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'Serious challenges to steel, power, discoms, sugar industries'
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SME Times News Bureau | 24 Aug, 2015
Union Finance Minister Arun
Jaitley on Sunday said the steel, power and the sugar sector along with
the discoms remain stressed sectors and the government is addressing the
challenges involved.
"There are serious challenges in steel,
power, discoms and sugar these are the key areas where we are addressing
the challenges of the industry," he said during an interactive session
of the Indian Chamber of Commerce in Kolkata.
With Chinese imports
flooding the Indian steel industry, nearly all steel-makers in the
country have posted a negative balance sheet for the quarter ended June
30 while power availability and its connectivity to rural areas remain a
concern. However, the minister stressed on boosting the manufacturing
sector to help India attain a 8-10 percent growth.
"If we are able to increase our pace of manufacturing, our services are going to be reasonably high," he said.
Thanking
the rain-gods for being "kinder this year", Jaitley said the agro-based
industry will register "significant improvement" as compared to the
last year. Further, the minister said changes in the Chinese economy
will help India further its manufacturing capabilities.
"There is
a transformation of their (Chinese) economy taking place. Besides
manufacturing, they are also getting into services and are also becoming
consumption-oriented rather than export-oriented," he said.
Jaitley
also said wages in China are increasing which might present a scope for
India to enhance its manufacturing competitiveness.
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