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Frontlist | Budget 2021: PM Modi to interact with economists on Friday

Frontlist | Budget 2021: PM Modi to interact with economists on Friday
on Jan 07, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday will interact with economists and sectoral experts to deliberate on measures that may be included in the upcoming budget for promoting growth.

The meeting, being organised by the government think tank Niti Aayog, will be held virtually and will also be attended by Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar and Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant.

The Prime Minister will meet economists on Friday to seek their inputs for the next budget, reports PTI quoting an anonymous government official. The meeting assumes significance as according to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), India's economy is projected to contract 7.5 per cent in the current fiscal ending March 31, 2021, while the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank estimates the contraction at 10.3 per cent and 9.6 per cent, respectively.

India's economy recovered faster than expected in the September quarter as a pick-up in manufacturing helped GDP clock a lower contraction of 7.5 per cent and held out hopes for further improvement on better consumer demand. The upcoming Union Budget is likely to be presented on February 1, 2021.

Source: Mint