Arvind Subramanian's term as Chief Economic Advisor extended by one year, says Arun Jaitely

The government will extend the term of Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian by one year till October 2018,

|Sep 23, 2017, 15:16:27 IST

New Delhi: The government will extend the term of Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian by one year until October 2018, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Saturday.Subramanian, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, was appointed India's Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) in October 2014. His term was for three years, which was to end on 16 October.[caption id="attachment_3541223" align="alignleft" width="380"]

File image of Arvind Subramanian. Courtesy: PIB[/caption]Interacting with reporters on Saturday, Jaitley said Subramanian will get a one-year extension.The BJP-led NDA government's 5-year term ends in May 2019.The CEA is usually the main go-to person for advice for the finance minister on macro-economic matters, and primary responsibilities, among others, include authoring the mid-year analysis and the Economic Survey.Subramanian's predecessor was Raghuram Rajan, who quit the position in September 2013 after being appointed the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).Subramanian graduated from St Stephen's College, Delhi, and got an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He obtained M.Phil and D.Phil from the University of Oxford, UK.

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