India's low per capita income worrying, needs to be looked at: Sitharaman

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday that India’s low per capita income as compared to other countries is a worrying factor and needs to be looked into.

Addressing a talk on India Today and Tomorrow, the finance minister said that dependency on agriculture in the post-pandemic world is one of India’s strengths.

She said agriculture, realising the untapped potential of India’s natural resources and building infrastructure are the three pillars on which today’s India is being built.

She added the extensive use of digital technology during the lockdown and its ready adoption by millions in India are big things. 

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