Noted economist Ila Patnaik has been appointed Principal Economic Adviser in the Ministry of Finance.
"The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has cleared her name," a senior finance ministry official said.
Patnaik, who is currently RBI Chair Professor at the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, replaces Dipak Dasgupta.
She has done a Ph.D. In Economics from the University of Surrey in the UK.
