Survey Suggestions

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><root available-locales="en_US," default-locale="en_US"><static-content language-id="en_US"><![CDATA[&nbsp; Following are some of the key suggestions made to the government by the Economic Survey for 2007-08 Allow private sector in coal sector with independent regulator List all unlisted PSUs, sell 10 per cent stake to public Permit private investment in nuclear power Allow foreign equity in all retail trade Phase out control on sugar, fertiliser and drugs Sell old oil fields Raise FDI limit in insurance sector to 49 per cent 100 per cent FDI in Greenfield Pvt Rural Agricultural Banks Free entry of private &amp; public-private partnership rail Freight companies Enact bankruptcy law to facilitate exit of old, failed Managements Allow private companies to run urban public transport Amend Factories Act to allow 12 hour working shift seasonally. Introduce new bankruptcy law that facilitates exit of old/failed management as expeditiously as possible Public sector rail track company to own new tracks and signals Urgent need to place the highest priority on building roads Urban land ceiling laws and limitations of rent control acts needs to be urgently addressed Irrigation a major constraint on raising crop productivity Urgent need for a regime that supports predictable user charges, a financial system that allocates risk efficiently, and project selection based on sound commercial and legal Principles to ensure transparency Import dependence to meet energy needs should be reduced by tapping coal reserves, accelerating exploration of oil and Gas and fully exploiting the nuclear and hydro potential for power generation (PTI)