<h1>President Highlights Role of Economists in Addressing Inequality at Indian Economic Association Centenary Conference.</h1> The President of India addressed the centenary conference of the Indian Economic Association, highlighting its significant contributions to economic scholarship and policy-making since its founding in 1917. The conference theme, 'Indian Economic Development: Experience since Independence,' covers diverse topics like fiscal policy and socio-economic inequalities. The President emphasized the need for growth alongside imaginative policy-making to address societal inequities, especially for marginalized groups. He urged collaboration between economists and state governments to meet India's developmental needs. The President praised initiatives like Start-up India and Jan-Dhan Yojana for addressing gaps in India's developmental model and encouraged ongoing dialogue and analysis.