Policy minds reshaped: Mahendra Dev takes over as EAC-PM chief; SBI’s Soumya Kanti Ghosh joins as part-time member

Economist S Mahendra Dev assumes the role of Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM), filling the vacancy since November. The council has been reconstituted for two years, retaining full-time members and inducting new part-time members. Dev, a development economist, brings extensive experience from academia and the financial sector.