ABHIJIT SEN

Aug. 31, 2022

Abhijit Sen, former Member of the Planning Commission, former Chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices and eminent economist, died following a heart attack.

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  • Professor Sen had been a faculty at the Centre for Economic Studies and Planning (CESP) at Jawaharlal Nehru University from 1985 to his superannuation in 2015.
  • Politicians, academics, students, farmers’ leaders and activists remembered him for his contributions in areas such as minimum support price, rural economy and rural employment.
  • Professor Sen is survived by his wife, eminent economist Jayati Ghosh, and daughter, Jahnavi Sen, a journalist. 
Source : The Hindu