India may have a new Finance Minister in a couple of days as Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh intends to have a full time minister for this critical portfolio.
He has reportedly apprised the Congress president and UPA chairperson, Sonia Gandhi about his work load and intentions. He is already extremely busy and a full time finance minister is indispensable to face the opposition in the Parliament amid global slowdown.
New Delhi, Aug 8: The Chairman of Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh''s Economic Advisory Council (EAC), C. Rangarajan, has resigned from his post and he is being nominated to the Rajya Sabha, official sources said on Friday.
Declining to give reasons for his resignation, Rangarajan said: "I have resigned."
Government sources say Suresh Tendulkar, Chairman, National Statistical Commission, has been appointed as the new Chairman of the EAC.
The chairman of Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council (EAC), C. Rangarajan said that the average growth rate will remain 7.5-8 per cent for the current financial year.
India may have a new Finance Minister in a couple of days as Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh intends to have a full time minister for this critical portfolio. 
The Chairman of Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh''s Economic Advisory Council (EAC), C. Rangarajan, has resigned from his post and he is being nominated to the Rajya Sabha, official sources said on Friday.
Rangarajan said that the average growth rate will remain 7.5-8 per cent for the current financial year.
New Delhi, Jan 17: Dr. C.
