Not possible for India to grow without private sector: Kant

Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog, said that the key challenge is to focus very strongly on reviving the animal spirits of the private sector
Not possible for India to grow without private sector: Kant

New Delhi: Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog, said on Monday that the key challenge is to focus very strongly on reviving the animal spirits of the private sector and revival of the credit flow in Indian economy.

Speaking at the 'FICCI National Executive Committee Meeting,' Kant said, "The budget will put India on the right track, and backed by structural reforms, it will accelerate the pace of the growth of India's economy to higher levels of growth trajectory." He added that the government will continue the structural reforms outside the budget as well.

'Private sector should take part in govt asset monetisation plan'

Kant said that the private sector should become part of the asset monetisation plan of the government. "We have finalised the RFP for 150 private trains and in the coming 45 days, they will be put out in the market and will be very attractive bids. We will also have close to 10 railway stations where private sector will play an important role. Soon the government plans for six airports for bids in a month or two (sic)," he added.

'Govt has clarified its intention on PSU disinvestment'

Kant, while addressing the FICCI members, said that the key to the budget is successful implementation of disinvestment. "Through this budget, the government has cleared its intentions both in asset monetisation as well as public sector disinvestment. Asset monetization plans of the government are important for the private sector," he added.

Kant further added that India is a difficult place for greenfield investments but is an attractive destination for brownfield investments where projects have already been constructed and there are low risks. "The government will put out huge brownfield assets for the private sector to invest across various sectors and on the back of private investments, the credit flow should come in into these sectors," said Kant.
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'Impossible for India to grow without private sector'

The CEO of NITI Aayog also said that India needs a major set of structural reforms across agriculture by bringing in technology, mining sector, coal sector and railways sectors. "It is not possible for India to grow without the private sector and if anyone expects the govt to accelerate the pace of growth then it is not possible. India can't grow on the back of the government sector."

Highlighting the credit flow concern, Kant said that it is very important that lending by public sector banks grows at a rapid pace with the series of measures taken. "The ultimate objective is to have the lowest corporate tax and personal income tax regimes in India," Kant said.

Dr Sangita Reddy, President, FICCI, said that the country's aspiration to become a $5 trillion economy depends critically on promoting 'pro-business' policies. "To make it simpler for the business, it would require innovative approaches that are based on trust, transparency and effective enforcement by using data and technologies," said Dr Reddy.

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