India will bounce back soon with green shoots in economy already being visible: Amitabh Kant

08 Jul 2020 Evaluate

Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant has said that India, which has been hit hard by the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, will bounce back soon with green shoots in the economy already being visible. He said the pandemic has impacted economic activities severely as the country had to go through a nationwide lockdown to check the spread of coronavirus. He also said the government had to announce a slew of measures, including fiscal package, to boost the economy.

Kant stated that the slowdown in economic activities led to a decline in the government's revenue collection. However, he said with the gradually unlocking, economic activities are reviving. He also highlighted that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenue collection in June rose to Rs 90,917 crore from Rs 62,009 crore mopped up in May and Rs 32,294 crore in April. He noted that the pandemic is a massive challenge not merely for India but for the whole world, including the US and European countries.

Niti Aayog CEO further said every crisis is also an opportunity, therefore, this crisis is also going to have huge losers and winners and India can decide whether it wants to lose or whether it wants to win. He also stressed that India must pick up 12-13 areas of growth that are going to emerge as winners for tomorrow and listed out areas like data, artificial intelligence, genomics, mobility, and the creative industry. He also said the country must identify 12-13 sunrise sectors where it must become a global champion and really drive vigorously with full energy. He added that these sectors will take India to sustain high growth over the next 10-12 years and create a vast number of jobs.

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