Work on the annual Economic Survey will start soon. It is intended to provide Parliament with a detailed exposition on the economy.
From its inception it had a broad approach of data and analysis. It was a dull old thing and very few people took it seriously.
Then in 2010 Kaushik Basu, the new chief economic adviser (CEA), started a new practice: of expounding his private views on a variety of subjects, including on corruption.
Since then this sort of exposition has often been included in the Survey as an integral part. It appears as a separate chapter.
This public
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