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In an exclusive interview with India Today Group Editorial Director Raj Chengappa and Business Today Editor Rajeev Dubey, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the scale and intensity of the second wave are sharply different from the first one
ISSUE DATE: June 14, 2021
UPDATED: June 5, 2021 13:44 IST
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman; Photo by Bandeep Singh
Q . How does it feel being the finance minister when all the major economic indices, including the GDP, are down? Don’t you feel depressed looking at the numbers?
I take it as a big challenge that calls for a lot of focus and attention to make sure that we are able to, every now and then, come up with steps that will help people. I don’t want to say numbers do not worry me, but I also have to think of the sufferings of people on the ground and the tragedy that has struck so many families. So, that is something lying heavy in my heart. I have to respond in such a way that it is addressed even if not completely resolved.