(REOPENS DEL30)

He claimed that in 2004, UPA had inherited from the NDA government, a robust economy which had shown impressive growth since 1991. "The future appears to be challenging as the government has hardly taken any measures. FDI in retail was launched with much fanfare but not a single proposal for investment has come," Jaitley claimed. The BJP leader said that only nine per cent growth rate for over a decade can create sustainable progress in the country. "The government should work towards evolving a broad consensus which will help create more jobs, improve poverty levels and generate additional revenue," he said. He further claimed that India has been able to achieve the present levels of growth only because some of the states have engaged in faster economic activity.