PM Modi to head two new Cabinet committees on economy, employment

To address the challenges of slowing economic growth and inadequate job creation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday constituted two Cabinet committees — one on investment and growth and another on employment and skill development. The PM will chair both the committees. A formal notification from the Cabinet Secretariat is expected on Thursday.

Apart from Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Commerce and Railways Minister Piyush Goyal are members of both the committees. The fifth member of the Cabinet committee on investment and growth is Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari.

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