<span style="color: #222222;">Prime Minister Narendra Modi is holding a review meeting in New Delhi with Economic Advisory Council to discuss economic issues.&nbsp;Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and members of the council are among those&nbsp;attending the meet. The meeting is likely to discuss issues including the fall in rupee, increasing petrol and diesel prices and a larger current account deficit.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Yesterday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and other officials to review the state of the economy. During the meeting RBI governor gave a detailed presentation about the condition of world's economy and external factors which can affect Indian economy.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Government announced an array of steps to check the rising Current Account Deficit (CAD),<b>&nbsp;</b>and the fall in rupee<b>.</b>&nbsp;The steps include removal of withholding tax on rupee denominated bonds known as Masala bonds issued till March next year, relaxation for Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPI), and curbs on non-essential imports.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;</span><br />'' &nbsp;
News On AIR | September 15, 2018 6:50 PM
PM holds review meeting with EAC to discuss economic issues