While speaking at FICCI’s 97th AGM and Annual Convention, Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce and Industry, Govt of India, on Thursday, said that Viksit Bharat has to be a collaborative effort between the industry and the government. “I urge the industry to play a more proactive role in helping us in our Ease of Doing business agenda to reduce compliance burden, decriminalize any laws which are decremental to industry,” he said.
During his address, Piyush Goyal stated that the stature of India across the world is growing year-on-year and India is recognized as the growth engine of the world. The world looks upon India’s leadership to make the world a better place. He further stated that the Global South wants India to play an even more important role in the world’s future and all of this is on the back of ‘trust’. “India today has earned the trust of the world and is looked upon as a trusted partner. Indian businesses today are increasingly becoming a part of the global value chain,” he emphasized.
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Speaking on the importance of quality standards, Piyush Goyal stated that the government has multiple technical committees of BIS and FICCI along with associates who can ensure to have industry representation in every committee to make quality standards more practical and useful. This, he added, will help India evolve as a country recognized around the world as a quality producer of goods and that will define the Viksit Bharat growth story. “Unless the world has the confidence that India can not only be a trusted partner but also a producer of quality goods and services which can impact our journey towards Viksit Bharat 2047,” he noted.
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Piyush Goyal also pressed upon the need for cleanliness drive and said that if the states become clean it will attract more and more tourists.
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