Government,bureaucracy paralysed: Premji

If this continues,could set back economic growth,warns Wipro chief.

Azim Premji today said complete absence of decision-making in the government is the biggest concern for the country and warned that if left unchecked,this could set back economic growth.

The biggest concern now are governance issues and the complete absence of decision-making in the government,in the bureaucracy, the chairman of business conglomerate Wipro Ltd said.

The governance issues are the same as those that have been hitting the headlines regularly in recent times,Premji said. You must appreciate how serious it is.

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The Wipro chairman was part of a group of personalities from the world of business,the judiciary and public life who recently wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the lack of governance in the country. They had expressed concern and angst over a series of scams resulting in the deficit in governance.

Answering questions on his greatest concerns for India at the present moment today,he said: So far as the open letter is concerned,the reaction of the Prime Minister has been positive to it in terms of taking it on record.