Govt disagrees with Wipro chief on governance

Azim Premji had cited absence of decision making in the government as biggest concern for the country

PTI | November 1, 2011



The government today disagreed with Wipro chairman Azim Premji's remarks about "complete absence of decision making" in the government but said "we need to rectify that impression" as opinions of the esteemed industrialist matter.

"I cannot agree with any statement which says that there is lack of governance. I cannot agree with that perception at all," information and broadcasting minister Ambika Soni told reporters.

"....It may be his perception. The idea is that we need to rectify that impression of Azim Premji because he is a very esteemed member of society and an established industrialist.

So his opinion matters," Soni said.

She was responding to questions on Premji's remarks made in Banagalore where he said "complete absence of decision making" in the government is the biggest concern for the country and warned that growth would suffer if prompt corrective action is not taken.

The minister said that even if government feels the impression or statement of Premji does not really reflect the reality, it will make extra efforts to rectify that.

Pointed out the issue of lack of corporate governance or governance in general has been raised earlier also, she said the government in office always remains sensitive to people's voice and stressed that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh himself has responded to some of these concerns.

"The Prime Minister is himself taking cognisance of what people have expressed in statements or through movements. He, himself has been sensitive and has responded to some of these concerns in his public speeches given at different fora," Soni said, adding the attempt of the government is to take issues to their logical conclusion in the next two and half years remaining of UPA 2.
 

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