We have the capacity and resilience to overcome the crisis: FM

13 Dec 2011 Evaluate
Speaking at the parliament Finance Ministry Pranab Mukherjee said that the government will make efforts to build broad consensus on reforms as the economy has resilience to overcome the problem. Finance Ministry said questions have been raised whether the economy is going to be derailed in the wake of IIP figures turning negative and overall growth slowing. 'We have the capacity and resilience to overcome the crisis”.

Presently Indian economy is going through tough time, in October 2011, the IIP contracted by -5.1% and in April-October 2011 stood at 3.5% compared to 8.7% in the April-October 2010. Economic growth in the second quarter of 2011-12 stood at 6.9% compared to 8.9% in the same period of last year. As result in the first half of the current financial year, Indian economy grew by 7.3% compared to 8.85% achieved in the same period of last year.

The Finance Minister said that for the economy to recover, it has to be demonstrated that Parliament and other institutions can function without disturbance. He also expressed disappointment over frequent disruptions in Parliament. 'Let us not institutionalise instability in Parliament', he said.

Against the backdrop of difficult economic situation, political parties have to demonstrate that Parliament and other institutions function and it will have its impact on the government and confidence will return in the economy he said. On its part, the government will not be found lacking in building consensus on broad economic policies, he added.

By denying perception that there is paralysis in decision making process, Finance minister said it is not so. The government has taken a number if decisions which include national manufacturing policy, incentives to small industries and package to debt-redden handloom weavers.

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