May 15, 2026 04:28 am (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
ECI announces third phase of SIR; Himachal, J&K, Ladakh excluded for now | Storm fury in Uttar Pradesh: Death toll rises to 89 as rain, gale-force winds leave trail of destruction | Congress ends 10-day suspense, names V.D. Satheesan as new Kerala CM | Delhi woman allegedly gang-raped inside sleeper bus; 2 arrested | Vijay-led TVK wins Tamil Nadu floor test as AIADMK split plays out | Congress veteran Sonia Gandhi admitted to Medanta Hospital in Gurugram | PM Modi halves convoy size after austerity call | Mulayam Singh's younger son Prateek Yadav dies at 38 | Protests erupt in Delhi after NEET UG 2026 cancellation over alleged paper leak | AIADMK cracks widen after Tamil Nadu defeat; faction backs Vijay-led TVK government

Employment and growth were the key topics discussed at the third EAC-PM meeting

| @indiablooms | Dec 20, 2017, at 09:27 pm

New Delhi, Dec 20 (IBNS): The Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) held its  third meeting on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Dr Bibek Debroy, Chairman, EAC-PM & Member, NITI Aayog.

To continue the ongoing discussion on employment and growth, two presentations were made.

Dr Ramesh Chand, Member, NITI Aayog made a presentation on “Strategic options for enhancing agricultural productivity, income and pro-employment growth in Agriculture and Allied Sectors”.

Amarjeet Sinha, Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development made a presentation on the “Mission Antyodaya for Poverty Free Panchayats”.

On the trade related issues, Kishore Desai, OSD in the EAC-PM, made a presentation to the Council.

Dr Rathin Roy and Dr Surjit Bhalla, both part-time members of the Council presented an update on the Economy Track Monitor.

The EAC-PM also deliberated on each of these topics during its meeting.

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.