HomeNewsPM Modi, FM Sitharaman meet top economists ahead of Union Budget 2024...

PM Modi, FM Sitharaman meet top economists ahead of Union Budget 2024 – Business Standard

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, together with senior bureaucrats, on Thursday mentioned with economists issues in regards to the Indian economic system.

This comes lower than two weeks earlier than the Funds.

The assembly was chaired by the Prime Minister, and was attended by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Chief Financial Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran, Cupboard Secretary Rajiv Gauba, and NITI Aayog officers.

Until the time of going to the press, an in depth press assertion concerning the interplay was not launched.

“Earlier at this time (Thursday), interacted with eminent economists and heard their insightful views on points pertaining to furthering progress,” Modi posted on social media platform X.

Sources mentioned economists supplied options, together with specializing in growing world worth chains and growing the allocation for analysis and improvement in agriculture.

Some urged rationalising rising fertiliser subsidies by means of direct profit switch and money switch. Some economists mentioned the non-farm sector wanted to develop sooner if India’s rural sector had any likelihood of growing.

There have been options on specializing in schooling, controlling the fiscal deficit, and reforming the tax construction.

Sources mentioned the goal shouldn’t be simply the forthcoming Funds but in addition attaining the Prime Minister’s purpose of a “Developed India” by 2047.

The position of the states and their aspirations have been highlighted by some economists and contributors with many saying that there needs to be particular person targets for every of them in attaining the “Viksit Bharat” dream by 2047.

Those that have been a part of dialogue included Ila Patnaik, chief economist on the Aditya Birla group; Okay V Kamath, chairman, Nationwide Financial institution for Financing Infrastructure and Growth; former Worldwide Financial Fund Government Director Surjit Bhalla; veteran agricultural economist Ashok Gulati; Shashanka Bhide, member of Reserve Financial institution of India’s financial coverage committee (MPC); Pranjul Bhandari, chief India economist at HSBC; Jawaharlal Nehru College professor Amita Batra; S Mahendra Dev, former director and vice-chancellor on the Indira Gandhi Institute of Growth Analysis; and economist Swaminathan Aiyar.  

First Printed: Jul 11 2024 | 9:43 PM IST

Adblock check (Why?)

Stay Connected
16,985FansLike
2,458FollowersFollow
61,453SubscribersSubscribe
Must Read
Related News

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here