Who among the following was appointed as the Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) to the Indian government in 2022?

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1. Identification: The Government of India appointed Prof. V. Anantha Nageswaran as Chief Economic Adviser for a term starting in $January\ 2022$ (a $3$-year term).

2. Elimination of other options:
   - Kaushik Basu served as CEA earlier (around 2000–2002), not appointed in 2022.
   - T. V. Somanathan is a senior civil servant (Finance Secretary), not appointed CEA in 2022.
   - Raghuram Rajan is a former RBI Governor and economist, not appointed CEA in 2022.

3. Conclusion: The correct choice is option (1) Venkatramanan Anantha Nageswaran, which corresponds to option label (a).

FINAL_ANSWER: a

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