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What is surprising is that Rahul Gandhi, who is a strong critic of the economic policies of the Narendra Modi government, chose prudently not to comment on Garg’s claims. His silence was loud and meant wrong maths can’t be defended
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From his tussles with the RBI to his voluntary resignation from the IAS over differences with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, here’s what to know about Subhash Chandra Garg’s career.
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Electoral bonds were brought in to increase transparency in political funding, but it turned into a “sorry chapter in India’s history”, former finance secretary Subhash Chandra Garg said.
November 01, 2020 12:50 am
Ex-Finance Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg says relationship with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman became ‘unproductive’.
October 31, 2020 10:17 pm
Garg said he "did not share a good and productive working relationship" with Sitharaman, who came to the finance ministry "with some pre-conceived notions about him". He said that Sitharaman, unlike her predecessor Arun Jaitley, had "a very different personality and knowledge endowment".
January 16, 2020 12:22 am
He argued that a large portion of the deficit is being used to finance consumption expenditure, which is typically not a healthy practice.
November 28, 2019 7:19 am
In his August 30, 2017 letter, Goyal asked the RBI to send a draft notification “incorporating the detailed operational modalities” of the proposed bonds within two weeks.
November 08, 2019 11:54 am
Garg said the high debt levels are “a deterrent on our credit ratings” and a big part of the revenues go in serving these debts.

