Indian society must continue to keep upgrading its knowledge

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said that the Indian society must continue to keep upgrading its knowledge on different subjects. Inaugurating a one-week workshop for economic teachers at IIT Delhi today, Mr Jaitley said, knowledge upgradation is not only required for teachers and students but also for policy makers. Speaking on Economic Survey, he said, in the past two years the Chief Economic Advisor has deviated from traditional survey which has been acclaimed by the critics.

The workshop will see Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian deliver lectures on various aspects of Indian economy, including demonetisation, Goods and Services Tax (GST), open economy and universal basic income. The workshop will be attended by economic teachers from different universities and colleges across India. It is being hosted by the office of the CEA. The workshop, a first of its kind, will cover topics like policy challenges, fiscal policy, state finances, fourteenth Finance Commission, monetary policy, inflation targeting, twin balance sheet challenge and the Jan Dhan-Aadhaar-Mobile (JAM) trinity.