Need for Creation of Job Opportunities in Services and Manufacturing Sector Second Services Conclave Begins in the Capital

The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley has stressed the need for creation of jobs in the services and manufacturing sector so that the large segments of under-employed population in the agriculture sector could get meaningful employment. Delivering the Inaugural Address at the Services Conclave, 2014 in the national capital today, the Finance Minister Shri Jaitley highlighted the importance of the Services sector exports to compensate for the deficit in the merchandise exports. The Finance Minister said that the Government is making efforts to raise the share of manufacturing sector from 15% to 25% of GDP.