Govt addressing economic challenges: Arun Jaitley

He acknowleded 'small dip' in the country's growth rate

On a day that Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi was expected to announce a stimulus for the economy, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the government was in the process of addressing challenges. He termed the decline in gross domestic product (GDP) growth as “a little dip” in the last quarter.

On Monday evening, Jaitley briefed the media about the PM’s speech at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national executive meeting. The PM’s speech to over 2,000 delegates from across the country focused on the themes of “welfare of the poor” and corruption. Modi said none caught for corruption would be