Government of the UPA-II report to the people 2010-2011
Pledging to take corruption head on, the Congress-led UPA to punish the guilty in scams and assured the people that it would demonstrate through actions and not not words what it meant.
As the coalition stepped into its third year in its second term, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi released "Government of the UPA: Report to the People" against the backdrop of corruption denting its image over the past several months.
Singh asserted that the guilty in scams will be punished through due process of law and steps will be taken to prevent them in future.
In her brief remarks in the report, Gandhi said, "We will take the issue of corruption head on and demonstrate, through actions, and not words, that we mean what we say.
Bullish on an economic growth rate of 8.5 per cent in the past seven years of its rule, the UPA government today said high prices still remain a major concern and hinted at more steps to contain inflation, especially for the poor and vulnerable sections.
Presenting its annual report card for the year 2010-11, the government said it would seek to contain food inflation through measures for higher production of various agriculture products, while minimising the impact of high fuel prices on 'poor and vulnerable' of the society.
At the same time, the government presented a bullish stance on the state of economy and pegged the average growth rate between 2004-05 and 2010-11 at 8.5 per cent and said it was determined to take India to the select league of "middle income countries".
Pegging the country's average economic growth rate at 8.5 per cent during the UPA rule so far, the government today said it was determined to take India to the select league of "middle income countries".
Presenting the UPA government's annual report card, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that the Indian economy grew at an unprecedented 8.5 per cent growth rate from 2004-05 to 2010-11, despite a severe global financial crisis during 2008-09.
"This crisis slowed down the growth rate to 6.8 per cent in 2008-09, but the economy rebounded with a robust growth of 8.6 per cent in 2010-11," Singh said, adding that an impressive growth was seen in agriculture, industry and services sectors.
"The performance in agriculture has been particularly satisfying, with our farmers producing more than 235 million tonnes of foodgrains, the highest since independence," he said.
Admitting that high prices of food and fuel remain a concern, the government today said it will seek to contain food inflation through measures for improving productivity of various agriculture products.
In its annual 'Report to the People', the UPA government today said that it would also seek to minimise the impact of high fuel prices on 'poor and vulnerable' of the society.
In the report card, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that the government has taken steps to increase productivity and production of various agriculture commodities to contain inflation and intends to take more steps in the future.
"Food inflation was a major concern in 2010-11," Singh, said, while adding that various measures were taken by the government to address the problem.
Please view the complete report of Government of the UPA _ II 2010-2011 HERE: http://pib.nic.in/newsite/pdfdisplay.aspx?docid=143
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