Dr. V. Ananth Nageswaran appointed as Chief Economic Advisor

Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: January 31 2022

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The Government announced the appointment of Dr. V Anantha Nageswaran as its Chief Economic Advisor (CEA).
Economist Nageswaran has been an author, teacher, and consultant and has taught at several business schools and institutes of management in India and in Singapore.
Nageswaran has replaced KV Subramaniam. Subramaniam remained in this post for 3 years. He resigned on 17 December 2021.
Nageswaram was a former part-time member of the PM’s Economic Advisory Council (EAC).
Apart from Nageswaram, the others in the shortlisted candidates for the post were Principal Economic Adviser Sanjeev Sanyal, Pami Dua, Professor, Delhi School of Economics, and Poonam Gupta, Director General, National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER).
The selection committee headed by NK Singh, Chairman of 15th Finance Commission, had shortlisted the names.