NDA govt shown political will to carry out hard reforms- CEO Kant

The Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant has said that the NDA government has demonstrated "political will to carry out hard reforms" and add that it is difficult to compete against China without hard reforms. Addressing a virtual event organised by Swarajya magazine, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant also said that that states must now take up the baton and carry out the next wave of reforms. Referring to measures taken by the Centre with respect to mining, coal, labour, power and agriculture, Amitabh Kant said, "If 10-12 states will grow at higher rates, then there is no reason why India won't grow at higher rates. We have asked union territories to privatize Discoms.

"Tough reforms are very difficult in the Indian context, we have too much of democracy...You needed political will to carry out these reforms and many more reforms still need to be done,"  Amitabh Kant said. He reiterated the Centre's stance that Minimum Support Price (MSP) and APMC mandis will remain adding that the new farm laws will give farmers a choice to sell their products to whomever they want.

As many as 10 champion sectors have been identified by the government and will receive production-linked incentives, Amitabh Kant said referring to the Centre's push for 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat'. While adding that these sectors will contribute to making India a manufacturing hub by providing economies of scale, Kant said, "The PLI scheme is going to provide a huge opportunity to these sectors for 4-5 years to export."