Praising the people’s mandate to the BJP in the recent elections, the World Hindu Economic Forum (WHEF) on Monday proposed manifesto for economic reform stressing on the immediate challenges before the Central Government to improve the economy.
Addressing a Press conference at the Constitution Club of India here, Gautam Sen, writer, member of steering committee of the forum, highlighted some major reforms to bring out the economy from the brunt it faced during the UPA regime. The immediate priority for the Centre must be to tackle the huge public sector deficit, curbing of wasteful expenditure, said the WHEF’s manifesto. The reform proposals also stressed to find a new way to finance politics in India that can drastically curb the corruption in public life, which is causing huge collateral damage to both the economy and society.
Improvement in rural road connectivity, coordination and consultation between different agencies across the country, balance between private and public sector, allowing railway tracks for private players at a fixed fee to help in its maintenance are also highlighted in the proposals. R Vaidyanathan, Professor, member of steering committee and Bibek Debroy, Professor, were also present at the conference and shared some important points from the Forum’s manifesto.