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Prime Minister Modi says public investment essential to boost growth

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Reuters NEW DELHI

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday public investment is essential to boost growth in Asia's third-largest economy when private investment remains weak.

Private capital investment has been dormant for the past four years, despite efforts by Modi's government to stimulate it through debt-fuelled higher public spending.

(Reporting by Rajesh Kumar Singh; Editing by Sam Holmes)

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First Published: Mar 12 2016 | 10:15 AM IST

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