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PM helms pre-Budget meet with industry captains

By TIOL News Service

NEW DELHI, JAN 09, 2020: The Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi called for a focussed effort from all stakeholders in order to achieve the target  of USD 5 Trillion Economy in India.

Prime Minister was interacting with various senior Economists, Private Equity/Venture Capitalists, Business Leaders from  Manufacturing, Travel & Tourism, Apparel & FMCG, Analytics, subject experts in the fields of Agriculture, Science & Technology and Finance.

The meeting was held at NITI AAYOG in New Delhi today as part of the pre-budget exercise.

Prime Minister said that he was happy that the two hour open discussion has brought to forefront the experience of people on the ground and those working in their respective fields.

He said that this would enhance the synergy between policy makers and various stakeholders.

Prime Minister said that the idea of 5 Trillion Dollar Economy is not a sudden development and that it is based on a deep understanding of the strengths of the country.

He said that the strong absorbent capacity of Indian economy shows the strength of basic fundamentals of the Indian economy and its capacity to bounce back.

Prime Minister said that the sectors like Tourism, Urban Development, Infrastructure and Agri based Industry have a great potential to taking forward the economy and for employment generation.

He said that open discussions and brainstorming in such forums lead to a healthy debate and understanding of the issues.

Prime Minister said that this would also foster a positive mood and “can do” spirit in the society.

Stating that India is land with unlimited possibilities he requested all stakeholders to do their bit to bridge the gap between reality and perception.

He said, “We must all work together and start to think like a nation”

Economists like Mr Shankar Acharya, Mr R Nagaraj, Ms. Farzana Afridi, Venture Capitalist Mr Pradip Shah, Industrialists Mr Apparao Mallavarapu, Mr Deep Kalra, Mr Patanjali Govind Keswani, Mr Deepak Seth, Mr Srikumar Misra, Subject Experts Mr Ashish Dhawan and Mr Shiv Sarin were among the 38 delegates who participated in the discussions.

Minister for Home Affairs Mr Amit Shah, Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and MSME Mr Nitin Gadkari, Minister for Railways and Commerce Mr Piyush Goyal and Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and Rural Development, Panchayati Raj Mr Narendra Tomar, Secretaries from various Ministries, Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog Mr Rajiv Kumar and CEO of NITI Aayog Mr Amitabh Kant attended the meeting.


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