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Government doing nothing for job creation: Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi: On the day President of India addressed both the houses of Parliament and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented Economic Survey of India, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi critised the government for "complete failure in job creation". "Government is a complete failure in job creation, this is my main point," said Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday. "Biggest problem with the government is that they are doing nothing for job creation," he added. Meanwhile, as a part of convention, one day before the presentation of budget, on Tuesday, government tabled Economic Survey 2017 before the Parliament. The Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the Economic Survey in the parliament, just before the Union Budget. Survey is the ministry’s view on the annual economic development of the country. It reviewed the developments in the Indian economy over the previous 12 months and summarized the performance on major development programs. Survey also highlighted the policy initiatives of the government and the prospects of the economy in the short to medium term. Economic Survey was presented to both houses of Parliament during the budget session and projected India's GDP to grow at 6.75-7.5% next year.

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