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AIIB meet: PM Modi asks leaders of corporate India to create more jobs

Industry's contribution to economic growth and development was also discussed. Modi urged the corporate sector to invest in a big way, especially in the agriculture sector

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Prime Minister addressing a rally in Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh while inaugurating the Eastern Peripheral Expressway on Sunday. Photo: ANI

BS Reporter Mumbai
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asked leaders of corporate India to create more jobs by investing in the housing, micro-irrigation, battery storage, defence and agriculture sectors.
 
Modi, who met 41 business leaders representing a wide spectrum of the Indian economy, in Raj Bhavan in Mumbai, said the government and the private sector must come together to become partners in progress as economy picks up pace. Apart from seeking comments where his government needs improvement, Modi also asked for suggestions from India Inc leaders on the steps to be taken by the government so that the economy can move