Virat Singh is Consultant, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister and Aditya Sinha is former Officer on Special Duty (Policy & Research), Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister. We would like to place on record our sincere gratitude to Dr Shamika Ravi, Member, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister and Dr Mudit Kapoor, Associate Professor, Economics & Planning Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi for their constant guidance, suggestions and comments for this Policy Note. However, the contents of the Note, including facts and opinions, are of the authors.
