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  Waiving agricultural loans could cost 2 pc of GDP, says CEA Arvind Subramanian

  April 25, 2017 9:13 IST

  The CEA, in an apparent disagreement of the recent move by UP govt to waive agricultural loans, said that ‘it could increase the deficit by two per cent of the GDP if other states decide to waive of credits’.

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  Arvind Subramanian gets two-year extension as Chief Economic Adviser

  March 17, 2017 12:46 IST

  The tenure of Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) Arvind Subramanian has been extended by two more years, a media report said today. With this extension, Subramanian will now remain in office till October 2019.

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  Focus now needed on stopping black money flow: Arvind Subramanian

  February 25, 2017 8:38 IST

  India's Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) Arvind Subramanian on Friday said that after the attack on black money through demonetisation, the country should now focus squeezing its flow.

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  Budget analysis: Read how CEA Subramanian, Amitabh Kant and Vijay Shekhar gauge the Budget

  February 01, 2017 16:46 IST

  The government today invited all out praise from Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) Arvind Subramanian, Niti Aayog Chairman Amitabh Kant and Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma for presenting a people friendly Budget.

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  CEA Arvind Subramanian invokes Mahatma Gandhi in pitch for Universal Basic Income

  January 31, 2017 16:35 IST

  Arvind Subramanian has advocated the idea of a Universal Basic Income to bring down the poverty level in the country in the Economic Survey 2016-17 that was tabled in the Parliament today.

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  Indian economy to be completely remonetised in 1-2 months, says Arvind Subramanian

  January 31, 2017 16:22 IST

  Advocating quick removal of all cash withdrawal limits to expedite pick-up in growth, Indian government's Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian today said that the full remonetisation of the country's economy will happen in the next

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  Demonetisation was aimed at bringing down real estate prices, says CEA

  January 31, 2017 15:57 IST

  Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian today defended the government’s demonetisation move saying the decision ‘indeed caused inconvenience but for short period and is going to be beneficial in long-term’. Speaking to reporters after the Economic

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  GST tax structure to bring down inflation: CEA Arvind Subramanian

  November 03, 2016 19:14 IST

  Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian has said that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council’s decision to peg the tax rate on items of mass consumption at 5 per cent will bring down prices and soften inflation.

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  Raghuram Rajan and Arvind Subramanian 'foisted' on India by Americans: Subramanian Swamy

  Politics | August 25, 2016 16:24 IST

  Senior BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy once again targeted Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan and Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian today and said that both of them were “foisted” on India by Americans.

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  Swamy flays Subramanian again, dubs CEA's continuance 'tolerance'

  Politics | August 21, 2016 21:00 IST

  In yet another attack on Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian, BJP MP Subramanian Swamy today termed his continuance in job as "tolerance". "Arvind S called Namo a mediocre leader, efficient in riots & asked US

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  Brexit a sad development, but not to affect India: CEA

  June 26, 2016 14:21 IST

  Union government's Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian today said Brexit was a sad development but India would not be affected by it due to its solid macroeconomics.

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  After govt defends its CEA, Swamy to ‘suspend’ demand for sacking Arvind Subramanian

  Politics | June 23, 2016 12:05 IST

  New Delhi: A day after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley came out in full support of Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) Arvind Subramanian, BJP MP Subramanian Swamy today said he is "suspending" his demand for sacking the

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  Govt has full confidence in CEA Arvind Subramanian, says Arun Jaitley

  Politics | June 23, 2016 7:01 IST

  Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today backed Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) Arvind Subramanian, who has come under attack from BJP MP Subramanian Swamy.

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  Survey pegs CEA Arvind Subramanian as likely successor to Raghuram Rajan at RBI

  June 22, 2016 14:14 IST

  The much debated decision of RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan not to seek a second term in office has opened the doors for a lot of other potential candidates who could take over as India’s central banker post Rajan’s exit in September.

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  After Rajan, Swamy now guns for chief economic adviser Arvind Subramanian

  Politics | June 22, 2016 13:24 IST

  New Delhi: Upbeat after Raghuram Rajan's recent announcement to not seek second term as RBI governor,BJP leader and Rajya Sabha member Subramanian Swamy has now trained his gun at PM Narendra Modi's Chief Economic Adviser

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  India can achieve 8-10 percent growth in three years: CEA

  April 23, 2016 23:26 IST

  India can achieve economic growth rate of 8-10 per cent in the next three years, Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian said today.

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  Economic Survey sees no pick-up in growth, pushes reforms

  February 26, 2016 17:08 IST

  New Delhi: India's Economic Survey sees the growth rate for the coming fiscal to remain at 7-7.75 percent due to domestic factors and warns that the upcoming budget will have to contend with an unusually

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  India fastest growing economy despite four droughts: CEA Arvind Subramanian

  January 02, 2016 9:12 IST

  New Delhi: India has emerged as the world's fastest growing economy notwithstanding global demand slowdown and four droughts, Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian said on Friday.In a series of tweets, he said there has been

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  Petroleum products to be out of GST for now: Chief Economic Advisor

  December 27, 2015 20:28 IST

  Kolkata:  Petrol and other petroleum products would not be brought under the GST (Goods and Services Tax) regime for some time after its rollout, Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian said on Sunday."Constitutionally petrol and other

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  GST logjam: CEA panel suggests dropping 1% additional tax

  December 05, 2015 0:00 IST

  New Delhi: In recommendations aimed at breaking the GST logjam, a panel headed by Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian today suggested dropping additional one per cent tax on inter-state sales over and above the Goods