Economist Surjit Bhalla resigns from PM's economic advisory council
Agencies | Updated: Dec 11, 2018, 11:36 ISTHighlights
- 'I resigned as part-time member of PMEAC on December 1,' Bhalla said on social networking site Twitter
- The EAC-PM is headed by Niti Aayog member Bibek Debroy. Economists Rathin Roy, Ashima Goyal and Shamika Ravi are other part-time members
Surjit Bhalla (File photo)NEW DELHI: Eminent economist and columnist Surjit Bhalla on Tuesday said that he had resigned as part-time member of Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister(EAC-PM) on December 1.
"I resigned as part-time member of PMEAC on December 1," Bhalla said on social networking site Twitter.
A Prime Minister's office (PMO) spokesperson said that Bhalla's resignation has been accepted. "In his request he had stated that he would be joining some other organisation," the spokesperson said.
The EAC-PM is headed by Niti Aayog member Bibek Debroy. Economists Rathin Roy, Ashima Goyal and Shamika Ravi are other part-time members.
Bhalla's resignation comes a day after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Urjit Patel, quit abruptly after a months-long tussle over policy with the government.
"I resigned as part-time member of PMEAC on December 1," Bhalla said on social networking site Twitter.
A Prime Minister's office (PMO) spokesperson said that Bhalla's resignation has been accepted. "In his request he had stated that he would be joining some other organisation," the spokesperson said.
The EAC-PM is headed by Niti Aayog member Bibek Debroy. Economists Rathin Roy, Ashima Goyal and Shamika Ravi are other part-time members.
Bhalla's resignation comes a day after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Urjit Patel, quit abruptly after a months-long tussle over policy with the government.
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