Investment in manufacturing, services sectors needed to revive growth: FM

04 Jan 2013 Evaluate

For creating jobs and accelerating economic growth, investment in manufacturing and services sectors needed to be revived said Finance Minister P Chidambaram while addressing representatives of central trade unions as part of the pre-budget consultation.

Representatives of 12 central trade unions like Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh, Indian Trade Union Congress, All India Trade Union Congress, National Front of Indian Trade Unions and others participated in the meeting. Finance minister added that trade unions could play an important role in reviving the manufacturing sector which in turn can lead to creation of more job opportunities in the sector.

By adding further he said, in the last few months new policy reforms carried out by the government seems to have improved investment sentiments in public as well as private sectors. Except National Front of Indian Trade Unions, all the trade unions gave a joint memorandum to the finance minister for consideration of their proposals in the 2013-14 Budget.

The main proposals in the memorandum include banning speculative forward trading in commodities, higher budget allocation in the Plan and Non-Plan provisions to create more jobs and guarantee consistent income to the people, minimum wage be guaranteed to all workers as per the recommendations of the 15th Indian Labour Conference and special allocation for creation of a Welfare Fund for protecting the interest of unorganized workers, including agriculture workers.

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