Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asked the country's industry leaders, including Ratan Tata and Mukesh Ambani, to reach out to the rural economy and help the government on food security and affirmative action.In the first meeting of the newly constituted Prime Minister's Council on Trade and Industry in New Delhi Dr Singh asked them to form sub-groups on food security, public-private- partnership, backward area development and corporate social responsibility.Prime Minister's Council on Trade and Industry reviewed the economic situation, in the wake of volatile financial conditions in some European countries. The council comprising top industrialists and bankers attended the meet chaired by Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh.Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma, industrialists Ratan Tata, Mukesh Ambani and Sunil Mittal, and banker Chanda Kochhar also attended the meet.A PMO statement said that the members held wide-ranging discussions on various issues, including use of clean technology for energy and economic security, R&D to further industrial growth, contribution of industries in food security and affirmative action for social inclusion.Ruppee appreciation in the recent past and its impact on India's exports also figured in the discussions.The members expressed confidence that the economy is well on its way to trajectory of plus 9 per cent.