LUCKNOW, Nov. 5 -- The Uttar Pradesh State Transformation Commission (STC) on Wednesday constituted a 14-member advisory council, with former IAS officer and former World Bank executive director Parmeswaran Iyer as its chairman and STC CEO Manoj Kumar Singh as vice-chairman. The STC is the state's apex think tank tasked with accelerating economic growth, achieving the target of a USD 1 trillion state economy and working towards the vision of Viksit Uttar Pradesh @2047. According to an office memorandum issued by Manoj Kumar Singh, the advisory council will function as a high-level strategic advisory body to the commission. Its mandate includes suggesting measures to increase employment, improve the competitiveness of MSMEs and take the one district one product initiative to its next level. The council will also advise on increasing UP's exports, particularly agricultural and horticultural produce and processed products. It will provide recommendations on the state's long-term economic transformation in line with the vision of Viksit Uttar Pradesh @2047 and Viksit Bharat @2047.htc...