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PM Modi Sets Up Economic Advisory Council, To Be Headed By Bibek Debroy

Swarajya StaffSep 25, 2017, 06:34 PM | Updated 06:34 PM IST

Bibek Debroy (Pradeep Gaur/Mint via Getty Images)


Member of the NITI Aayog Bibek Debroy will head the Economic Advisory Council constituted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The council will work on analysing issues – economic or otherwise – referred to it by the Prime Minister and will advise him on it.

The council will also have three part-time members - Surjit Bhalla, Rathin Roy, Ashima Goyal. Principal Advisor of the NITI Aayog Ratan Watal has been appointed as Member-Secretary of the council.

Along with this, the council will address issues of macroecnomic importance and may also advise the PM suo-motu.

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