Effective governance can propel growth to over 8%: FM
The Finance Minister said steps like efficient use of money and design of projects can propel the growth rate to nine per cent.
India's economy will continue to grow at five to six per cent "regardless" of what government does or doesn't do, but with effective governance it can rise to over eight per cent, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Monday.
The country should focus on ensuring the conditions for economic growth remain "intact", he added.Also read: Rupee weakness worrying: P Chidambaram"We will grow at a rate of five or six per cent regardless of what government does and what government does not do. What government and good governance can bring to the table, is more effective governance that raises the growth rate from six per cent to above eight per cent or so", he said.Chidambaram was speaking at the first edition of Excellence in Financial Journalism awards, organised by city-based Shriram Group, in Chennai on Monday night."India will continue to grow. What we should focus on, is ensuring that the conditions for growth remain intact and that governance becomes more and more effective, more and more responsible and more and more efficient", he said.The Finance Minister said steps like efficient use of money and design of projects can propel the growth rate to nine per cent."If we can use money efficiently, if we can use time efficiently, if we can conceive and design products and projects more efficiently surely our growth rate can cross eight or nine per cent," he said."Irrespective of government, irrespective of Ministers, irrespective of me, India's economy will grow. Difference we can make is to ensure that the growth is not modest at five or six per cent, but the growth is at a brisk rate of eight or nine per cent," he said.India's GDP growth is estimated to have plunged to a decade low of five per cent in 2012-13. Before financial meltdown in 2008, it was growing at over eight per cent.Chidambaram said developments in global economies should not affect Indian (stock) markets and instead the focus should be on the performance of domestic companies. Discover the latest Business News, Sensex, and Nifty updates. Obtain Personal Finance insights, tax queries, and expert opinions on Moneycontrol or download the Moneycontrol App to stay updated!
