Arun Jaitely defends Centre’s decision to lower GDP growth rate for UPA years

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Thursday jumped to defend the revision in India's GDP growth rate during the previous UPA era, saying the Central Statistics Office (CSO), which came out with the revised numbers, was a credible organisation and maintains arm's length distance from the finance ministry.
A day after Chief Statistician Pravin Srivastava, in an unusual move, announced the revised numbers based on back series data alongside Niti Aayog vice chairman Rajiv Kumar, Jaitley said, "I don't think any service is being rendered by those who discredit the highly credible organisation, CSO."