Few more years to achieve double-digit GDP

While talking to reporters in New Delhi on Monday Harsh Pati Singhania, President of FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry) opined that India will take a couple of years to reach double figures vis-¿-vis the index of GDP growth. It may be recalled that Finance Minister, Pranab Mukherjee, on May 29, had said that the country is poised to achieve a growth rate of 8.5 per cent during 2010-11 and if the current favourable trend continues, the economic growth rate of the country would cross 9 per cent by next financial year.