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NEW DELHI: Noted economist Dr C Rangarajan was today appointed Chairman of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC) following which he resigned his membership of the Rajya Sabha.

Dr Rangarajan, 77, who will replace Dr Suresh Tendulkar, gave his resignation to Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari, who has accepted it.

“I have resigned my Rajya Sabha seat and will be taking over as the Chairman of the PMEAC from tomorrow'', Dr Rangarajan told PTI.

A former RBI Governor, Dr Rangarajan is a close confidant of Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and had headed the PMEAC for three years from 2005. In 2008, he was nominated to the Upper House. The appointment comes at a time when the government is faced with challenges of economic recovery from the effects of global meltdown and a looming drought at home. - PTI

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