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Govt reconstitutes EAC-PM till 2021, Bibek Debroy retained as chairman

Sajjid Chenoy, India economist at JP Morgan is the new part-time member

EAC-PM may be formed again for 2 more yrs; Debroy may continue as chairman

The other current members are Rathin Roy of National Institute of Public Finance and Policy and Ashima Goyal of Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

States need to jack up growth, India is not in 5% trajectory: Debroy

Asserts there is significant volatility in India's GDP growth, citing examples of rate being less than 5% in one quarter, and going up to 7% in the very next quarter

The PMO should tell its economic advisers to be more discreet - or quit

Members on the PM's Economic Advisory Council are entitled to their views on the economy but they aren't really free to express them while staying on the council

PNB scam fallout: Probably some PSBs no longer need to exist, says Debroy

Banks are not under the Companies Act but the Bank Nationalisation Act and as such, government equity has nothing to do with government control

Economy on the right track, govt reforms showing results: Bibek Debroy

"India is on the right path to become one of the fastest developing major economy in the world surpassing China," Debroy

From Aadhaar to anti-Romeo squads, Bibek Debroy sums up 2017 in limericks

Debroy has come up with "The Book of Limericks", a compilation of hilarious five-liners on economic issues, citizen's concerns and major happenings

Aim is to move towards three-tier GST: Bibek Debroy

GST collections slowed in September and October at Rs 92,000 crore

PM forms Economic Advisory Council; Bibek Debroy appointed chairman

Surjit Bhalla, Rathin Roy, Aashima Goyal, Ratan Watal will be part-time members

Bibek Debroy may take over as PM's economic advisor

Debroy is expected to have a role and responsibility similar to the erstwhile chairman of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council

The foreign hand: Bibek Debroy tweets a limerick to counter 'weather vane'

Debroy's limerick comes after Rajiv Kumar criticised foreign influence in Indian policy making

India long way off from ideal GST structure, says economist Bibek Debroy

Debroy says it would have been much better if it had lesser number of tax rates

Scrap all production subsidies: NITI Aayog's Bibek Debroy

Move was necessary to clean up the system, said Debroy

Bibek Debroy: Bridges too old, but without heritage status

CAG reports highlight delays in rehabilitation of old bridges

Bibek Debroy: Feroze Gandhi and the Ajmer workshop

A significant titbit about the railways finds mention in Bertil Falk's biography of the politician

Sanskrit more popular now: Bibek Debroy at Jaipur lit fest

The language seems to be a raging success on Twitter too, the economist said

Bibek Debroy: The importance of the Assam Rail link project

Arguably the most remarkable project in post-Partition India, it connected the north-eastern state with the rest of the country

Too early to calculate demonetisation effects, says Bibek Debroy

One needs to wait till the budget to see how much money has come in and how much will be paid in taxes, says Debroy

Bibek Debroy: The integral backlog

In 'integral' ICF, if there is a head-on collision, the anti-telescopic design reduces fatalities

Bibek Debroy: Metre gauge

Historically, Indian Railways had four gauges - broad (1,676 mm), metre (1,000 mm) and two narrow gauges of 762 mm and 610 mm