Agriculture & industry shall be looked at as two eyes of our economy

    Mumbai. The Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that Agriculture and industry shall be looked at as the two eyes of our economy. He was addressing the gathering after giving away The Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence, in Mumbai today.

  The Governor of Maharashtra C. Vidyasagar Rao, the Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Arun Jaitley, the Union Minister for Railways and Coal, Piyush Goyal, the Chief Minister of Maharashtra,  Devendra Fadnavis, the Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Jayant Sinha and other dignitaries were present on the occasion. 

   The Vice President said that India’s dream built on the aspirations of about 130 crore Indians can be fulfilled if only every Indian and every business or corporate entity is enabled to express their potential to the fullest potential. 

   He further said that the winners of The Economic Times Awards are trail-blazers in their respective areas. Congratulate all the winners and The Economic Times for steadfastly promoting the spirit of freedom of economic expression, he added.

     The Vice President specially congratulated his friend and long-time colleague Arun Jaitley, a winner this year. Arun Ji has been passionately associated with the efforts to enable full manifestation of the freedom of economic expression over the last three and a half years and richly deserves this honour, he added.

   The Vice President said that the Government and businesses must act as partners to spur economic growth. He further said that Government should act as a facilitator by adopting investment-friendly measures, and at the same time, businesses have certain responsibilities and must strive to promote ethical corporate governance. India Inc. and the Indian State should collectively work towards efficient capital management & ensure this so that every asset of ours becomes a performing asset, he added.

    The Vice President said that bold reforms with clear vision and purpose have to be implemented with missionary zeal, unmindful of temporary setbacks. He further said that while reforms are the need of the hour, we need to focus on inclusive growth and bridging disparities. Catalyzing farm sector is the key to economic growth, he added. 

   Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has said I am delighted to be here amongst all of you, an important section of the engines of our economy, this evening. I would like to thank Vineet Jain and The Economic Times for inviting me to this awards function. Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has said The Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence are prestigious business awards.

    These awards celebrate entrepreneurship and salute excellence. They recognize, not just success, but the effort behind that success. They stand testimony to the dynamism and competitiveness of India’s corporate sector. They serve as a source of inspiration for the millions of entrepreneurs dreaming to make it big in the country.

   Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has said Our important neighbor China has recently deliberated at length on the course of future action to further realize its dream of becoming a middle kingdom. India too has its own dream built on the aspirations of about 130 crore Indians. This dream can be fulfilled if only every Indian and every business or corporate entity is enabled to express their potential to the fullest potential. 

   Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has said This expression of inherent enterprise requires due empowerment and an enabling environment. A multi-pronged effort is currently underway in our country to unleash the potential of every citizen and such entities.Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has said Our Constitution guarantees freedom of expression. In my view, such freedom is not limited to stating one’s views on various issues and subjects. Logically, it extends to pursuit of inherent entrepreneurial faculties, which I call ‘freedom of economic expression’. Full manifestation of such an economic expression holds the key to the success of our country.

   Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has said The need of the hour is to make it happen in the quickest possible time. That is in essence the main challenge to economic growth. I am glad that the leading lights of the Government and the business will exchange views on various aspects of growth challenges here today.

    I hope you will focus on this freedom of economic expression and further ways of removing hurdles in this regard. While the Government is endeavoring to empower all the citizens and corporate entities in an appropriate manner, The Economic Times, over the years, has been striving to further the manifestation of this economic expression. 

    Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has said I compliment ET for the same. Excellence and Time are the key for our country to realize its full potential and ET is all about the same. Like in the past, this year too, the winners of The Economic Times Awards are trail-blazers in their respective areas. My congratulations and best wishes to all the winners!