Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Leaves Hospital

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has been discharged from the government-run AIIMS hospital in Delhi where he was admitted last week to recover from an infection that followed a stomach operation to treat diabetes.

Mr Jaitley, 61, who doubles up as Defence Minister, was kept at an isolation ward at AIIMS.

Last month, he had to skip a meeting of finance ministers from the Group of 20 nations in Australia.

He was admitted to a private hospital in New Delhi on September 1 for gastric bypass surgery to treat weight gain he has suffered because of a long-standing diabetic condition.

He was re-admitted to hospital last week and moved to the isolation ward in a government hospital on Sunday to reduce the number of people visiting him after he contracted an infection, doctor Pradeep Chowbey told Reuters.

His absence from two key ministries for almost a month had raised concerns about slow decision-making, including delays to appointments of officials such as the chief economic adviser in the finance ministry.