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More investment key to sustain growth rate: FM
People and parties should realise that the current economic growth rate over 8% is due to an investment boom the country has been experiencing since the middle of 2004 and the inadequacy in infrastructure has stemmed from this investment pressure.
Speaking earlier, the Chairman, SPEED 2006, Mr T. Kannan, urged Tamil Nadu to market the southern districts effectively, stating that the region is ready for a change at a speed not known earlier.
The Co-Chairman, SPEED 2006, Mr R. Dinesh, in his address, to help sustain the momentum gained by the southern districts, urged the Government to act as a catalyst and encourage more public-private partnership with a master plan for the next two decades both on infrastructure and tourism.
Mr Pradipta K. Mohapatra, Deputy Chairman, CII, Southern Region, stressed the need for decentralisation of planning to empower smaller regional territories to build on their strengths.
Addressing the meet, Mr Pari Natarajan, Chief Executive Officer, Zinnov Research And Consulting, elaborated on `What it takes to make Tier II cities attractive'; Mr Raghuttama Rao, Managing Director, ICRA Management Consulting Service, outlined the potential for health tourism in Madurai.
Ms Preetha Reddy, Managing Director, Apollo Hospitals , speaking on `Key issues in health tourism' touched on the experience of foreigners at the airport and drive into the city.
