The Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister held its third meeting at the NITI Aayog in New Delhi today. <br/><br/>The meeting was attended by Chairman Dr Bibek Debroy and members Ratan P Watal, Surjit Bhalla, Rathin Roy, Ashima Goyal and Dr. Shamika Ravi. <br/><br/>During the meeting, the council continued its ongoing discussion on employment and growth. <br/><br/>Member of NITI Aayog Dr Ramesh Chand made a presentation on Strategic options for enhancing agricultural productivity, income and pro-employment growth in agriculture and allied sectors. <br/><br/>Secretary in Ministry of Rural Development Amarjeet Sinha made a presentation on Mission Antodaya for poverty free panchayats. <br/><br/>Officer on Special Duty to the Economic Advisory Council Kishore Desai made a presentation on trade-related issues. Part-time members of the council, Dr Rathin Roy and Dr Surjit Bhalla presented an update on the economic track monitor. <br/><br/>During its second meeting last month, the council had spelt out a road map for stepping up skill development, job creation, enhanced resource investment in the social sector including Health and Education and for boosting Infrastructure financing. <br/><br/>It had also formulated recommendations to guide the evolving framework for the Fifteenth Finance Commission, including the incentivization of States for achieving Health, Education and Social Inclusion outcomes. <br/><br/>