Textiles Minister Smriti Irani said Saturday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been trying to "resurrect" the economy from "shambles" which the former UPA-II government left behind in 2014. "The Modi-government had inherited a nation left behind in a shambles by the UPA-II.

But, efforts are being taken to resurrect it," Irani said at an interactive session organised by the Merchants' Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MCCI) here. She said the Centre was investing heavily in infrastructure development and more would be spent over the next few years. She said the economy had also witnessed a turnaround with agri-sector reporting an 8.2 per cent year-on-year growth in the first three months of FY19.