KPCC sets up economic wing

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee has set up an Economic Policy and Planning wing to advise the party leadership on issues of development.
The panel, comprising academics and experts, would be submitting recommendations to the party leadership on economic and developmental issues, a KPCC release said here today.
Former members of the state Planning Board Mohan Gopal, G Vijayaraghavan and Philipose Thomas, former head of Economic department of Kerala University Dr B A Prakash are the members of the panel.Shafi Methar would be its convener.
Prof Manoj Mohan (Harvard University), Prof Rubin Abraham (Indian School of Business) and Ajith Mohan (Pennsylvania University) would be its associate members.