Achieving $5 trillion economy by 2024-25 eminently doable: Niti Aayog VC

India was not an autocratic country, Kumar said and added that whatever needed to be done had to be within the democratic framework

Vice-chairman of Niti Aayog Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday said the target of achieving an economy of $5 trillion within 2024-25 was 'eminently' doable and the private sector would have to take the lead.
 
Speaking at the AGM of Indian Chamber of Commerce here, Kumar said the government alone would not be able to meet the target of achieving the $5 trillion economy.
 
"It cannot be done by the government alone. The private investors would have to take the lead," Kumar said.
 
The Niti Aayog vice-chairperson said, there are several initiatives mentioned in the budget which point out