UPA-II: PM showcases 7 percent growth rate
May 22nd, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Marking three years of the UPA-II government, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday highlighted achievements in economic and social sectors, stressing that India’s economy grew 7 percent growth enabling resources to be ploughed into reducing poverty.
“Despite an adverse international environment, the Indian economy has grown by 7 percent in 2011-12 which is among the highest in the world,” Manmohan Singh said on the occasion of the third anniversary of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government.
Sustained high rates of growth had helped the government to pursue an inclusive growth and equity, he said. Poverty has fallen considerably, he added.
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