Green shoots visible, govt open to taking more actions to boost growth: Nirmala Sitharaman

22 Jul 2020 Evaluate

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has assured the industry that the government is open to taking more actions in future to boost economic recovery. She said that the Rs 20.97 lakh crore stimulus package announced by the government to fight the economic impact of COVID-19 pandemic was having a positive impact on the ground on various sectors including on MSMEs. She added Indian industry together with the government will ensure a good speedy and sustainable recovery post unlock.

She said ‘the green shoots are (visible) based on high frequency indicators…we will watch them as we go along. It is not as if we concluded that the economy has green shoots and therefore we will not take any more steps.’ She added ‘we have kept all options absolutely open. The government is willing to participate with everybody and see what the best has to be done. Interventions can happen even in the future depending on how the industry responds.’

Further, she mentioned that indicators show green shoots in the economy with electricity and fuel consumption, inter and intra-state movement of goods, PMI data and retail financial transactions witnessing a pick-up. She said there was revival of the economy particularly in the rural area with good rabi harvest and expected bumper kharif production.

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