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Economic growth of 8.5 percent during UPA Government: Manmohan Singh | Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the Indian economy has witnessed a growth of 8.5 percent during the regime of the current UPA Government. The Prime Minister was speaking at the inaugural function
of the 92nd session of the Indian Economic Association in Bhubaneswar here. Singh
said the economic reforms have brought down the number of people living below
the poverty line. The Prime Minister also talked about the problem of climate
change, asking for the support of other countries to find ways to combat the
problem.
Orissa Chief Minister Navin Patnaik, who was also present on the occasion, said
all efforts should be made to strengthen the poor and weak states economically.
Singh also laid the foundation stone of the proposed campus of the National Institute
of Science Education and Research (NISER) at Argul, 25 kilometers from here. The
Prime Minister arrived here in a special IAF aircraft today morning on a six-hour
visit to the state. Orissa Governor M C Bhandare, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik
and other senior government officials received the Prime Minister on his arrival
at the Biju Patnaik Airport. |
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