SME Times News Bureau | 20 May, 2019
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday said a nodal officer
would be appointed to help eminent economist Thomas Piketty to study the
state's model of growth.
Vijayan said this after returning from a tour to Europe, where he had a detailed discussion with Piketty.
"On
my visit to the Paris School of Economics, I had a discussion with
Piketty and he mentioned a detailed study of India's economic situation
was not possible as the government was unwilling to share the country's
economic data," said the Chief Minister.
According to Vijayan,
Piketty was keen to study the Kerala model of growth if the government
shared the state's economic data. "Since he said that, we have decided
to appoint a nodal officer for it," said Vijayan.
"The French
economist also expressed wish to visit Kerala and interact with
economists and universities here. We have extended an invite to him,"
Vijayan said.
