WASHINGTON DC/NEW DELHI: FICCI CEO's delegation to the USA, led by Senior Vice President, Mr Subhrakant Panda, met the Hon'ble Finance Minister Ms Nirmala Sitharaman in Washington DC.

The delegation discussed a host of issues with the Hon'ble Finance Minister, including opportunities which are emerging to be part of the global supply chain, the resilience of the Indian economy, which has helped the Country to emerge as a rare bright spot in the global economy and the achievements on digitisation.

Commenting after the meeting with the FM, Senior Vice President, FICCI, Mr Subhrakant Panda, said, "India carries a lot of credibility in how it has conducted itself right through the pandemic and used the opportunity to bring structural reforms which added to the Country's capabilities to shore up economy and manufacturing. We complimented the FM for sharing the India story and doing so with a lot of credibility and conviction through the actions that have been overseen by her and the Finance Ministry all this while".

Mr Harshavardhan Neotia, Past President, FICCI, said there is a global recognition of India's digital progress, "particularly the way we have embraced the digital economy and the digital architecture" in the Country.