<p>Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday took a swipe at the government, saying the purpose of the Economic Survey is not clear as it aids the self-congratulatory conclusion that the Modi dispensation implemented "far sighted policy response for economic recovery".</p>.<p>The former Union finance minister took to Twitter to say that the "best decision" taken by the government is the decision not to print the economic survey.</p>.<p><strong>Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/economic-survey-2021-terms-7-years-of-forbearance-the-original-sin-heres-why-945112.html" target="_blank">Economic Survey 2021 terms 7 years of forbearance 'the original sin' — Here's why</a></strong></p>.<p>"Once upon a time, the Survey was the vehicle to communicate to the people in simple language the state of the economy and the prospects in the coming year.</p>.<p>"Now, the Survey has apparently a different purpose, although the purpose is not clear," he said in a tweet.</p>.<p><strong>Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/economic-survey-makes-case-for-another-bank-balance-sheet-clean-up-944876.html" target="_blank">Economic survey makes case for another bank balance sheet clean-up</a></strong></p>.<p>"All this in aid of the self-congratulatory conclusion that government implemented 'far sighted policy response for economic recovery'," he said.</p>.<p>The government did not print the Economic Survey presented in Parliament on Friday and only a digital version was made available.</p>
<p>Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday took a swipe at the government, saying the purpose of the Economic Survey is not clear as it aids the self-congratulatory conclusion that the Modi dispensation implemented "far sighted policy response for economic recovery".</p>.<p>The former Union finance minister took to Twitter to say that the "best decision" taken by the government is the decision not to print the economic survey.</p>.<p><strong>Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/economic-survey-2021-terms-7-years-of-forbearance-the-original-sin-heres-why-945112.html" target="_blank">Economic Survey 2021 terms 7 years of forbearance 'the original sin' — Here's why</a></strong></p>.<p>"Once upon a time, the Survey was the vehicle to communicate to the people in simple language the state of the economy and the prospects in the coming year.</p>.<p>"Now, the Survey has apparently a different purpose, although the purpose is not clear," he said in a tweet.</p>.<p><strong>Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/economic-survey-makes-case-for-another-bank-balance-sheet-clean-up-944876.html" target="_blank">Economic survey makes case for another bank balance sheet clean-up</a></strong></p>.<p>"All this in aid of the self-congratulatory conclusion that government implemented 'far sighted policy response for economic recovery'," he said.</p>.<p>The government did not print the Economic Survey presented in Parliament on Friday and only a digital version was made available.</p>