Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday was assigned Jaitley's duties managing Asia's third-largest economy until the ruling party stalwart returns to good health. Jaitley underwent bariatric surgery in 2014 to treat diabetes and weight gain. He is the second minister from Modi's cabinet to undergo a kidney transplant after Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj in 2016. Jaitley, a lawyer, has served as a senior minister in Modi's cabinet since the Bharatiya Janata Party came to power in May 2014. He was appointed finance minister in Modi's first government and has remained at the helm since as India rose to become one of the world's fastest growing economies.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 15, 2018 07:52 UTC