Nagpur, Dec.23 : Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday expressed deep concern over the economic slowdown in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said there are “cases of around Rs 89,000 crore in\nhis ministry” and he has warned the concerned officers about the economic\nsituation as they had to handle all the projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I called senior officials at my home and told them\nthere are cases of around Rs 89,000 crore. I will not tell you what to do. I\nwill only tell you the economy of the country is going through a challenging\nsituation. There is a shortage of liquidity and you have to take decisions\nquickly,” Gadkari said at an event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gadkari’s statement comes at a time when the opposition has\ntargeted the Centre on several issues including inflation, economic slowdown,\nunemployment, National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the Citizenship Amendment\nAct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The current size of the Indian economy is estimated at USD\n2.7 trillion. However, the Central government has announced to make efforts to\nensure India becomes a USD 5 trillion economy by 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said that\ndiscussions on achieving the vision of making India a USD 5 trillion economy\ndid not come all of a sudden and asserted that the country has strengthened\nitself in the last five years to achieve these goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Talks on USD 5 trillion dollar economy haven’t come\nall of a sudden. Our country has strengthened itself so much in the last five\nyears that we can aim to achieve such goals,” PM Modi said while\naddressing the inaugural session of ”100 years of ASSOCHAM” in New Delhi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Every group that can enable the economy is keeping the target of USD 5 trillion economy at the centre of its plans and talks are happening in several sectors. These discussions are positive. Credit for every achieved target goes to the people and not to the government,” he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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