12 Jul 2019 The Union Budget presented on 5th July 2019 by the Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman introduced many measures to foster the growth and inclusive development to make India a USD 5-trillion economy by 2025. The Budget is pragmatic and forward looking and aims to achieve a fine balance…
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Reform Agenda for the New Government
06 Jun 2019 As the National Democratic Alliance was re-elected for a second term with a sweeping majority, it is time for the new Government to action a long-term reform agenda. The Government introduced some major reforms during the past few years, such as the landmark Goods and Services Tax,…
World Environment Day 2019: Industry Efforts for Sustainable Development
04 Jun 2019 World Environment Day is celebrated every year on 5 June and it is the United Nation’s main channel for creating awareness and joint action to protect Mother Earth. This year, the focus is on air pollution, which is a matter of grave concern for all. Approximately 7…
Shaping Economic Policy: Looking Beyond Elections
18 May 2019 With the gargantuan exercise associated with general elections gaining traction, and the new government set to be in place in around a month from now, there is much anticipation and interest among major stakeholders on what would be the economic agenda of the new government? The question…
The Lion Conquers the Forest: Achieving a USD 1 Trillion Manufacturing Economy
25 Apr 2019 Recently, CII partnered with the Government to work on the target of creating a USD 1 trillion manufacturing economy by 2025-26. We brought out a report ‘The Lion Conquers the Forest, India: A USD 1 Trillion Manufacturing Economy’ which looked at how India could become a leading…
Theme for a Dream: CII Theme over the Years
16 Mar 2019 The genesis of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in 1895 was the aspiration by a few firms to leverage their collective strength for enhancing opportunities, thereby benefitting not only Industry, but the nation as a whole. Since the beginning, CII’s work agenda for the year is driven…
People-friendly Budget strikes the right note
11 Mar 2019 The interim finance minister has presented a coherent, purposeful and balanced Budget which is fully aligned towards meeting the social and economic goalposts envisioned for the country. It strives to address the key socio-economic challenges even as it tries to maintain fiscal discipline and strengthen the momentum…
People-friendly Budget strikes the right note
11 Feb 2019 The interim finance minister has presented a coherent, purposeful and balanced Budget which is fully aligned towards meeting the social and economic goalposts envisioned for the country. It strives to address the key socio-economic challenges even as it tries to maintain fiscal discipline and strengthen the momentum…
Towards a $1 Trillion Manufacturing Economy
29 Jan 2019 The share of manufacturing in GDP has been trending at 16-17% for some years now. The Government has set a target of taking this share to 25% of GDP by the turn of 2025. India has the potential to become a $5 trillion economy in seven years,…
Ayushman Bharat – Fertile Ground for Intersectoral Collaboration
29 Oct 2018 India’s growing population is at times held accountable for many of the challenges that the nation faces, such as housing, unemployment, pollution, depletion of natural resources, poverty, poor health, and numerous others. On the other hand, if we look at Japan, a population decrease of one million…