Bibek Debroy
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Delhi Govt declares public holiday on November 7 for Chhath Puja 2024
News | Nov 01, 2024, 07:22 PM ISTChhath Puja 2024: The Delhi government declared a public holiday on November 7. Congress stated, "If the ECI's goal was to strip itself of neutrality, then it was doing a remarkable job." Meanwhile, Trump denounced the violence in Bangladesh and vowed to strengthen ties with PM Modi.
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WATCH: What Bibek Debroy said on alleged 'intolerance' during India TV interview in 2015
India | Nov 01, 2024, 01:08 PM ISTDebroy believed that intolerance in academic circles always existed in India and it was practised by left-wing circuits having state patronage.
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Bibek Debroy dies: A Kolkata boy who shaped India's economic and intellectual landscape
India | Nov 01, 2024, 11:56 AM ISTDebroy was celebrated for his extensive contributions to economic policy and research. He also chaired the Finance Ministry's 'Expert Committee for Infrastructure Classification and Financing Framework for Amrit Kaal.
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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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Unrealistic to expect GST to settle down in less than 10 years: Bibek Debroy
Business | Mar 19, 2018, 11:51 PM IST"GST is a process and if we expect that the entire process will settle down in anything less than 10 years, then we are being unrealistic," Debroy said at the annual general meeting of India International Chamber of Commerce.
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Ending exemptions can take tax-to-GDP ratio to 22%: Bibek Debroy
Business | Dec 08, 2017, 07:36 PM ISTDebroy was quick to add that a "consensus" is yet to evolve on the subject and any announcement is unlikely in the next Budget.
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PM Modi's economic panel chalks out road map for job creation
Business | Nov 10, 2017, 09:00 PM ISTThe advisory panel also stressed the need for linking economic growth indicators with social indicators and said it was evolving the design of a new "economy tracking monitor" to do that.
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Job creation, economic growth key issues discussed in maiden meet of PM’s EAC
Business | Oct 11, 2017, 10:20 PM ISTBibek Debroy said that the panel picked 10 issues on which it will initially work. He added that whenever the panel will take any view on monetary policy, it will discuss with RBI.
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PM Modi's Economic Advisory Council to hold first meet today, jobs growth high on agenda
Business | Oct 11, 2017, 09:09 AM ISTThe newly constituted Economic Advisory Council to Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold its first meeting today.
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Who is Bibek Debroy, head of Economic Advisory Council constituted by PM Modi
India | Dec 28, 2017, 12:57 PM ISTNoted economist and NITI Aayog member Bibek Debroy will head the Economic Advisory Council (EAC) constituted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday
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PM Modi constitutes Economic Advisory Council, appoints Bibek Debroy as chairman
Business | Sep 25, 2017, 07:12 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi today constituted Economic Advisory Council and appointed Bibek Debroy as it's chairman.
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Multiple rates a key problem with present GST, says Bibek Debroy
Jun 30, 2017, 03:58 PM ISTThe present GST tax rates are divided into four slabs -- 5 per cent, 12 per cent, 18 per cent and 28 per cent -- as decided by the powerful GST Council headed by Union Finance Minister.
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Scrap all production subsidies: NITI Aayog's Bibek Debroy
May 07, 2017, 05:38 PM ISTDebroy said that even on the consumption side, subsidies should only be given to ‘unambiguously targeted individual prospects’.
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NITI Aayog distances itself from Bibek Debroy's view on taxing agriculture income
Apr 27, 2017, 10:46 AM ISTTaxing agriculture income is a politically sensitive issue and successive governments have refrained from doing so.
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Tax agriculture income, recommends NITI Aayog
Apr 26, 2017, 10:27 AM ISTDebroy also suggested that exemptions on personal income tax should be removed to increase tax base from the current about 37 million (3.7 crore) in the country of 1.3 billion (130 crore) of people.
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Demonetisation: 10 per cent currency won't come back, says Niti Aayog's Bibek Debroy
Jan 10, 2017, 12:47 PM ISTNITI Aayog Member Bibek Debroy feels that about 10 per cent of scrapped notes won't return to the system.
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No need for a separate Railway Budget, says NITI Aayog member Bibek Debroy (Exclusive)
Jun 22, 2016, 10:47 PM ISTRenowned economist and NITI Aayog member Bibek Debroy has confirmed that the panel headed by him has indeed recommended to the government that there is no need to have a separate Railway Budget and that this annual practice should be done away with.
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Time to look beyond 'manufacturing' sector for job creation: Bibek Debroy, NITI Aayog member
Dec 30, 2015, 12:18 PM ISTNew Delhi: Noted economist and NITI Aayog member Bibek Debroy believes that it's not realistic to look at narrow ‘manufacturing' sector for creating large number of jobs for youths of the country.In an exclusive interview
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'Intolerance' was always practiced in India by left-wing circuit: Bibek Debroy, NITI Aayog member
Dec 29, 2015, 10:56 AM ISTNew Delhi: Renowned economist and NITI Aayog member Bibek Debroy believes that intolerance in academic circles always existed in India and it was practiced by left-wing circuits having state patronage.In an exclusive interview to indiatvnews.com,
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Cong lacks convincing arguments against GST Bill: Bibek Debroy
Dec 28, 2015, 11:41 AM ISTNew Delhi: Bibek Debroy, the renowned economist who is presently the member of NITI Aayog, is of the opinion that Congress is avoiding a debate on GST Bill in parliament because the party lacks convincing