Arvind Subramanian

The Chief Economic Advisor to Government of India, Arvind Subramanian  on Thursday met Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at State Secretariat. According to the sources, the duo discussed the economic development including development of…

New Delhi, Feb 26: The Economic Survey for 2015-16 tabled in parliament on Friday pegged India's growth for the next fiscal at 7-7.5 percent. For the current fiscal, the survey estimated the GDP growth at 7.6 percent. Authored by Chief…

New Delhi, Jan 2: India has emerged as the world's fastest growing economy despite a global economic slowdown and four droughts, the government's Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian said on Friday. "Despite declining global demand…

New Delhi, Dec 18: Retail inflation for fiscal 2015-16 is expected to be at 6 percent, the government said on Friday, while lowering its growth forecast for the Indian economy to between 7-7.5 percent. The retail inflation projected in…

New Delhi, Dec 4: The committee on the goods and services tax headed by Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian on Friday recommended a revenue neutral rate range of 17-18 percent for the proposed GST. The revenue-neutral rate is that…

Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian on Thursday described the government's direct benefit transfer (DBT) as a "game changer" for India. He highlighted the fiscal impact of the government's DBT scheme of cash transfers which yielded…

The central government on Wednesday announced the setting up of two committees to facilitate the rollout of the goods and services tax (GST) regime from April 1 next year and to propose the tax rates. A committee headed by Chief Economic…