- A member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister recently said India
will soon have the capability to issue 1,00,000 patents in a year - Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) is an independent body
constituted to give advice on economic and related issues to the Government of India,
specifically to the Prime Minister. - It was set up for the first time in September 2017 with a term of two years.
- Analyzing any issue, economic or otherwise, referred to it by the Prime Minister and
advising him thereon, addressing issues of macroeconomic importance, and presenting
views thereon to the Prime Minister. - These could be either suo-motu or on reference from the Prime Minister or anyone else.
- Attending to any other task as may be desired by the Prime Minister from time to time.
- EAC-PM is headed by a Chairperson and consists of eminent economists as members.
- It is supported in its functions by a team of officials and administrators.
- There is no fixed definition of the exact number of members and staff of the EAC-PM.
- It is common for the Council to be reconstituted time and again with different
organizational structures headed by various economists who are of recognized
international eminence. - For administrative, logistic, planning, and budgeting purposes, the NITI Aayog serves as
the nodal agency for the EAC-PM.
