Prime Minister Narendra Modi's stocktaking of the economy has been postponed pending finance ministry putting together a comprehensive presentation on the reasons for slowdown and remedial measures it proposes.
Modi was to meet Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian and other topofficials in the finance ministry this evening to analyse the economic situation and explore options to stimulate the economy. The meeting has been postponed by a few days, official sources said. No new dates have been proposed as yet.