The Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) was set up because a need was felt for an additional sounding board on economic issues
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Govt mulls Rs 30,000-crore fund to help exporters under GST regime | Business Standard News–27.09.2017
The government is mulling a dedicated fund to expedite timely refund of taxes paid on input for export, to address liquidity woes of exporters under
Don’t expect economic revival for 2 years: L&T’s A M Naik | Business Standard News–27.09.2017
The economy is unlikely to revive for the next two years, as the government will be in “election mode” and private-sector companies grapple with a
What happens to NITI Aayog? | Business Standard Column–27.09.2017
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set up an economic advisory council to assist him with its views and suggestions on economic issues of importance. This
Leather exports may dip by 20% if GST-related issues go unheeded: CLE | Business Standard News–27.09.2017
The $ 5.6-billion leather exports from the country will be seriously affected due to certain impediments following the implementation of the goods and services tax
Why the rupee could touch 66 in the next four months | Business Standard News–27.09.2017
The rupee on Monday suffered another blow to plunge to a six-month low of 65.10 against the US dollar after heavy buying of the US currency and
Economic growth: Why government should avoid shortcut to growth through stimulus – The Economic Times–27.09.2017
The stock of reserves in itself is not a sufficient indicator, but the quality of such assets determine whether a country is vulnerable or not.
Narendra Modi: With limited options to save bleeding economy, Modi is fighting a tough battle with his hands tied–27.09.2017
Growth in Asia’s third-largest economy has been slowing for the past five quarters, thanks largely to the chaotic roll out of the goods and services
Economic Advisory Council member Surjit Bhalla has a suggestion, but not for Narendra Modi – The Financial Express–27.09.2017
Surjit Bhalla, the noted economist who was appointed as a member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s newly-formed Economic Advisory Council, has a single-point suggestion to
Why PM Modi needs Economic Advisory Council now after three years – The Financial Express–27.09.2017
Forty months after Narendra Modi sworn-in as the Prime Minister of India on the promise of ‘Achhe Din’, the GDP is at three-year low, taxpayers
I need to speak up now | [ Former Finance Minister Mr. Sinha ]The Indian Express–27.09.2017
I shall be failing in my national duty if I did not speak up even now against the mess the finance minister has made of
PM Modi revives Economic Advisory Council with Bibek Debroy as chief | Business Standard News–26.09.2017
THE E-TEAM: The Economic Advisory Council will be headed by Bibek Debroy. Economists Rathin Roy, Ashima Goyal, and Surjit Bhalla have been appointed part-time members,
Share of exports in GDP at 14-year low of 19.4% | Business Standard News–26.09.2017
The share of export in India’s gross domestic product (GDP) declined to a 14-year low during the first quarter (Q1) of the current financial year
Advice as stimulus | Business Standard Editorials–26.09.2017
The decision to reconstitute the Economic Advisory Council (EAC) to the prime minister, which had been rendered defunct after the previous government demitted office in
It’s the economy, stupid | Business Standard Column–26.09.2017
The Modi government started with much fanfare and high expectations in 2014 after unseating a corruption-ridden United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, which had overseen high
PM’s pro-poor pitch on power holds promise–Economic Times–26.09.2017
Power flows from the barrel of the gun, said Mao Zedong. Prime Minister Narendra Modi would appear to believe that political power for a second
Economic Advisory Council: meet the people PM Modi tasked with responsibility to boost growth – The Financial Express–26.09.2017
Three years after assuming power, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday formed an Economic Advisory Council (EAC) amid the government’s endeavour to give a push
RBI has been intervening to stem rupee’s appreciation: Arvind Subramanian – The Financial Express–26.09.2017
ndia’s central bank has been intervening to stem the rupee’s appreciation, Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian said on Monday. Subramanian said there was a “big”
Arvind Panagariya’s advice to Modi- Just hold that fiscal stimulus: 5 key takeaways – The Financial Express–26.09.2017
Arvind Panagariya, the former vice chairman of NITI Aayog advises the government against spending a huge amount on any fiscal stimulus, as he believes that
Centre cracks down as gold imports from Indonesia zoom from nil to 600 kg – The Financial Express–26.09.2017
As gold imports from Indonesia, an unlikely source, spiked since late July, a concerned government has asked the customs department to harden a crackdown on