Jun 29: Chairman of Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council C Rangarajan today said the government was determined to contain fiscal deficit.“There is a debate between austerity and growth and we have made our mind
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Inflation Numbers Disturbing: PMEAC Chief Rangarajan
Jun 14, 2011, 03:06 PM ISTNew Delhi, June 14 : Describing the rise in inflation to above 9 per cent as “upsetting”, the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council today pitched for further tightening of the monetary policy by the RBI