Economist Surjit Bhalla resigns from EAC-PM

Economist Surjit S Bhalla has resigned from his position as the part-time Member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accepted Bhalla’s



resignation. 

The Council is headed by NITI Aayog member Bibek Debroy. Other part-time members on the Council include economists Rathin Roy, Ashima Goyal and former bureaucrat Ratan Watal.