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Business Standard New Delhi
The volatile rupee and high current account deficit have resulted in a return to working weekends for some senior finance ministry officials and staff. Finance Minister P Chidambaram has started attending the office on weekends, including last Saturday and Sunday when he called a meeting to discuss the rupee. These long, irregular working hours forcibly remind staff and officials of the days when Pranab Mukherjee was finance minister. Mukherjee had a haphazard schedule and would start late and finish late. The only respite this time is that Chidambaram sticks to his schedule of starting the day by 9 a m and finishing by around 6 p m on weekdays.
 

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First Published: Jul 09 2013 | 9:05 PM IST

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