Govt. sees strong consensus building up for FDI in multi-brand retail

20 Jul 2012 Evaluate
As part of government’s renewed attempts to forge a consensus on FDI in multi-brand retail, commerce minister Anand Sharma has succeeded in garnering a strong support from Chief Ministers of many states, though several Chief Ministers are yet to respond on the issue but Anand Sharma has said that apart from West Bengal's Mamata Banerjee, no other state government has raised objections to the proposal, adding that opposition from states was less intense now, compared with few months ago.

Earlier, keeping all the resistance from the opposition and other political parties aside, the Union cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had approved and allowed 51 % FDI in multi-brand retail but with strong opposition from its own allies like Trinamul Congress, the government had to hold back plans till political consensus on the matter could be reached. But as Trinamul Congress has been sidelined because of Mamta Banerjee’s stand on the presidential polls and the government has sought support from the Samajwadi Party so hopes are high that it will move ahead with retail reform with their support.

Many global retail giants like Wal-Mart and Carrefour are keen to enter the sector and have been waiting for the final cabinet decision for long.

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