
IS IT GOOD NEWS FOR STOCK MARKET OF INDIA
Prime Ministerย Narendra Modiย on Friday hosted a roundtable interaction with representatives ofย venture capitalย and private equity funds.
According to the Prime Minister’s Office, this is a part of the constant endeavour of the Prime Minister to boost the investment climate in the country, and the motive of the Friday’s meeting was to gather inputs ahead of the next budget for FY22.
“He (Modi) discussed the efforts undertaken by the government to bring in more reforms, future potential of initiatives like PM GatiShakti, and steps taken to reduce the unnecessary compliance burden,” the PMO said in a statement.
“He also mentioned the innovation happening in India at the grassroot level and the boost to the startup ecosystem,” it added.
The representatives also discussed the opportunities that are emerging because of India’s exemplary climate commitments including the ones in the sphere of energy transitions, the statement added.
The private equity funds and venture capitalists gave inputs about areas like FinTech and Financial Management, and Software as a Service (Saas).
As preparation for next year’s Budget gathers steam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met with leading private equity/venture capital players to seek suggestions on making India a more attractive investment destination.
Discussions during the meet revolved around seeking suggestions to make it even more easier to do business in India, attract more capital, and further the reform process, official sources said.
The meeting illustrates how the Prime Minister is interacting personally with industry leaders to gather inputs ahead of the next Budget, they added.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is due to present on February 1 the Budget for the next fiscal year that starts on April 1, 2022.
Modi had in November last year met 20 large global investors managing assets of more than $6 trillion.
Since coming to power in 2014, the BJP government has unveiled a series of reforms that has helped India climb on the global ease of doing business ranking.
It is now pushing for making India a manufacturing hub. Production-linked incentive schemes for sectors from automobiles to semiconductors and solar have been announced to attract global manufacturers to set up base in the country












