The Economic Survey is due soon. I could be mistaken, but this could be the first year since the Survey took on its current form -- with the exception of 2014-15 -- that it will be prepared without a Chief Economic Advisor (CEA), who traditionally prepares it.
So it seems like a good time to take a close look at the role of the CEA. Is one new at all?
The post was created in 1956 and its first occupant was JJ Anjaria. His job was to prepare a survey of the economy for Parliament. Until then the finance minister
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