Statement from Mr. Sidharth Birla, President, FICCI on Prime Minister’s swearing in ceremony

ficciNew Delhi, May 26, 2014. FICCI congratulates Hon’ble Prime Minister, Sri Narendra Modi and the Hon’ble Ministers who have reaffirmed their commitment to lead the nation towards prosperity through delivery and sustained development. “We look forward to an era of renewed trust and governance that will inspire enterprises and youth in meeting societal needs and aspirations”, said Mr. Sidharth Birla, President, FICCI.

We are confident that the dynamic leadership of Sri Narendra Modi will set new standards of forward thinking and effective implementation” added Mr. Birla.

Building business confidence, creating job-enabling environment, mitigating food inflation and improving nutrition & sanitation, should be top priorities for the government. A collective resolution of these would help restore economic glory as much as bringing social stability and inclusiveness”, said Mr. Birla.

India needs national competitiveness and our progress on product markets needs to be matched by liberalisation of factor markets”, added Mr. Birla.

FICCI has made specific suggestions for the new government via our agenda titled Enabling India. This is available at http://ficci.com/SEDocument/20290/Enable-India.pdf