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PM Narendra Modi starts pre-Budget meets to brainstorm on economy

The focal point of the interaction was drawing a road map for reforms across departments leading up to the ease of doing business and economic growth

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Arup Roychoudhury Sanjeeb Mukherjee New Delhi

3 min read Last Updated : Jun 21 2019 | 7:52 PM IST

In the run-up to the Union Budget, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lined up a string of meetings spread across days. He began the exercise on Tuesday with a meeting of top bureaucrats in finance and other key ministries to finalise the government's priorities. The focus is clearly on reviving the economy and creating jobs, officials in the know said.

Next, the PM will interact with economists, bankers and sectoral experts through the week to brainstorm on pressing issues such as agriculture, reforms and effective implementation of signature schemes and projects.

Tuesday’s meeting at the PM’s residence, attended by all

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