<p>Eminent economist and new Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) member Ashima Goyal has resigned from the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM).</p>.<p>Her resignation comes after the government on Monday appointed Goyal as one of the members of the RBI's rate-setting committee.</p>.<p>Along with Goyal, the government has appointed two more members - economists Jayanth R Varma and Shashanka Bhide - to the MPC.</p>.<p>"Yes, I have resigned (from EAC-PM)," Goyal, who is also a professor of economics at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR), told PTI.</p>.<p>The new members replaced Chetan Ghate, Pami Dua and Ravindra Dholakia. They were appointed on the panel for four years on September 29, 2016.</p>.<p>The EAC-PM is an independent body constituted to advise the government, especially the Prime Minister, on economic and related issues.</p>
<p>Eminent economist and new Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) member Ashima Goyal has resigned from the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM).</p>.<p>Her resignation comes after the government on Monday appointed Goyal as one of the members of the RBI's rate-setting committee.</p>.<p>Along with Goyal, the government has appointed two more members - economists Jayanth R Varma and Shashanka Bhide - to the MPC.</p>.<p>"Yes, I have resigned (from EAC-PM)," Goyal, who is also a professor of economics at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR), told PTI.</p>.<p>The new members replaced Chetan Ghate, Pami Dua and Ravindra Dholakia. They were appointed on the panel for four years on September 29, 2016.</p>.<p>The EAC-PM is an independent body constituted to advise the government, especially the Prime Minister, on economic and related issues.</p>