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Chief Economic Advisor V. Anantha Nageswaran during the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Annual Business Summit 2026, in New Delhi on May 12, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) create value only once they are implemented not when they are signed, Chief Economic Advisor V. Anantha Nageswaran asserted on Tuesday, warning that…
Prior to taking over as CEA, Anantha Nageswaran worked as an author, teacher and consultant. He has also been a part-time member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister from 2019 to 2021. File | Photo Credit: Bijoy Ghosh The Government on Thursday (February 20, 2025) extended the tenure of Chief Economic Adviser…
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Village women work under MGNREGA scheme at Jagannath Prasad village in Ganjam district, Odisha on Saturday. | Photo Credit: PTI There had been a consistent increase in Female Labour Force Participation Rate (FLFPR) over the past seven years driven largely by a rise in women entering workforce in rural India, the Economic Survey for 2024-25…
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Chief Economic Advisor V. Anantha Nageswaran. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India V. Anantha Nageswaran on Monday (September 2, 2024) said that since the consequences of what happens in the financial sector reverberate throughout, therefore it carries a significant weight of responsibility on its shoulders Mr. Nageswaran, while…
Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Laying the groundwork for revisiting the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) as a poverty alleviation tool, Chief Economic Adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran on July 22 noted in the Economic Survey that demand under the scheme was not a “real indicator” of rural distress. …
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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will table the pre-budget document in Parliament. New Delhi: The Union government is set to present the Economic Survey 2023-24 in both houses of Parliament today. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will table the pre-budget document in Parliament, a day ahead of the full Budget presentation for 2024-25. The Economic…
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Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India, Dr. V Anantha Nageswara. | Photo Credit: SRINATH M With the economy regaining momentum, it is time for fiscal policy to step back, Chief Economic Adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran told The Hindu, explaining the interim Budget for 2024-25. Identifying some of the next generation reforms needed in…
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