Bold govt reform that triggers animal spirits needed for Indian economy: Raghuram Rajan

31 Jul 2020 Evaluate

Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan has said bold government reform that triggers ‘animal spirits’ and implemented effectively is essential for India to come out of the Covid-19 setbacks. Rajan also made it clear that the space for expanding the balance sheet for RBI is not ‘infinite’, and the central bank will need to have a strong focus on monitoring inflation as it does that.

He said that because of the slide in the growth over the last few years, India entered the current crisis in a more ‘debilitated’ state as compared to its peers. He noted ‘If we in India can summon up the necessary political push for serious reforms, which we have always kept on the shelf and not implemented, or waited till there is a political consensus, I think if we can build the political consensus quickly and enact those reforms that will be a bold political move.’

He also said that this could be helpful in a time like this in creating the perception that India will grow going forward. He added '... if that can be done for the next few years, if we can reform in an effective way, not verbal but actual implemented reforms on the ground, I think we have a strong chance.’ He also said that Aatmanirbhar programme is a good initiative but India has to first rectify its deficiencies.

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