Amitabh Kant, chief executive officer (CEO) of NITI Aayog, said on Tuesday that there is “more democracy” in India, making it difficult to implement drastic reforms. He stressed that more reforms are needed to make the country competitive.
Speaking on the program via video conference, Kant said, for the first time, he has made drastic improvements in various sectors including mining, coal, labor and agriculture. Now states must take the next step forward. He said it would be very difficult to implement drastic reforms in the case of India. The reason for this is that democracy in India becomes too much. “You need the political will to continue these reforms (mining, coal, labor, agriculture), and many more,” he said. Kant said that this government has shown the political will to implement drastic reforms. It is not easy to compete with China without drastic reforms, he said.
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The next round of reforms should be states
NITI Aayog’s CEO stressed that the next round of reforms should now be from the states. If 10-12 states increase at a higher rate, there is no reason for India not to grow at a higher rate, he said. We have asked the Union Territories to privatize the distribution companies. Distribution companies need to be more competitive and provide cheaper electricity. Responding to a question raised by farmers in Punjab and Haryana about the new agricultural laws, Kant said agriculture needs reform.
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Farmers get such facilities
He said, the minimum support price (MSP) system will remain, the work will continue on the knees .. Farmers should have the option of selling their products in their best interest because it benefits them. With regard to the purchase of raw materials for making electric batteries in India, Kant said that lithium (used in the manufacture of batteries) is available worldwide, including Australia. “We have no fear of the lack of lithium,” he said.
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