Nobel laureate to join TN Economic Advisory Council, Governor says

Governor Banwarilal Purohit also announced a separate budget for agriculture and priority for Tamil-medium students in jobs, in his address to the State Legislative Assembly on Monday

The Tamil Nadu government will constitute an Economic Advisory Council to the Chief Minister to chart out a rapid and inclusive economic growth path for the State, said Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Monday. The council will include Nobel laureate Esther Duflo of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), former Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan, former Chief Economic Advisor to the Centre, Aravind Subramanian, Development Economist Jean Dreze, and former Union Finance Secretary S. Narayan. “Based on the recommendation of the council, the government will revitalise the State’s economy and ensure that benefits of economic growth reach all segments of society,” said Mr. Purohit in his address to the State Legislative Assembly.