<h1>Private investment in infrastructure urged to boost growth, alongside tax reforms and stronger cheque enforcement.</h1> The Finance Minister urged increased private investment in infrastructure and highlighted governance reforms and fiscal discipline to improve the investment climate. Attendees proposed policy measures including corporate tax reduction, reduction or removal of Minimum Alternate Tax, raising the personal income tax exemption, targeted tax concessions, higher public investment in infrastructure and rural sectors, lower interest rates for manufacturing and MSMEs post-demonetisation, amendments strengthening negotiable instrument enforcement, infrastructure status for broadcasting, expanded skill-development funding, and incentives for women entrepreneurs.