Renowned economist P Mohanan Pillai, who has had a long association with the Centre for Development Studies (CDS), Thiruvananthapuram, as Member of Faculty, passed away on Tuesday. He was 71.

Pillai was also a member of the Ninth Pay Revision Commission of the Government of Kerala headed by Justice R Rajendra Babu.

In service with the CDS as an Honorary Fellow since 2011, Pillai had built up a reputation as an excellent research student supervisor. He has made an important contribution to the understanding of issues related to technology transfer in Indian industries.