India has potential to grow at a higher pace: FM Arun Jaitley
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Although the "We are not satisfied with that because we do believe that our capacity and endeavour is to reach a higher rate. Eventually, it is growth and higher growth that the
The government estimates growth to be between 8-8.5 per cent in the current fiscal. In the previous fiscal, the economy grew 7.3 per cent.
Referring to subsidies, Jaitley said one has to think whether to continue it indefinitely with an unquantified amount going to an unidentified number of people or target it to specific categories of people needing them.
He said the
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He said the country has moved from 58 per cent bank connectivity to a near 100 per cent.
Similarly, there are 92 crore Aadhar numbers with over 90 crore mobile phones.
He added that the government made use of the drop in oil prices globally.
"Over the next few years, our intention is to be that various other areas which are today on pilot projects should actually enlarge themselves at a national level so that the national saving is much more," he added.
Currently, he said, private investment is slow and till such time that the entire cycle of private sector investment picks up, public investment has to take the lead.
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