Former fin secy Hasmukh Adhia to head Gujarat economic revival panel

Committee will assess sectoral and sub-sectoral losses, may also go for fiscal restructuring post Covid-19

The Gujarat government on Wednesday announced the constitution of a committee to deliberate on economic revival measures including fiscal restructuring under the post-Covid-19 pandemic scenario and provide comprehensive suggestions.

Comprising experts from diverse economic fields, the six-member committee will be headed by former finance secretary to Government of India Hasmukh Adhia, along with former IIM Ahmedabad faculty member Ravindra Dholakia, senior tax consultant  Mukesh Patel, financial expert  Pradeep Shah, former bureaucrat Kirit Shelat and Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) vice chairman and managing director M Thennarasan of Government of Gujarat.

The committee headed by Adhia will submit a comprehensive action plan with