We have to understand these sectors and design social security measures and safety nets to protect its workers,” the President said. Nobel Laureate and founder of Grameena Bank, Muhammad Yunus said that poverty is bred out of the system and imposed on people. Governor of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, ESL Narasimhan released the special issue of the IEA journal, souvenir of the conference and books written by conference president C. Rangarajan and P.K Joshi. Mr. Naidu, who is also the chief patron of the conference, said that Andhra Pradesh has emerged a role model in driving economic growth through innovative policies and tapping digital technologies. The growth rate in the state has been increasing ever since the bifurcation and the state had even achieved the double digit growth rate, much more than the average growth rate of the country.

Source: The Hindu December 27, 2017 09:26 UTC