FM Sitharaman lauds reforms under Modi govt, asks India Inc to ‘join in a big way’

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Hinting at the need for higher private capital expenditure, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman appealed to the corporate sector for greater participation in the nation's economic growth trajectory...

Speaking at the FICCI's National Conclave on Viksit Bharat @ 2047: Viksit Bharat & Industry, Sitharaman said that global investors are trusting India as they see the prospects here..

Furthermore, the Finance Minister appreciated the role of the Indian industry and said that it ha salways aligned with national interest, even during British era...

It may be noted that even the Reserve Bank of India in the February edition of its monthly bulletin had said that expectations of a fresh round of capital expenditure by the corporate sector will likely fuel the next leg of growth...

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said that investment cycle in India is gaining steam, thanks to sustained thrust on government capex, increasing capacity utilisation, rising flow of resources to the commercial sector, and policy support from schemes such as production linked incentive (PLI scheme)...

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