Blitz Bureau
STRESSING upon the political will of his Government to formulate policies that will be guided by “nation first approach”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi exhorted the Indian industry to seize the “golden chance” of playing its role in achieving the goal of Viksit Bharat 2047. Hailing it the domestic industry as the “primary driving force” in India’s growth story, he said it must compete with the Central Government and “leave it behind” in the work to achieve the Viksit Bharat goal.
Speaking at a post-Budget hosted by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in New Delhi on July 30, PM Modi said global investors are keen on coming to India and the industry should not let go of this “golden chance”. “My expectation from the industry is that it should go shoulder-to-shoulder and compete with the Centre to fulfil India’s dream towards Viksit Bharat,” said the PM, adding that “I expect them to leave the Government behind and emerge victorious in this.”
PM Modi said he had asked the Niti Aayog to make an “Investor-friendly Charter” for all states. “There should be healthy competition between states to attract investment. I don’t want any state in my country to be left behind,” he stressed, adding that “Good governance should be felt at every step, so that an investor can go to every state.”
Referring to the Rs 2-trillion package in the Union Budget 2024-25, he said, “The PM Package is holistic and comprehensive. It is interlinked with endto-end solutions.” Its vision, he said, is clear: “India’s manpower should be globally competitive, its product should be globally competitive not only in quality, but from the point of view of value as Investor-friendly well.”
