COVID: Sarbananda Sonowal constituted economic advisory panel

GUWAHATI: Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, on Sunday, constituted an economic advisory committee as a measure to revive the economy of the State and break the stagnation brought by COVID-19 pandemic. The eight-member committee led by retired IAS officer Subhash Das would study the various aspects of the State's economy and provide recommendations to bring back economic buoyancy through systematic interventions.

The members of this committee are retired VC of Assam Agricultural University Dr KM Bujarbarua, Professor of Gauhati University Dr Madhurjya Bezbarua, Associate Professor at Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development Dr Joydeep Barua, Managing Director of Rashtriya Gramin Vikash Nidhi Dr Amiya Sarma, ARIAS Society's agribusiness consultant Gautam Goswami, State Organizing Secretary of Bharatiya Kishan Sangha Krishnakanta Bora and senior journalist Adip Kumar Phukan.

Chief Minister Sonowal had held an interactive session with 29 eminent economists of the State on April 28 and the participating economists suggested several long-term and short-term steps to overcome the economic slowdown following the COVID-19 threat. They also advocated setting up of an economic task force and expert committee. Taking those suggestions in consideration, the Chief Minister constituted the economic advisory committee, stated a release.

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