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    <author>ENA</author>
    <category>Sectors</category>
    <date>2025-12-02 13:32:51</date>
    <fulldesc>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;New Delhi, Dec 2 (KNN)&lt;/strong&gt; Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told Parliament that despite concerns about investment sentiment, the latest official survey indicates a strong 66.3 percent rise in private-sector capex over the past four years.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif&quot;&gt;The National Statistical Office (NSO) conducted the first Forward-Looking Survey on Private Sector Capex Investment Intentions between November 2024 and January 2025. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif&quot;&gt;This followed a recommendation by the Parliamentary Standing Committee to create a framework for capturing private-sector capital expenditure data.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif&quot;&gt;The minister said the government has undertaken several policy measures over the years to support corporate investment and improve business sentiment. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif&quot;&gt;These include reforms to enhance Ease of Doing Business, the National Manufacturing Mission, plug-and-play industrial parks, Bharat Trade Net, and a transparent foreign direct investment (FDI) regime.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif&quot;&gt;She said initiatives such as taxation reforms, Aatmanirbhar Bharat, Startup India and Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes have strengthened the investment climate. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif&quot;&gt;Other measures, including the Business Reforms Action Plan (BRAP), the national framework for Global Capability Centres and the PM Gati Shakti programme, have also supported corporate investment and industrial expansion. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(KNN Bureau)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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    <id>44270</id>
    <link>https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/sectors/rise-in-corporate-capex-intentions-contrasts-with-slowdown-concerns-finance-ministry</link>
    <pubDate>2025-12-02 13:32:51</pubDate>
    <source>knnindia.co.in</source>
    <title>Rise In Corporate Capex Intentions Contrasts With Slowdown Concerns: Finance Ministry</title>
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