Dr Bibek Debroy PM’s EAC Council, dies at 69
NEW DELHI: Economist and chairman of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s economic advisory council Bibek Debroy died today at the age of 69. A Padma Shri awardee, Dr Debroy earlier served as the chancellor of the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE) in Pune. He passed away today at 7 am due to intestinal obstruction,” AIIMS Delhi said.
Padma Shri Awardee Dr. Bibek Debroy was a noted Indian economist, serving as the chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India. He was also the Chairman of the Finance Ministry’s ‘Expert Committee for Infrastructure Classification and Financing Framework for Amrit Kaal’. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2015. Dr. Debroy was a member of the NITI Aayog from its inception in January 2015 till June 2019. He was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the US-India Business Summit in 2016.
He had worked in Presidency College, Kolkata; Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune; Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Delhi; and also as the Director of a Ministry of Finance/UNDP project on legal reforms. He was the reporter for implementation in the Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor.
“Dr.Debroy Ji was a towering scholar, well-versed in diverse domains like economics, history, culture, politics, spirituality and more. Through his works, he left an indelible mark on India’s intellectual landscape. Beyond his contributions to public policy, he enjoyed working on our ancient texts, making them accessible to the youth,” PM Modi posted on social media.
Reacting to the news, PM Narendra Modi said, “Dr. Bibek Debroy Ji was a towering scholar, well-versed in diverse domains like economics, history, culture, politics, spirituality and more. Through his works, he left an indelible mark on India’s intellectual landscape. Beyond his contributions to public policy, he enjoyed working on our ancient texts, making them accessible to the youth.”
Mr Debroy was educated in Ramakrishna Mission School, Narendrapur; Presidency College, Kolkata; Delhi School of Economics; and Trinity College, Cambridge. He had worked in Presidency College, Kolkata; Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune; Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Delhi; Ministry of Finance/UNDP project on legal reforms. Mr Debroy was also a Member of NITI Aayog up to June 5, 2019. He has authored/edited several books, papers and popular articles and has also been a Consulting/Contributing Editor with several newspapers. Dr. Debroy has authored several books, papers and popular articles.
