Chennai, Oct 15: The Tamil Nadu government was committed to "boldly" implement a set a economic reforms with a view to achieve 8-10 per cent annual growth, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa said today. "This economic reforms package include fiscal reforms, reforms to improve investment climate, reforms to improve services delivery and a comprehensive poverty reduction strategy," she said, opening a seminar on 'Emerging Opportunities in Tamil Nadu' organised by the New Indian Express group here.
The purpose of this Tamil Nadu-specific reforms package was to seek that "extra thrust, that extra boost" to accelerate the economy from the current rate of 5-6 per cent per year to 8-10 per cent that Tamil Nadu had set for itself, she said.
She said the state's new industrial policy released last month was certain to provide "the mother board" to give the state the new speed to usher in the eight per cent rate of growth.
Jayalalithaa said the policy has a clear focus on state level second generation reforms, namely building world class infrastructure including supply of quality energy, changes in labour laws, taxation reforms and business deregulation.
Bureau Report