Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said it will be “erroneous” to attribute the sharp slowdown in economic growth in the fourth quarter of 2016-17 solely to demonetisation since several factors, including the global situation, pulled down the GDP growth to 6.1 per cent in the January-March quarter. Resolving non-performing assets (NPAs) in the banking sector and pushing up private consumption were the two major challenges the government faces, Jaitley told a press conference to mark three years of the Modi government.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said it will be “erroneous” to attribute the sharp slowdown in economic growth in the fourth quarter of 2016-17 solely to demonetisation since several factors, including the global situation, pulled down the GDP growth to 6.1 per cent in the January-March quarter. Resolving non-performing assets (NPAs) in the banking sector and pushing up private consumption were the two major challenges the government faces, Jaitley told a press conference to mark three years of the Modi government.