Noted economist and former Union minister Yoginder K Alagh passed away.
He was an emeritus professor at the Sardar Patel Institute of Economic and Social Research in Ahmedabad.
He was elected to Rajya Sabha from Gujarat in 1996 and remained a member of the Upper House till 2000.
He served as the union minister of state for Planning and Programme Implementation, Science and Technology and Power during 1996-98.
He also served as the chairman of the Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA) from 2006 to 2012.
He was a Member of the Planning Commission and had also served as the chairman of the Bureau of Industrial Costs and Prices in the Ministry of Industry.