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India could get its first woman Chief Economic Advisor, says report

Poonam Gupta, is currently the lead economist for India at World Bank

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Poonam Gupta. Photo: worldbank.org

BS Web Team New Delhi
India may soon get its first woman chief economic advisor (CEA) after Arvind Subramanian's early resignation. The former CEA's tenure under the NDA government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was supposed to end on May 2019. However, Subramanian resigned in June 2018 - a year earlier on account of 'pressing family interests'. 

According to The Economic Times report, the government is looking for fresh candidates for the post for one of the most important advisory roles in the administration and to help with advice in times of global turmoil, though only about six months of the current government's term

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