PTI
Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday said the world today wants to engage with India for free trade agreements (FTA), and to expand trade and diplomatic relations with India. Speaking at the inaugural of the maiden Global Investors Meet of the DMK government, the Commerce and Textiles Minister said India’s young population has given a demographic dividend which has become the envy of the world.
Batting for women joining the formal workforce in the country, he said, “When women go to work, it will not only add to the GDP but will also add twice to the country’s GDP as the work they are now doing will be replaced by technology.”.
Elaborating, he said, “… as more and more women come into formal workforce, the work what they are now doing, which is unfortunately not reflected in our GDP will be replaced by technology as India will become the largest market for washing machines, dishwashers. India will become the largest market for goods and services,” he said.
