The government has selected a search committee to select a new chief for the National Statistical Commission (NSC). The committee is headed by Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia. Other members of the committee will include a Reserve Bank of India (RBI) deputy governor and two renowned economists.
According to a government official, the appointment of the chairman is expected to be decided by the new government as any result before that may need the Election Commission''s consent.
Eminent economist Suresh D Tendulkar, who was the first chairman of NSC, retired in February this year and the post is lying vacant since then. Another member, Padam Singh, former additional director general of the Indian Council for Medical Research, had also leave as contesting the coming general elections.
According to a government official, the appointment of the chairman is expected to be decided by the new government as any result before that may need the Election Commission''s consent.
Eminent economist Suresh D Tendulkar, who was the first chairman of NSC, retired in February this year and the post is lying vacant since then. Another member, Padam Singh, former additional director general of the Indian Council for Medical Research, had also leave as contesting the coming general elections.
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