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    PM Manmohan Singh on Sunday stressed on the need for economic reforms.
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    After unveiling a bold PSU sell off plan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said his Government is better placed now to unleash financial sector reforms, but the fiscal stimulus will be phased out next year.

    "We are also better placed than any time in the recent past to push the reform process forward... We need to ensure that financial system can provide the finance needed for our development... This opens up a broad agenda for reforms," he said inaugurating the India Economic Summit.

    Addressing the global CEOs and domestic industry, the Prime Minister said that the government would make a gradualbut a steady progress in the financial sector reforms.

    The government would build a political consensus for passage of legislations required for reforms in the insurance and pension sector.

    He, however, announced that the government will take steps to gradually withdraw the financial sops given last year in the wake of the global financial crisis.

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    "Like other countries, we resorted to a significant stimulus and we will take appropriate action next year to wind this down," Singh said.

    His assertion coincides with the meeting of the G-20 Finance Ministers in Scotland which has on its agenda the exit strategy for global stimulus.

    Seeking higher level of FDI, the Prime Minister said the policy would simplify the procedures further. "Our policy will be guided by the desire to make India even more attractive for FDI," he said.

    All FoolishnessBy: Mukund Thaker | 09-Nov-2009 Reply | Forward Dont know what our PM is too confident about and what monetory policy he is always crazy off. Unfortunately for evey Indian that he always sees up and too much optimistic on sensex, GDP, growth rate. He is not realistic and focused on his poor country men. This man is going to ruin the country.
    RE: GROWTHBy: JK | 08-Nov-2009 Reply | Forward Well all the political parties here are absolutely TERRIBLE anyway. All they would add to the bill is corruption and dilution to protect their own little special kingdoms. I hope Singh consults these jokers as little as possible!
    corruptionBy: marakari | 08-Nov-2009 Reply | Forward other political parties would add corruption. what about bofors, food for oil, sugar, defense deals, and lately telecom scams and innumerable other scams. are these the product of these jokers or the congress. also see the number of criminal MPs in congress - a whopping 20%. can they purify it?
    GROWTHBy: yohan | 08-Nov-2009 Reply | Forward Dr singh states that he will strive to build political consensus.humbug.not only on economy but on all matters, the govt is going unilaterally without even sharing forget about consensus, with other political parties. it bring the memory of emergency days. whether n-deal, asean or any other agreement or fuel price increase, not discussion is being entered into with any political party, even UPA partners will come to know when the law comes into force. the asean agreement negative list will be implemented after getting it vetted by the ASEAN nations in their respective parliaments. whereas in India, the great democratic country, the govt was not willing even to share the terms of the agreement with the political parties and no discussion in parliament.How come India can implement the agreement without discussing in parliament, but ASEAN nations can implement only after the agreement got nod from their parliament.things should change if we need democracy.or Dictators Dr Singh
    DEMOCRACYBy: kumar | 08-Nov-2009 Reply | Forward dr singh who is very much fond of US, should learn 1 or 2 lessons from the US in this regard. Any international agreement or bill will be signed after approval by their Congress and House Of Representatives, and will be implemented only after getting the signed document approved by these bodies. from where dr singh learned that indian parliament is a bunch of jokers, as written by JK, and he does not have to discuss anything with them. He is the parliament, he is the PM and he is the President. Where our nation will reach, if the rulers are not accountable to parliament.
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