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Bibek Debroy

Bibek Debroy

Bibek Debroy

Bibek Debroy is a noted economist and the chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM). A member of NITI Aayog, he has held prestigious positions at the Centre for Policy Research and the National Council of Applied Economic Research. He was awarded Padma Shri in 2015.

Bibek Debroy is a noted economist and the chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM). A member of NITI Aayog, he has held prestigious positions at the Centre for Policy Research and the National Council of Applied Economic Research. He was awarded Padma Shri in 2015.

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Updated On : 20 May 2016 | 9:44 PM IST

Bibek Debroy: Railway statute repeal

In a strict legal sense, desuetude means statutes and legal principles become unenforceable through lapse of time and non-use

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Bibek Debroy: Better late than never

Nineteenth century railway lines were not always constructed in areas that would have furthered internal economic development, as opposed to extraction for export. India added few new lines since Inde

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Updated On : 30 Nov 2015 | 10:41 PM IST

Bibek Debroy: Problems of Indian Railways in the northeast

Since broad gauge Lumding-Silchar line was opened for goods traffic in March, after about Rs 5,500 cr was spent on upgrade, there have been 9 derailments & 14 instances of track-subsiding. This gi

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Updated On : 22 Oct 2015 | 9:55 PM IST

Bibek Debroy: Gauging the problem

The key to running a successful railway network lies not in standardisation of gauge, but in the interoperability and effective use of technology

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Updated On : 08 Oct 2015 | 10:41 PM IST
Updated On : 21 Sep 2015 | 10:33 PM IST

Bibek Debroy: Shakuntala's woes

A little-known railway service flounders for an inflexible privatisation policy

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Updated On : 13 Sep 2015 | 10:21 PM IST
Updated On : 31 Aug 2015 | 10:24 PM IST

Bibek Debroy: The bee in an elephant bonnet

Why elephants continue to be mowed down and nothing seems to change

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Updated On : 25 Aug 2015 | 10:26 PM IST

Bibek Debroy: Breaking down the silos in Railways

Until longer-term capacity constraints are eased and the number of trains rationalised, compromises on safety and mishaps such as the one in Madhya Pradesh recently are inevitable

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Updated On : 18 Aug 2015 | 10:45 PM IST

Bibek Debroy: Indian Railways has the opposition in residence

A railway minister, who should formulate policy for the sector, is reduced to deciding how power is provided on passenger coaches.The Civil Service are the opposition in residence.

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Updated On : 11 Aug 2015 | 9:20 AM IST

Bibek Debroy: Railway federations must explain

In their objections to the report of the railway reform committee, RFAs suppress the truth and suggest falsehood

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Updated On : 02 Aug 2015 | 10:15 PM IST

Bibek Debroy: The railways - Palimpsest

If you don't rationalise the number of trains, there are limited options to de-stress the railways' high-density networks

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Updated On : 23 Jul 2015 | 10:27 PM IST

Bibek Debroy: For goals in plain English

Successors to Millennium Development Goals should be achievable - and clearly written

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Updated On : 09 Jul 2015 | 9:50 PM IST

Bibek Debroy: Rural ICE

In the concluding part of the series, the author uses India's Consumer Economy data to demonstrate 'rural' is not a homogeneous entity

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Updated On : 02 Jul 2015 | 10:30 PM IST

Bibek Debroy: Milking ICE

In part one of a series, the author uses data on income distribution to show how India's Consumer Economy (ICE) survey is worth deeper analysis

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Updated On : 24 Jun 2015 | 10:28 PM IST
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