Bibek Debroy, the chairman of Prime Minister’s financial advisory council (EAC-PM) and a prime economist, handed away on Friday morning. He was 69.
He was admitted to AIIMS.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to Bibek Debroy following his passing.
“Dr. Bibek Debroy Ji was a towering scholar, well-versed in numerous domains like economics, historical past, tradition, politics, spirituality and extra. By way of his works, he left an indelible mark on India’s mental panorama. Past his contributions to public coverage, he loved engaged on our historical texts, making them accessible to the youth,” PM Narendra Modi wrote on X.
He additionally shared an image of himself with Bibek Debroy.
Bibek Debroy was educated in Ramakrishna Mission Faculty, Narendrapur; Presidency School, Kolkata; Delhi Faculty of Economics; and Trinity School, Cambridge.
He had labored in Presidency School, Kolkata; Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune; Indian Institute of Overseas Commerce, Delhi; and in addition because the director of a ministry of finance/UNDP mission on authorized reforms.
Who was Bibek Debroy?
Bibek Debroy was a distinguished Indian economist, creator, and scholar recognized for his contributions to financial coverage and Sanskrit texts. He has performed a vital function in shaping India’s financial insurance policies.
With experience in numerous fields, together with macroeconomics, public finance, and infrastructure, Debroy has revealed extensively on subjects akin to financial reforms, governance, and the Indian railways.
He was additionally celebrated for his work in translating classical Sanskrit texts, together with the Mahabharata and the Bhagavad Gita, bringing historical Indian knowledge to trendy readers.
He was additionally a member of NITI Aayog as much as June 5, 2019. He has additionally been a consulting/contributing editor with a number of newspapers.
