Insta
Ahead of Budget, PM Modi Meets With Leading Economists, Industry Leaders And Sector Experts
Prime Minister Narendra Modi(@PIB_India/Twitter)
Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi on Saturday (22 June) chaired a meeting with 40 economists and industry experts. The meeting gains significance as it took place close to the Union budget's presentation which is to take place on 5 July, reports The Economic Times.
Among the focus areas for the meeting were further opening up of the banking and insurance sectors for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), speeding up the disinvestment process and management of water resources.
The meeting had been organised by the NITI Aayog with the agenda, 'Economic Policy- The Road Ahead'. During its course, participating dignitaries shared their views on the separate economic themes of health, education, exports, employment, and agriculture and water resources.
Prominent industry leaders who had joined the meeting included N Chandrasekaran (Chairman, Tata Sons), T V Narendran (Global CEO and MD, Tata Steel), Anil Agarwal (Chairman, Vedanta Resources), Sanjiv Puri (Chairman and MD, ITC), and Vijay Shekhar Sharma (CEO, Paytm).
Among the leading economists and sector experts attending the meeting were, Bimal Jalan (former RBI Governor), Shankar Acharya (former Chief Economic Adviser), Surjit Bhalla (former PMEAC member), Vikram Limay (CEO, NSE), Sonal Varma (Chief Economist, Nomura), Shekhar Shah (DG, NCAER), and Bibek Debroy (Chairman, EAC-PM).
Support Swarajya's 50 Ground Reports Project & Sponsor A Story
Every general election Swarajya does a 50 ground reports project.
Aimed only at serious readers and those who appreciate the nuances of political undercurrents, the project provides a sense of India's electoral landscape. As you know, these reports are produced after considerable investment of travel, time and effort on the ground.
This time too we've kicked off the project in style and have covered over 30 constituencies already. If you're someone who appreciates such work and have enjoyed our coverage please consider sponsoring a ground report for just Rs 2999 to Rs 19,999 - it goes a long way in helping us produce more quality reportage.
You can also back this project by becoming a subscriber for as little as Rs 999 - so do click on this links and choose a plan that suits you and back us.
Click below to contribute.
Latest
