Govt's unprecedented reforms to usher in new era of growth: Amitabh Kant

24 Nov 2020 Evaluate

Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant has said that unprecedented reforms undertaken on both governance and economic fronts by the government will usher in a new era of growth and prosperity. He also stressed the need to increase expenditure on research and development and strengthen intellectual property rights (IPR) laws.

Referring to the reforms undertaken by the government in recent times, Kant said as the world battles contraction in economic growth, India has initiated reforms in key sectors including agriculture, labour and mining. He noted that labour reforms will help in making India a manufacturing hub and the country has also successfully improved its ranking in Global Innovation Index. He also pointed out that despite challenges at the global level, foreign direct investment (FDI) in India increased from $36 billion in 2013-14 to $74 billion in 2019-20.     

Noting that infrastructure will be a key driver of growth, Niti Aayog CEO said through the National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) which envisages $1.5 lakh crore of investments, 21 percent of those will come from the private sector. He stated that the project pipeline also has a high degree of readiness and 40 percent projects are already under implementation. He also said that asset monetisation will give robust long-term investment opportunities. Noting that European and American companies will look for alternatives owing to the US-China trade war, he said India can and must turn this crisis into an opportunity.

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