New govt must focus on plans to sustain 9 pc GDP growth: Hinduja

London, May 17:Outlining the agenda for the new UPA-led government in India, noted NRI entrepreneur Srichand P Hinduja has suggested a series of measures, including short and long-term, to provide investment opportunities of at least USD 1 trillion to sustain an economic growth of minimum 9 per cent despite the global slowdown.
Congratulating Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the resounding victory of the Congress-led UPA alliance in the Lok Sabha polls, Hinduja, Chairman of the Hinduja Group, said it was an "encouraging mandate" for its hard work to meet the daily needs of the "aam-aadmi." "The people of India have overwhelmingly recognised the sincerity and hard work of the Congress Party led by Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government in meeting the daily needs of the 'aam-aadmi'," S P Hinduja and G P Hinduja, Chairman and President respectively of the Hinduja Group, said in a statement here.

In an article in the well-known American business magazine 'Forbes', published ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, S P Hinduja made some suggestions for the new Indian government in the national economic and political interest.

He pointed out that though the world was plagued by the sudden global slowdown, he was confident that there was an "abundance of opportunities" for the next government in India. PTI