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Finance minister Jaitley discharged from hospital

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Reuters NEW DELHI
Last Updated : Sep 10 2014 | 5:46 PM IST

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has been discharged from a hospital in New Delhi on Wednesday, Jolly Ahuja, spokeswoman at Max Healthcare hospital told Reuters.

Jaitley, 61, was admitted on Sept. 1 for a surgery to manage a long-standing diabetic condition.

Earlier, the finance ministry said Jaitley will miss a meeting of finance ministers from the Group of 20 nations in Australia next week as he was still undergoing treatment.

Jaitley is responsible for both finance and defence in India's new government.

(Reporting by Manoj Kumar; editing by Malini Menon)

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First Published: Sep 10 2014 | 5:34 PM IST

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