S Mahendra Dev

S Mahendra Dev is the Chairman of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council in India. He is a prominent economist known for his insights on economic growth and development policies. In a recent seminar, he emphasized the potential for Tamil Nadu to become a one trillion dollar economy by 2033-34, contingent upon sustaining a 9% real growth rate. His analysis of the state's economic trajectory highlights the importance of balanced growth, employment generation, and addressing youth unemployment, which is notably higher than the national average.