New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Ashok Kumar Lahiri has taken charge as Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog, the government think tank said on Friday.Lahiri brings extensive experience in economic policy and public finance, having previously served as Chief Economic Adviser to the government and as a member of the 15th Finance Commission.According to NITI Aayog, his experience across academia, public institutions and international organisations will further strengthen its efforts towards evidence-based policymak…
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New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Newly appointed Niti Aayog’s Vice Chairman, Dr. Ashok Lahiri, on Saturday met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital.This meeting took place a day after assuming charge, marking his first official engagement in the role.Following the meeting, Lahiri, who is also a BJP MLA from West Bengal and a renowned economist, shared the details on social media platform X.”Today, I met with the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi,” he wrote on X.Lahiri had succeeded …
Washington, March 5 (IANS) Indian economist Krishnamurthy V. Subramanian has received the University of Chicago’s Alumni Award for Professional Achievement. He is the first Indian economist to receive the honour in the award’s 85-year history.Subramanian served as Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India from 2018 to 2021. He later represented India at the International Monetary Fund as Executive Director.The award places him among a group of past recipients that includes Nobel laur…
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) The Economic Survey for 2025-26, tabled in Parliament on Thursday, has raised India’s potential growth rate to 7.0 per cent, up from 6.5 per cent three years ago, as “sustained domestic reforms and public investment are lifting the economy’s underlying growth capacity” despite the global headwinds.“The expansion of infrastructure — illustrated by the doubling of the airport network over the past decade and the rapid growth of freight movement through inland wa…
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday discussed simplification of procedures, regulatory predictability, coordinated inter-departmental functioning, efficient fund flows, future-ready tax administration, financing pathways for sustained growth, and leveraging digital tools for transparency, efficiency, and accountability.Sitharaman, along with Minister of State for Corporate Affairs, Harsh Malhotra, chaired the Chintan Shivir of the Ministry of Finance and the …