new delhi finance minister arun jaitley on tuesday said he had not commented on the reserve bank of india or governor raghuram rajan during his speech at the make in india workshop on monday in a facebook post the finance minister said that his comments during the inaugural address were suggestions to help india improve its manufacturing capabilities the key point that i made was that our manufacturing has to be cost and quality competitive i suggested various steps which were essential to achieve that one of the many points that i made was that the cost of capital has to be cut down any one speaking on the subject of make in india into a manufacturing hub would necessarily suggest this jaitley said in his post during the workshop the finance minister had suggested that a series of reforms are required to boost manufacturing ranging from easing entry barriers to creating an enabling environment for the industry and steps for ease of doing business he had then listed measures such as bringing about certainty in tax regime and trade facilitation through provision of quality infrastructure and easier customs clearances jaitley had suggested more flexibility in labour laws and better project implementation in his speech the minister had also said that cost of capital is one singular factor which has contributed to slowdown of manufacturing growth without mentioning rbi or rajans monetary policy stance