"Unprecedented In 70 Years": NITI Aayog Vice Chairman On Liquidity Crisis | Read

Describing the current economic downturn as an "unprecedented situation", Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar said, "From last 70 years (we) have not faced this sort of liquidity situation where the entire financial sector is in churn," news agency ANI reported. He also said the government "must do whatever it can to take away some of the apprehensions of the private sector". The comments from the top economist come at a time the country's economy is facing the worst pace of growth in nearly five years.