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

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