Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar, director Paul Fernandez (left) felicitates Arvind Subramanian, the chief economic adviser to the Union government, at an event at the institute on Thursday.

Subramanian delivered a talk on Economic Survey Outreach at the institute on Thursday during which he highlighted how economic surveys were taken, why they were taken, the Odisha model of development and the importance of integrating technology with governance. The institute's students and faculty members also got an opportunity to interact with him and get a clear picture of the state of the country's economy.

Text by Priya Abraham, Telegraph picture