India set for high growth trajectory: Govt
PrintListen to this Article
The government is confident that it will soon steer the country back to the high growth trajectory of eight to nine percent. Addressing joint Session of Parliament, the President Mrs. Pratibha Devisingh Patil said that the country's economy grew at a handsome rate of 8.4 percent in 2010-11, but it has slowed down to about seven percent this year.
On bringing black money back to the country stashed away abroad, Mrs. Patil said that government has initiated action on various fronts to tackle the menace of black money. She said new e-Governance projects in education, health, public distribution and postal services will be launched for providing easy services to citizens.
Dwelling at length on health sector, Mrs. Patil announced that the National Rural Health Mission will be converted into a National Health Mission covering urban areas also in the 12th Plan. On agricultural sector, she expressed confidence that 2011-12 target of 4,75,000 crore rupees will be achieved.
Inflation, particularly in food items, has been a major challenge before the country. She said strong policy actions by RBI and effective measures by the government have been able to bring the inflation down, giving relief to the common man.
On Defence, Mrs. Patil said that the government's focus is on enhancing domestic defence production capabilities as well as achieving technological self-reliance in weapons and delivery systems. She said that in the years ahead, the Indian Armed Forces will be among the technologically most advanced in the world.
Speaking on foreign affairs, the President said that government remains firmly committed to the success of the South Asian Association for Regional cooperation, ASEAN, G-20, BRICS and IBSA. She said that India believes in resolving all outstanding issues with Pakistan through dialogue.
Category : General | Comments : 0 | Hits : 205
Retirement fund body EPFO has said it will no longer use Aadhaar as a valid document for proof of date of birth. In an official circular on January 16, the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) said the decision to remove Aadhaar was taken following a directive from the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). As per the circular, Aadhaar is also being removed from the list of documents for correction in date of birth.
A five-day-long Special Parliament Session will be held from Monday. A Parliamentary Bulletin said, that on the first day a discussion on the Parliamentary Journey of 75 years starting from Samvidhan Sabha - Achievements, Experiences, Memories, and Learnings will be held in Lok Sabha. The Government has listed Bill on the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner, and other election commissioners in the upcoming Parliament Session. Apart from this The Advocates (Amendment) Bill, Th...
Artificial intelligence can substitute neither the human intelligence nor the humane element in the adjudicatory process, the Delhi high court has held and said ChatGPT can't be the basis of adjudication of legal or factual issues in a court of law. Justice Prathiba M Singh stated that the accuracy and reliability of AI generated data is still in the grey area and at best, such a tool can be utilised for a preliminary understanding or for preliminary research. The court's observati...
Domain + Website + Hosting + 2 email ids @ Just Rs.3100/- with 30 days Money Back Guarantee. CASANSAAR offers a Golden opportunity for Professionals, where they could create their own stunning website with multiple designs and templates to choose. It will be completely your own space, which is going to be a Dynamic Website and could be edited as per your wish. Now Get 2 Email ID's with Your Own Websi...
The Delhi High Court Monday sought the Centre’s stand in a plea against a notification where chartered accountants, company secretaries and cost accountants have been included among “reporting entities” under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula granted time to Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma, who appeared for the Centre, to “seek instructions” and listed the ma...
Comments