Focus on farm, water policies: FICCI

Restoration of investor confidence and establishment of ‘Brand India’ are the biggest achievements of the Narendra Modi government, Jyotsna Suri, President, FICCI, said adding that the focus should now turn to agriculture and water policies. She said the ‘pro-industry’ label on the government was “pure rhetoric” as its policies rested in “transparency and fairness’. Suri, however, said the slowing down of rural and urban demand was a cause for concern, adding that government spending on infrastructure projects must rise significantly to fuel the industrial economy.