That’s the rough imagery the Economic Survey wants to paint and the chief economic advisor (CEA) even tweeted about adopting so-called blue sky thinking to take India towards the goal of being a $5 trillion economy.

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<p>Former Chief Economic Advisor to the government, Arvind Subramanian, on Sunday said that the GST could have done more on the lines of what he had recommended initially.</p>

<p>His comments came during an event in Delhi. He also added that GST was "certainly not a failure."</p>

<p>"GST was certainly not a failure but it could have more along the lines of what I had initially recommended," he stated.</p>

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<p>Last month, the former Chief Economic Adviser had called demonetisation a "<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/demonetisation-a-massive-draconian-monetary-shock-former-chief-economic-adviser-arvind-subramanian-180150">massive, draconian, monetary shock</a>" that dragged India's GDP growth rate down.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Subramanian is succeeded by <a href="http://www.wionews.com/business-economy/isb-professor-krishnamurthy-subramanian-appointed-as-chief-economic-adviser-182205">Krishnamurthy Subramanian</a>, a professor from the Indian School of Business.</p>

<p>Krishnamurthy Subramanian took charge as his predecessor, Arvind Subramanian, abruptly left the country's finance ministry in June, news agency Reuters reported.&nbsp;</p>


Former Chief Economic Advisor to the government, Arvind Subramanian, on Sunday said that the GST could have done more on the lines of what he had recommended initially.

Former Chief Economic Advisor to the government, Arvind Subramanian, on Sunday said that the GST could have done more on the lines of what he had recommended initially. His comments came during an event in Delhi. He also added that GST was "certainly not a failure." "GST was certainly not a failure but it could have more along the lines of what I had initially recommended," he stated. #WATCH: "GST was certainly not a failure but it could have more along the lines of what I had initially recommended," says Former CEA Arvind Subramanian in Delhi pic.twitter.com/o6qW6QhhOj — ANI (@ANI) December 9, 2018 × Last month, the former Chief Economic Adviser had called demonetisation a "massive, draconian, monetary shock" that dragged India's GDP growth rate down. Subramanian is succeeded by Krishnamurthy Subramanian, a professor from the Indian School of Business. Krishnamurthy Subramanian took charge as his predecessor, Arvind Subramanian, abruptly left the country's finance ministry in June, news agency Reuters reported.

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