From Hasmukh Adhia to Arvind Subramanian, here's Arun Jaitley's Budget team
This is the team that will spearhead what will essentially be the Prime Minister's vision document for 2019 BUDGET NEWS : As the Narendra Modi government presents its fifth and final Union Budget before the 2019 polls, this is the team that will spearhead what will essentially be the Prime Minister’s vision document for 2019 and beyond along with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley . Adhia was designated finance secretary when Ashok Lavasa retired in October. The senior most official in handling GST, he still has a lot on his platter as he looks to ensure revenue buoyancy, while removing the complications arising from the new levy’s less-than-perfect roll-out. He is also one of the masterminds behind demonetisation. Adhia is a strong contender to be the next Cabinet secretary. A 1983 batch Rajasthan cadre officer, Garg took over as economic affairs secretary in June, after the retirement of Shaktikanta Das . Garg was World Bank ex...