- Arvind Subramanian, Chief economic advisor
Has definitive views on public spending-led growth; put question mark over new GDP numbers
- Hasmukh Adhia, Secretary, department of financial services
Gujarat cadre officer is Modi’s choice to carry out financial inclusion schemes
- Anita Kapur, CBDT chairperson
Heads a very active department looking into black money issue; was recently divested of I-T investigations charge
- Shaktikanta Das, Revenue secretary
Is seen to have failed in the image makeover exercise of the tax department
- Ratan P. Watal Expenditure, secretary
Is generally not very communicative; is ?due to retire in Feb
- Rajiv Mehrishi, Finance secretary
Competent but seen as an outsider who has not been able to foster coordinated decision-making
