'Work together, think like a nation', PM Modi calls for focused effort to achieve 5 Trillion Dollar Economy
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New Delhi, January 09: Focusing efforts from all stakeholders in order to achieve the target of 5 trillion dollar economy in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called for a focussed interaction with various senior Economists, Private Venture Capitalists, Business Leaders from Manufacturing, Travel and Tourism, Apparel and FMCG, Analytics, subject experts in the fields of Agriculture, Science and Technology and Finance.
Held at NITI AAYOG in New Delhi today as part of the pre-budget exercise, the meeting had a open discussion that brought to forefront the experience of people on the ground and those working in their respective fields. "This would enhance the synergy between policy makers and various stakeholders", PM Modi said while addressing the delegates.
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"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. The strong absorbent capacity of Indian economy shows the strength of basic fundamentals of the Indian economy and its capacity to bounce back. 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 added.
Stating that India is land with unlimited possibilities he requested all stakeholders to do their bit to bridge the gap between reality and perception. “We must all work together and start to think like a nation”, he said.
Economists like Shankar Acharya, R Nagaraj, Farzana Afridi, Venture Capitalist Pradip Shah, Industrialists Apparao Mallavarapu, Deep Kalra, Patanjali Govind Keswani, Deepak Seth, Srikumar Misra were among the 38 delegates who participated in the discussions. MHA Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and Narendra Tomar, Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog Rajiv Kumar and CEO of NITI Aayog Amitabh Kant also graced the meeting sharing the valuable inputs.