Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with leading economists and sectoral experts on Friday to deliberate on measures that may be included in the upcoming budget for promoting growth, amid uncertainty on multiple fronts caused by COVID-19.
Updated Jan 06, 2021 | 22:08 IST
Earlier, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had indicated that the upcoming Budget will concentrate on infrastructure growth, amid uncertainty on several fronts because of the Covid-induced disruptions PM Modi to meet top economists on Friday as govt gets into top gear to finalise Budget proposals. | Photo Credit: BCCL
New Delhi: Measures to pull the economy out of contraction and stimulate it through infrastructure spending are likely to be the main areas of discussion during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s interaction with economists ahead of the Union Budget 2021-22 on Friday (January 8).
Earlier, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had indicated that the FY22 Budget will concentrate on infrastructure growth, amid uncertainty on several fronts because of the Covid-induced disruptions. “Hundred years of India wouldn t have seen a budget being made post a pandemic like this,” the finance minister had sa
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with leading economists and sectoral experts on Friday to deliberate on measures that may be included in the upcoming Union Budget 2021 for boosting economic growth.
The session is being organised by government think tank NITI Aayog, which will be held virtually. The meeting will also be attended by Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar and Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to interact with top economists and sectoral experts on Friday to deliberate on measures, which may be included in the upcoming budget for promoting growth, amid uncertainty on multiple fronts caused by Covid-19.
The meeting assumes significance as according to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), India’s economy is projected to contract 7.5 per cent in the current fiscal ending March 31, 2021, while the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank estimates the contraction at 10.3 per cent and 9.6 per cent, respectively.
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