<span style="color: #222222;">Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal today called upon the captains of Indian Industry to set ambitious targets as the country's economy is poised for a sustained spell of rapid growth. Addressing the 5th Meeting of the CII National Council in New Delhi, he said the industry has a huge role to play in the uplift of the poor and underprivileged.<br />'' <br />'' He encouraged the industry to have a greater appetite for taking risks, to invest in Industries that may be less profitable at the start, but are labour oriented and create lakhs of jobs. He also urged the Industry to promote tribal handicraft products as part of their CSR activities.<br />''<br />''Mr Goyal said there is big scope in the expansion of labour-intensive Plastics, Footwear and Textiles industry. He added that India cannot be truly Aatmanirbhar without empowering its poor to be Aatmanirbhar.</span>
News On AIR | December 4, 2021 8:56 PM
Industry has a huge role to play in the uplift of the poor and underprivileged, says Union Minister Piyush Goyal