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TopicSubhash Chandra Garg

Topic: Subhash Chandra Garg

Handle civil servants with care. ‘Once they start squealing, they can be quite impactful’

‘I think it’s a very important duty of any civil servant to see if something is conducive to the national interest, or is it only serving the political interest,' said Subhash Chandra Garg.


Nirmala Sitharaman asked for a change that made finance secretary Garg quit the IAS

In ‘No, Minister’, Subhash Chandra Garg pulls the curtain back on how the finance secretary’s office functions and his interactions with politicians across the spectrum.

Modi 2.0 among lowest growth periods since 1991, says former finance secretary Subhash Garg

He also noted the 15th Finance Commission cut Karnataka’s share in central taxes ‘too drastically’, much more than other similar-performing southern states.

Felt working with Sitharaman may not be conducive to economic reform, growth — ex-FinSec Garg

Subhash Chandra Garg, who had taken voluntary retirement last year, said Nirmala Sitharaman's first budget lacked major reforms, and was all praise for Arun Jaitley.

India’s economy may contract by 10-12% in 2020-21: Former finance secretary Subhash Garg

Former finance secretary Subhash Chandra Garg said a faulty lockdown strategy and an ineffective stimulus have adversely impacted economic recovery. Read his blog here.

No annual BCCI contract a clear hint, Dhoni should take it and hang his gloves

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

Time for India to come clean on fiscal deficit numbers: Ex-finance secretary Subhash Garg

Subhash Chandra Garg says real fiscal deficit could reach 5% of GDP after including off-budget liabilities, so there’s no space for an expansionary budget.

Subhash Garg not alone — many IAS, IPS officers transferred amid ‘run-ins’ with Modi govt

IAS officer Subhash Garg sought voluntary retirement this year after he was transferred from finance ministry to power.

Rahul Gandhi’s wedding — that’s what an astrologer believes will improve Congress fortunes

Pre-Truth – snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

Modi clearly missed the danger signals as economy tanked; he must now steer it

Subhash Garg’s replacement Atanu Chakraborty in finance ministry is an old Gujarat hand. Modi and Chakraborty obviously know each other well.

On Camera

Where does the law stand on Himanta Biswa Sarma’s video of ‘shooting’ Muslims?

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's Hindu-Muslim polarisation is clearly done to maximise the odds of winning. But an important legal question is: does it expose him to legal liability?

FY23 chosen as new base for India’s GDP as it was 1st ‘normal economic year’ in a while—MoSPI secy

FY 2022-23 was the first normal economic year in recent years, said Saurabh Garg, Secretary of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, in an interview with ThePrint.

IAF’s Tejas fleet undergoes ‘maintenance check’, decision on airframe yet to be taken

The 7 February incident involving Tejas aircraft caused severe damage to its frame. IAF and HAL are working together as part of the Board of Inquiry (BoI) to probe the incident.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.