NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India is moving forward with the vision to make the country ‘Viksit Bharat’ by 2047.
Addressing the Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2024 at Bharat Mandapam here on February 2, he said the mobility sector is going to play a crucial role in achieving this goal. “India is now on the threshold of becoming a global economic powerhouse, with the auto and automotive component industry playing a significant role,” PM Modi said. He said India’s economy is expanding fast and will soon become the third biggest economy in the world.
Highlighting India’s stature in the global automotive market, the Prime Minister said, “Today, India is the world’s third-largest market for passenger vehicles and among the top three countries globally manufacturing commercial vehicles.” The Prime Minister said Bharat Mobility Global Expo brilliantly showcases India’s prowess in the automotive sector. He said the event has brought together the mobility community and the entire supply chain on one platform.
He said integrated transport is being given a boost under the PM Gati Shakti programme. Mr Modi outlined the initiatives taken by his government to give further boost to this sector and bring in ease of transformation.
PM Modi said that the Government is working on a new scheme to provide comfort to drivers during the journey under which modern buildings with new facilities like food and clean drinking water and toilets will be constructed on all national highways. He said that government will build one thousand such modern buildings across the country in the first phase of this scheme.
Highlighting the immense possibilities in the mobility sector in the next 25 years, Mr Modi urged the industry to transform itself rapidly to fully utilize these possibilities.
