‘Suppressing criticism is bad for Govt.’: Raghuram Rajan on Indian Economy

TIL Desk/Business/London/ The government in India would benefit from the advice of experts and therefore suppressing all criticism is ultimately bad for the government, Raghuram Rajan said on Wednesday.

Addressing an India Town Hall event at King’s College London, the former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor was asked about the course ahead for the Indian economy amid the economic slowdown and growing unemployment.

“One of the problems and I have said this very strongly, suppressing criticism means you don’t hear feedback. And, if you don’t hear the feedback, you can’t course-correct at the appropriate point of time,” said Rajan.

“So, calling all the critics and saying please don’t criticise the government, I think is bad for the government itself. It may feel good for everyone to praise you and say that you are the second coming of Christ, but that’s not going to generate the kind of awareness you need within the government itself,” he said.