Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said the Indian rupee has performed well compared to other global currencies due to the country's strong foreign currency reserves.
He also said that a skill development centre and a startup incubation centre will come up at AURIC (the industrial node of Shendra and Bidkin) in the near term.
Goyal held a meeting with representatives of the industrial association at the AURIC hall on Wednesday to discuss issues related to industrial zones.
He addressed the press on Thursday regarding the issues raised in the meeting.
While talking about the downfall of the Indian rupee, he said, "The Indian rupee has strengthened in comparison to the emerging economies of the country. After US elections almost all the currencies across the globe have come down. But India had good reserves of foreign exchange so the Indian rupee performed better than that of other currencies".
Goyal said, "We had a conversation with the industrial representatives on