Govt appears to be pessimistic about economy: Chidambaram on Eco Survey

The government’s Economic Survey for 2018-19 is “bland” and "pessimistic",  said Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram on Thursday.

Chidambaram, who had four stints as finance minister, said the survey didn’t have sector-wise growth projections. "It appears to me that the government, speaking through the economic survey, is pessimistic about the economy." 

"I looked for the Outlook for 2019-20. It is in Volume-2, Chapter 01, but there is only a bland statement that growth of the economy expected to be 7 per cent in 2019-20. There are no growth projections sector wise," he said.

The Congress leader said the closest in