Prime Minister Narendra Modi and economists on Tuesday discussed creating jobs, increasing agricultural productivity, mobilizing public funds for infrastructure development and other issues for the 2025-26 budget.
Eminent economists and experts in various fields from NITI Aayog met the Prime Minister and heard their views and recommendations on the budget.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to table the budget for 2025-26 in the Sabah Parliament on February 1.
In an official statement, the Prime Minister said Vikshit Bharat can be achieved through a fundamental change in mindset, with a focus on developing India by 2047.
Participants discussed how to address challenges posed by global economic uncertainty and geopolitical tensions, strategies to improve employment rates, especially among youth, and the creation of sustainable employment opportunities across sectors, among other topics. shared their views on the issue.
We also structure education and training programs to respond to the changing needs of the job market, improve agricultural productivity and create sustainable rural employment opportunities, attract private investment, and develop infrastructure projects to foster economic growth. Suggestions were also made regarding the mobilization of public funds.
Proposals were also made to promote financial inclusion, boost exports and attract foreign investment, the statement said.
Prominent economists and analysts who attended the meetup included Surjit S. Bala, Ashok Gulati, Sudipto Mandre, Dharmakirti Joshi, Janmejaya Sinha, Madan Sabnavis, Amita Batra, Ridham Desai, Chetan Ghat, Bala Ramaswamy, Sowmya Kanti Ghosh, Siddhartha Sanyal, Raveesh Bhandari, Rajani Sinhakeshab Das, Pritam Banerjee, Rahul Bajoria, Nikhil Gupta and Shashwat Alok also added in the statement. .
(With inputs from PTI)
