New government at Centre should focus on land and labour reforms | The Indian Express

New government at Centre should focus on land and labour reforms | The Indian Express

Written by Amartya Lahiri |Updated: May 24, 2019 8:37:49 am

The writer is professor of economics, Royal Bank research professor and Johal Chair, University of British Columbia, Canada

New government at Centre should focus on land and labour reforms

The scale of India’s development challenge is immense. The country needs to play the long game and it needs to start now. There is no time to lose. Hopefully, the renewed mandate will give the Modi government the political will and space to pursue overdue land and labour reforms.

The size of the mandate given to the NDA as well as the fact that it signals persistence in voter preference, possibly provides the new government with the breathing space and confidence to think long term in terms of its economic policies.

The Indian voter has delivered a second sweeping mandate to the NDA. This is historic by itself. Congratulations are due in no small measure to the leadership team of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah, who jointly spearheaded a campaign that proved irresistible to the electorate.