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AtmaNirbhar BharatPackage to foster quick, more robust economic recovery in India: Sitharaman

AtmaNirbhar BharatPackage to foster quick, more robust economic recovery in India:  Sitharaman

New Delhi, Oct 15 (UNI) Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday attended the Plenary Meeting of the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC), the Ministerial-level committee of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), through video-conference.
During her intervention at the meeting, the Minister briefly outlined the measures under the AtmaNirbhar Bharat Package to foster a quick and more robust economic recovery in India.
The discussions at the meeting were based on IMF Managing Director's Global Policy Agenda titled 'Catalysing a Resilient Recovery', the Ministry of Finance said in a statement here.
The members of IMFC updated the committee on the actions and measures taken by member countries to combat COVID-19 and its adverse impacts.
She mentioned that the V-shaped pattern of recovery is being seen in several high-frequency indicators, including manufacturing PMI that reached the highest level in last eight years in the month of September, presenting a strong recovery prospect for the manufacturing sector.
To stimulate consumer spending, measures worth USD 10 billion have been announced recently, said Ms Sitharaman.
She complimented the IMF and it's Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva for providing wise counselling to the economies across the globe and felt that IMF's assertion that a premature withdrawal of policy support could trigger liquidity shortfalls and insolvencies, is relevant.
Several low-income and developing countries are confronted with the challenge to protect and ensure livelihood for millions slipping below the poverty line, Ms Sitharaman noted, saying that recovery and rehabilitation efforts in these countries must not be allowed to be undermined in any manner.
The IMFC meets twice a year, once during the Fund-Bank Spring Meetings in April, and again during the Annual Meetings in October.
The Committee discusses matters of common concern affecting the global economy and advises the IMF on the direction of its work. This year, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, both the Spring and the Annual meetings took place through video-conference.
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