No.260/3/C/2/98-ES.I
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
(BHARAT SARKAR)
Prime Minister’s Office
(Pradhan Mantri Karyalaya)
New Delhi

Sub: Appointment of an Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister.

Government has decided to constitute an Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister with the following composition:-

Chairman : PrimeMinister

Members :  Dr. I.G. Patel
                  Prof. P.N. Dhar
                  Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia
                  Dr. Arjun Sengupta
                  Dr. Kirit Parikh
                  Dr. Amaresh Bagchi
                  Dr. Ashok Desai
                  Shri G.V. Ramakrishna
                  Principal Secretary to Prime Minister

Member-Secretary :  Secretary to Prime Minister

2. The Economic Advisory Council will afford an opportunity for a policy dialogue on crucial economic issues between the Prime Minister and Members of the Council.

3. The Council, with the permission of the Chairman, may coopt or invite such person(s) as it deems appropriate, to participate in any of its sessions as special invitee(s).

4. The Council shall ordinarily meet once in three months on such dates as may be decided by its Chairman.

5. The Council will be covered within the definition/explanation of High Level Commissions/Committees as given in Cabinet Secretariat OM No.105/1/1/75-CF dated 20.11.75.

6. The TA/DA of official members of the Council shall be borne by their parent Departments. The TA/DA of non-official members (as admissible to Grade-I officers of the highest category in Government of India) shall be paid by the PMO.