Rajan calls Covid-19 'economic emergency', advises govt to invite experts

Raghuram Rajan also cautioned that driving everything from the Prime Minister's Office, with the same overworked people, may not be a suitable idea

The government must spend on the poor and delay less important expenditure to deal with the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, former RBI chief Raghuram Rajan has said, describing the situation as India's "greatest emergency since Independence" .

Rajan, in a blog post, cautioned that driving everything from the Prime Minister's Office may not be a suitable idea.

"There is much to do. The government should call on people with proven expertise and capabilities, of whom there are so many in India, to help it manage its response. It may even want to reach across the political aisle to draw in