India Poised For More Stupendous Leap In Growth: Mukesh Ambani

By siliconindia | Monday, 25 November 2013, 10:46 Hrs

"If we manage to bring this segment of the population into the economic mainstream, the result will be an enormous enhancement in India's economic and non-economic power as we generate equality in access despite inequality in income," he added.

Citing the example of the education sector, Ambani said reduced government control and centralisation , especially in higher education could make a major difference in providing excellent education for all Indians.

He said agriculture too offers many opportunities to unleash the creativity of Indian people.

"No grassroots or economic progress can be made without addressing this sector given the huge swath of population it employs," he said.

"I refuse to accept that Indian farmers are deficient in any way compared to those from other economies. We must streamline the regulatory requirements for public-private partnership in agriculture."?

Ambani stressed that much more can be done to encourage broader dissemination of information about market conditions and new farming methods.

There is also need for much greater investment in basic agricultural infrastructure such as irrigation systems and cold chains.

Source: PTI