Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said the Prime Minister
Narendra Modi-led NDA government at the Centre is making all-out efforts to
unearth black money stashed in offshore accounts.
Speaking at a mega event 'Ek Nayi
Subah' in the national capital to celebrate NDA government's
completion of two years in office, Jaitley said the government has launched a
massive crackdown on parallel economies.
"The Indian economy can grow
at the rate of 8-9 percent in the years to come. For first time in history,
India is growing at a pace no other country can match. Never in the history has
any government taken so many steps which NDA has taken in two years," he
added.
Emphasising the need for uniform
taxation system, Jaitley said the government has made direct tax system simpler
and put in place redressal mechanism.
"The rural economy will grow
if there is a good monsoon and resources should be pumped in rural areas due to
which overall economy will grow. The government has provided the road
connectivity in seven lakh villages in the country," he added.
The Finance Minister also said the
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana has been launched to benefit millions of
farmers of the country.
Earlier, Minister of state for
Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore said every youth in
India has immense potential and what they need are opportunities.
Mega film star Amitabh Bachchan
strongly advocated his opinion on 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao', the much ambitious
scheme of the government to save girl child.
Later, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and many of his ministerial colleagues
are scheduled to attend the event at India Gate.
The government completed two years
in office on Thursday and it has launched a series of events to highlight the
achievements of the government.
A number of film-stars including
Priyanka Chopra, Vidya Balan, Anil Kapur and Prasun Joshi are expected to
attend the event.
Source: ANI
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