Noted economist and former deputy chairman of the Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, will head the expert group constituted by CM Amarinder Singh to formulate Punjab’s post-Covid strategy for economic revival. The group, which includes leading economy and industry experts, will recommend to the Punjab government a short-term (one year) as well as medium-term action plan. The 20-member group has been asked to submit its initial set of recommendations by July 31, 2020, followed by two more reports by September 30 and December 31, 2020. The 3-month gap between the first two reports will allow the group time to take into account the larger impact of the disease during summer, a government statement said.
