Dr Bibek Debroy, a Padma Shri awardee, former chancellor of the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE) in Pune and an economist and chairman of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's economic advisory council passes away due to intestinal obstruction. Dr Bibek Debroy, a Padma Shri awardee, former chancellor of the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE) in Pune and an economist and chairman of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's economic advisory council passed away at 69 today. As per reports, Dr Debroy was suffering from intestinal issues.
The news of the economists death was issued by AIIMS Delhi hospital in a statement which also stated the cause of his passing. AIIMS Delhi reported that Bibek Debroy passed away today at 7 am due to intestinal obstruction. Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid his condolences on X and described Mr Debroy as a "towering scholar".
PM Modi took to X, formerly known as Twitter to express his condolences. He said, " Dr. Bibek Debroy Ji was a towering scholar, well-versed in diverse domains like economics, history, culture, politics, spirituality and more.
Through his works, he left an indelible mark on India's intellectual landscape. Beyond his contributions to public policy, he enjoyed working on our ancient texts, making them accessible to the youth." Take a look at PM Modi's condolence post on X through the link below: Other prominent personalities like the Union Minister of India, Dharmendra Pradhan also posted condolence messages on.