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'''Bibek Debroy''' (born 25 January 1955) is the Chairman of the PM's Economic Council. Debroy has made significant contributions to game theory, economic theory,<ref>https://indianexpress.com/profile/columnist/bibek-debroy/</ref> income and social inequalities, poverty, law reforms, railway reforms and [[Indology]] among others.

He is currently serving as the Chairman of the '''Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister''' (EAC-PM). From its inception in January 2015, till June 2019, Mr. Debroy was a member of the [[NITI Aayog]], the think tank of Indian Government. He was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] (the fourth-highest civilian honour in India) in 2015.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/slideshows/events/choicest-images-president-pranab-mukherjee-confers-padma-awards-2015/bibek-debroy-conferred-with-the-padma-shri-award/slideshow/46850226.cms|title=Choicest images: President Pranab Mukherjee confers Padma Awards 2015|work=Economic Times}}</ref> In 2016, he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by US-India Business Summit. Debroy has authored over 110 books in the field of Economics, Polity, Indology and Sanskrit. Debroy translated the unabridged version of the ''[[Mahabharata]]'', the great Indian epic, into English, becoming only the third person ever to achieve the feat. Debroy's translation of the ''Mahabharata'' was published in a series of 10 volumes, amounting to 2.25 million words. He has also translated the [[Bhagavad Gita]], the [[Harivamsa]], the [[Vedas]] and Valmiki's ''[[Ramayana]]'' (in three volumes).  He has translated the [[Bhagavata Purana]] (in three volumes) and the Markandeya Purana (one volume).  Along with Manmatha Nath Dutt, he is only the second person to have translated both the ''Mahabharata'' and the ''Ramayana'', in unabridged form, into English.  He has featured in the 2019 Limca Book of Records as a "most prolific translator".

His past positions include the Director of the [[Rajiv Gandhi Foundation#Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Contemporary Studies (RGICS)|Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Contemporary Studies]], Consultant to the Department of Economic Affairs of Finance Ministry (Government of India), Secretary General of PhD Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Director of the project ''LARGE'' (Legal Adjustments and Reforms for Globalising the Economy), set up by the Finance Ministry and UNDP for examining legal reforms in India.  Between December 2006 and July 2007, he was the rapporteur for implementation in the [[Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://ualberta.worldcat.org/oclc/256482916|title=Making the law work for everyone.|last=Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor|last2=United Nations Development Programme|date=1 January 2008|publisher=Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor : United Nations Development Programme|isbn=9789211262209|volume=II|location=New York|page=ii}}</ref> Debroy has authored several books, papers and popular articles, has been the Consulting Editor of Indian financial and other newspapers. He has been a member of the National Manufacturing Competitive Council from November 2004 to December 2009.{{Citation needed|date=February 2011}}  He was the Chairman of a Committee set up by the Chief Minister of Jharkhand to recommend a development plan for the State.<ref>http://www.jharkhand.gov.in/upload-document?p_p_id=20&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_pos=1&p_p_col_count=2&_20_struts_action=%2Fdocument_library%2Fview_file_entry&_20_fileEntryId=5725595</ref> He has been a Member of the Chief Minister's Economic Advisory Council in Rajasthan.