India News | Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran to Head Maharashtra's New Economic Advisory Body

Mumbai, Dec 29 (PTI) Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran will head the new Economic Advisory Council of Maharashtra, the state government said on Thursday.

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Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis made the announcement in the Legislative Council in Nagpur.

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“To make Maharashtra a trillion dollar economy, the state government is setting up an Economic Advisory Council, to be headed by Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran," he said.

It will function as a private research organization with focus on issues related to agriculture, banking, engineering and education, among others, Fadnavis added.

The government is also focusing on certain `aspirational' regions to enhance the state's human development index, he said.

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