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Higher growth, vibrant civil society necessary tools to fight poverty: Arun Jaitley

By: Eastern Eye Staff

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said higher growth and a vibrant civil society are necessary to alleviate poverty. “How do you fight poverty? I think the first element you have to fight poverty is that the society must have resources to fight it,” he said, speaking at the annual Jamnalal Bajaj Awards here. “You need a high level of growth. Growth brings in resources. The policy of the state which brings a high level of growth is absolutely necessary. But will that growth itself remove poverty? The answer is no,” he said. He said the economic growth will only bring…

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