<p><br />"Excellent! (on Mukherjee being named as Finance Minister) He is a very experienced person and is the right choice for the job. Mukherjee is a reform-minded person and I expect economic reforms to go forward during his tenure," ICRIER Director Rajiv Kumar said.</p>.<p>"Mukherjee had held various other portfolios so it will be an added advantage", he added.</p>.<p>Commenting on appointment of Mukherjee as the Finance Minister, former Chairman of Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC) Suresh Tendulkar said, "He is an experienced person for the finance portfolio".</p>.<p>On the possibility of the new minister expediting economic reforms, he said, "that's what everyone expect."</p>.<p>Mukherjee, who was the first one to take oath of office after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, will have to present the budget for 2009-10, which will spell out the policies and priorities of the new UPA government.</p>.<p>Talking to reporters after being named as the Finance Minister, Mukherjee had said the government would endeavour to present the budget in due time to avoid uncertainties.<br /><br />Economic think-tank NCAER Senior Fellow Rajesh Shukla said, "He is very mature and I see reform to go forward during his tenure."</p>.<p>Shukla added, Mukherjee has expertise in various fields as he had headed various ministries and so he is the right person for the finance portfolio.</p>.<p>Mukherjee, who was holding charge of the finance portfolio in the earlier UPA government presented an interim budget in February in view of the general elections for the 15th Lok Sabha.</p>.<p>On Saturday, Mukherjee was named India's Finance Minister while former Karnataka Chief Minister S M Krishna took charge of the Foreign Ministry as the Prime Minister allotted portfolios to six of his 19 cabinet ministers, a day after taking oath at the head of a new Congress-led government. </p>
<p><br />"Excellent! (on Mukherjee being named as Finance Minister) He is a very experienced person and is the right choice for the job. Mukherjee is a reform-minded person and I expect economic reforms to go forward during his tenure," ICRIER Director Rajiv Kumar said.</p>.<p>"Mukherjee had held various other portfolios so it will be an added advantage", he added.</p>.<p>Commenting on appointment of Mukherjee as the Finance Minister, former Chairman of Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC) Suresh Tendulkar said, "He is an experienced person for the finance portfolio".</p>.<p>On the possibility of the new minister expediting economic reforms, he said, "that's what everyone expect."</p>.<p>Mukherjee, who was the first one to take oath of office after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, will have to present the budget for 2009-10, which will spell out the policies and priorities of the new UPA government.</p>.<p>Talking to reporters after being named as the Finance Minister, Mukherjee had said the government would endeavour to present the budget in due time to avoid uncertainties.<br /><br />Economic think-tank NCAER Senior Fellow Rajesh Shukla said, "He is very mature and I see reform to go forward during his tenure."</p>.<p>Shukla added, Mukherjee has expertise in various fields as he had headed various ministries and so he is the right person for the finance portfolio.</p>.<p>Mukherjee, who was holding charge of the finance portfolio in the earlier UPA government presented an interim budget in February in view of the general elections for the 15th Lok Sabha.</p>.<p>On Saturday, Mukherjee was named India's Finance Minister while former Karnataka Chief Minister S M Krishna took charge of the Foreign Ministry as the Prime Minister allotted portfolios to six of his 19 cabinet ministers, a day after taking oath at the head of a new Congress-led government. </p>