QUESTION-Who has been appointed the new chief economic advisor to the GOVT OF INDIA in JAN 2022 ?
(a) K SUBRAMANIAN
(b) V K GEORGE
(c) Dr V ANANTHA NAGESGWARAN
(d) ANIL SINGH
ANS-(c)
Related facts-

  • Dr V A NAGESHWARAN has also been a part-time member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India from 2019 to 2021.
  • He holds a Post-Graduate Diploma in Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and a doctoral degree from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst.
  • The CEA is usually responsible for drafting the ECONOMIC SURVEY presented on the eve of the Budget.
  • THE CEA is equivalent to rank of secretary to the GOVT OF INDIA.
  • The CEA is head of Economic Division of the DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS ,MINISTRY OF FINANCE,GOVT OF INDIA.

By-akash singh

Reference- https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1793311