Abhijit Sen

Finance Commission tips on tax will have "serious effects", says Abhijit Sen in dissent note

Sen said he is “constrained” with the fact that detailed discussions among the members of the commission on various topics haven’t fully translated to the recommendations

How UP and Bihar are skewing India's poverty estimates

Planning Commission had released a report indicating reduced poverty ration from 37.2 percent to 29.8 percent. Is it a big reduction? Here's what Abhijit Sen, Planning Commission member has to say.

High subsidy burden due to Food Bill is exaggeration: Plan Com

Planning Commission Member Abhijit Sen today termed it exaggeration, the likely huge rise in government's subsidy burden on account of implementing the proposed National Food Security Bill, as suggested in some quarters.

Can Nitish Kumar be the ‘Margaret Thatcher of Bihar’?

Nitish Kumar is credited with ushering in a 'growth miracle' in Bihar. But now that the low hanging fruits of economic growth have been plucked, that miracle may prove hard to sustain.