Pranab On Economy

Former president Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said the government's ambitious target of becoming a USD 5-trillion economy by 2024-25 is possible through prudent fiscal management.

Former President Pranab Mukherjee delivered an unusually sharp critique of the government over the economy on Thursday, calling out the disbanding of the Planning Commission and saying that India's widely-publicised $5-trillion GDP target would only be possible thanks to the work of the previous governments.

Interim Union Budget 2019: Union Minister Piyush Goyal will on Friday present the interim budget in Parliament. This budget will be the last by the NDA government before Lok Sabha elections due by May. From a cash package for the farmer to tax reliefs for the common man, expectations are high from the annual financial statement of the current admin...

Citing a report by the International Monetary Fund on the Indian economy, former president Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said there are chances for India to retain the position of world's fastest-growing major economy for a consecutive third year.

Former President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday expressed dissatisfaction over the current economic growth of the country and stated that India should have been a five to six trillion US dollar economy.

President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said the Gandhian model of innovation-based enterprises was possibly a solution to address issues arising out of a weak global economy.

He said while he appreciates the thrust on transition from entitlement approach to an entrepreneurial one for poverty alleviation, he was "not too sure that the poor can wait that long."

"The success of our industrial sector depends on the efficient use of our resources. A happy and satisfied workforce is a key industrial development," the President said.

At a meeting of BJP lawmakers this morning, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a strong pitch for a digital economy as a way of life and accused the opposition of being against the government's war of corruption. Union minister Ananth Kumar said after the meeting that PM Modi also exhorted the BJP to continue putting the nation before party, critici...

Just retired RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan's clean-up of more than $100 billion of stressed assets on the books of banks today came in for praise from President Pranab Mukherjee who felt rising NPAs are not a desirable situation.

President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said the Indian economy has revived and is poised to achieve a growth rate of 7.5 per cent in the next two years.

Describing India as "a haven of stability" in a turbulent global economy, President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday said the government has simplified procedures for approvals, repealed obsolete laws and put in place a non-adversarial tax regime to attract investments.

President Pranab Mukherjee will on Friday interact with leading Silicon Valley chief executive officers, entrepreneurs, technologists and venture capitalists here.

Stating the nation could achieve an eight per cent GDP growth rate, President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday praised the Narendra Modi government's initiatives like Swachh Bharat, Make in India and Digital India which have made various countries now consider India as an attractive investment destination.

He further said that the three suggestions made by Congress "go contrary" to what former finance ministers P Chidambaram and Pranab Mukherjee had proposed.

Former president Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said the government's ambitious target of becoming a USD 5-trillion economy by 2024-25 is possible through prudent fiscal management.

Former President Pranab Mukherjee delivered an unusually sharp critique of the government over the economy on Thursday, calling out the disbanding of the Planning Commission and saying that India's widely-publicised $5-trillion GDP target would only be possible thanks to the work of the previous governments.

Interim Union Budget 2019: Union Minister Piyush Goyal will on Friday present the interim budget in Parliament. This budget will be the last by the NDA government before Lok Sabha elections due by May. From a cash package for the farmer to tax reliefs for the common man, expectations are high from the annual financial statement of the current admin...

Citing a report by the International Monetary Fund on the Indian economy, former president Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said there are chances for India to retain the position of world's fastest-growing major economy for a consecutive third year.

Former President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday expressed dissatisfaction over the current economic growth of the country and stated that India should have been a five to six trillion US dollar economy.

President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said the Gandhian model of innovation-based enterprises was possibly a solution to address issues arising out of a weak global economy.

He said while he appreciates the thrust on transition from entitlement approach to an entrepreneurial one for poverty alleviation, he was "not too sure that the poor can wait that long."

"The success of our industrial sector depends on the efficient use of our resources. A happy and satisfied workforce is a key industrial development," the President said.

At a meeting of BJP lawmakers this morning, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a strong pitch for a digital economy as a way of life and accused the opposition of being against the government's war of corruption. Union minister Ananth Kumar said after the meeting that PM Modi also exhorted the BJP to continue putting the nation before party, critici...

Just retired RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan's clean-up of more than $100 billion of stressed assets on the books of banks today came in for praise from President Pranab Mukherjee who felt rising NPAs are not a desirable situation.

President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said the Indian economy has revived and is poised to achieve a growth rate of 7.5 per cent in the next two years.

Describing India as "a haven of stability" in a turbulent global economy, President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday said the government has simplified procedures for approvals, repealed obsolete laws and put in place a non-adversarial tax regime to attract investments.

President Pranab Mukherjee will on Friday interact with leading Silicon Valley chief executive officers, entrepreneurs, technologists and venture capitalists here.

Stating the nation could achieve an eight per cent GDP growth rate, President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday praised the Narendra Modi government's initiatives like Swachh Bharat, Make in India and Digital India which have made various countries now consider India as an attractive investment destination.

He further said that the three suggestions made by Congress "go contrary" to what former finance ministers P Chidambaram and Pranab Mukherjee had proposed.