Prime Minister Modi has set up ten groups of secretaries to do a mid-term review of major programmes of each ministry, and suggest tax and policy proposals for the next budget. Two groups of joint secretaries have also been constituted in each sector to assist respective group of secretaries.
The sector specific groups of secretaries have been asked to finalise the report by month-end and the recommendations will be presented before the PM, sources said. One group of secretaries tasked with suggesting strategies for doubling farmers income by 2022 held first meeting today and had preliminary discussions.
