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PM's economic advisory panel chairman Bibek Debroy passes away
This story was originally published at 13:18 IST on 1 November 2024
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NEW DELHI – Bibek Debroy, chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, passed away early Friday. He was admitted at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Delhi late Thursday. The cause of his death was subacute intestinal obstruction, as per reports. He was 69.
"Dr. Bibek Debroy Ji was a towering scholar, well-versed in diverse domains like economics, history, culture, politics, spirituality and more," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a post on social media platform X. "I have known Dr. Debroy for many years. I will fondly remember his insights and passion for academic discourse. Saddened by his passing away," Modi said.
An economist by profession, Debroy was the chairman of PM's economic advisory panel since 2017. He was also a member of the NITI Aayog till 2019. Debroy was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award, in 2015.
He studied in Ramakrishna Mission School, Narendrapur; Presidency College, Kolkata; Delhi School of Economics, and Trinity College, Cambridge. Debroy authored and edited several books, papers and articles. End
Reported by Shubham Rana
Edited by Ashish Shirke
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