CII president Rakesh Bharti Mittal unveiled CII’s agenda for FY19 in a press conference on Thursday. Photo: HTNew Delhi: With the government planning to double farmer income in the next few years and mitigate the existing crisis in the agriculture sector, policy think tank NITI Aayog should come out with a comprehensive ranking system for states in agriculture, said Rakesh Bharti Mittal, president of the Chamber of Indian Industries (CII). Since the agriculture sector is in distress these kinds of steps are probably required,” the CII president said. Also the 270 day limit should also be looked at for some companies,” Kotak, vice-president of Kotak Mahindra Bank said at the CII meet. Recently bids placed by some companies to take over debt laden ones under IBC were rejected by lenders.

Source: Mint April 12, 2018 16:41 UTC