A report commissioned by the Economic Advisory Council (EAC) to the Prime Minister on Wednesday suggested that the government roll out a universal basic income (UBI) scheme to reduce stark income gaps and launch a guaranteed employment programme for the urban unemployed. Citing the country’s ...

The Finance ministry's principal economic advisor Sanjeev Sanyal has been inducted as a full-time member in the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM), according to an official order by the cabinet secretariat. He has been appointed for a tenure of two years. Sanyal is ...

The government has reconstituted the seven-member Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) by inducting three new members while dropping economist V. Anantha Nageswaran from the council.  Bibek Debroy continues to be the Chairman of the Council. EAC-PM has ...