India appoints Krishnamurthy Subramanian as Chief Economic Adviser

NEW DELHI: The government of India on Friday appointed ISB Hyderabad professor Krishnamurthy Subramanian as Chief Economic Adviser for a period of three years.nnThe post of CEA had been lying vacant since Arvind Subramanaian left the finance ministry after a four-year stint earlier this year.nn”The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved for the appointment of Dr Krishnamurthy Subramanian, Associate Prof. and ED (CAF), ISB, Hyderabad, to the post of Chief Economic Adviser,” said a government notification.nnHis appointment will be for a period of three years, it said.nnSubramanian holds a PhD degree from Chicago Booth.nnSource: Press Trust of India