Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has said that the government and businesses must act as partners to spur economic growth. <br/><br/>Addressing an award function in Mumbai yesterday, he stressed that the government should act as a facilitator for businesses to thrive by adopting appropriate and investment-friendly measures, which are in the best interests of the country. <br/><br/>Mr Naidu urged the businesses to promote ethical corporate governance. The Vice president said, India Inc and the Indian State should collectively ensure that every asset becomes a performing asset.<br/><br/>Mr Naidu said, while reforms are the need of the hour, the government needs to focus on inclusive growth and bridging disparities. <br/><br/>On the agriculture sector, he said, there is a need to liberate the farm sector from a host of shackles that are pulling it down. <br/><br/>Mr Naidu said, by and large farm sector is still out of the pale of reforms and catalyzing farm sector is the key to economic growth He said, agriculture and industry shall be looked at as the two eyes of our economy.