JPC on ONOE more likely to seek the advice of Rajan, Ahluwalia

The parliamentary panel inspecting the 2 payments for simultaneous polls plans to carry talks with high economists which can embody former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan and former Deputy Chairman of erstwhile planning fee Montek Singh Ahluwalia. In addition to them, the panel additionally plans to carry deliberations with RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra and Chief Financial Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran, sources mentioned.

The Joint Committee of Parliament has ready the listing of economists to carry deliberations over the financial advantages of the simultaneous polls, which incorporates names of a number of distinguished economists, together with Surjit S Bhalla, former governor of RBI C Rangarajan and others.

In its upcoming assembly on August 19, the committee will maintain deliberations with former Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna. Khanna retired because the CJI on Could 13. Earlier than him a number of former CJIs, together with DY Chandrachud, JS Kehar and others, have introduced their views to the panel on simultaneous polls.
On Wednesday, former finance fee of India chairman NK Singh and one other knowledgeable made an financial case for simultaneous elections earlier than the parliamentary committee, saying it may possibly result in a 1.5 proportion level rise in the true GDP progress.