Days before Nobel, Abhijit Banerjee advice to Govt: Cut red tape | India News, The Indian Express

Days before Nobel, Abhijit Banerjee advice to Govt: Cut red tape | India News, The Indian Express

Written by Liz Mathew |New Delhi |Updated: October 15, 2019 11:32:28 am

Days before Nobel, Abhijit Banerjee advice to Govt: Cut red tape

He advised the government to strengthen institutions, removing interference by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) and withdraw cases “that look obviously politically motivated”.

Abhijit Banerjee speaks during a news conference at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Days before he was awarded the Nobel, Abhijit Banerjee blamed “recentralisation” as among the reasons compounding India’s economic slowdown. Suggesting a slew of measures, including raising MNREGA wages, he advised the government to strengthen institutions, removing interference by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and withdraw cases “that look obviously politically motivated”.