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- Key pronouncements of some of the newly appointed ministers
- In its zeal to prevent fraud, the new Companies Act has made normal corporate functioning near-impossible, feels industry. It's everyday operational issues that are raising anxiety levels of promoters, professional managers and their legal teams and auditors.
- In its manifesto, the BJP has said it plans to create 250 million jobs over the next 10 years. However, it will face roadblocks in the form of outdated rules and regulations, especially for small and medium enterprises and the unorganised sector.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his team of ministers have burst off the blocks with earnest voices. But it will take a lot more than earnestness - dexterous floor management in Parliament being one, unwavering determination another - to get past the UPA's legacy.
- The manufacturing sector continues to struggle with labour strife. It is time for some soul searching.
- Many economists and industrialists hold that the new Land Acquisition Act is as much a deterrent to growth as the old one was. Many now expect Modi to come to the rescue of the industry with amendments to the Act. But the BJP supported the new Act in Parliament.
- The new government must initiate urgent tax reform to encourage companies and revive investor confidence.
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