Cii President

India unlikely to enter India-US trade deal at any cost, pact must be fair, strategic: CII President Rajiv Memani

CII President Rajiv Memani calls for GST 2.0 reforms, expanded PLI schemes beyond electronics, and urgent action on pharma APIs to safeguard India’s economic growth and competitiveness

Use a part of Rs 2.1 lakh crore RBI dividend windfall to raise capex in FY25, says CII President Sanjiv Puri

In the 14-point CII policy agenda for the new government, Puri suggested the rationalisation of capital gains by bringing consistency in tax rates. On the indirect tax front, Puri suggested reforms to simplify GST and including petroleum products, electricity and real estate under GST.

CII President unveils vision for India's economic future with insights on resilience, investment trends, and budget expectations

Dinesh identified potential external challenges and global economic volatility as areas of concern. He stressed the need for corporates to focus on resilient growth and expressed confidence in the absence of short-term issues.

RBI should change its stance to neutral: CII President R Dinesh

Given the fast moderation in inflation, the RBI should continue with a pause in the repo rate and also change its stance to neutral, the CII President explained

Interview | Job creation through MGNREGA more effective in raising consumption than temporary direct income support : CII President T V Narendran

On the demand for fiscal stimulus to reinvigorate the domestic economy, CII is not asking for a big check for industry, Narendran told Moneycontrol. Instead, the stimulus should be directed towards economic revival through GST rate cuts and support for those sectors seeing highest volume of job shedding, he said.

Punjab needs to pick up on its niche strengths: CII President

With Punjab being ranked a poor 20th in 'Ease of Doing Business' list, CII president Rakesh Bharti Mittal suggested that the state needs to pick up on its niche strengths and also bring in large investments in food processing sector and go for setting up solar farms on agricultural land.