PM Modi lays foundation stone of India International Convention & Expo Centre
AMN / NEW DELHI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that in the last 50 months the NDA Government at the Centre has established an honest and transparent Governance system in the country.
Speaking after laying the foundation stone of India International Convention and Expo Centre (IICC) in New Delhi this evening, Mr Modi said, in the last four years all-round development was possible in the country with the same resources as the interests of the country were kept paramount and the resources were turned towards the right direction.
He said, the last 50 months, are the witness that the present Government did not hesitate to take tough decisions in the national interest.
The Prime Minister recounted how the Union Government has begun a series of unprecedented projects for the nation’s development. In this context, he mentioned the longest tunnel, the longest gas pipeline, the largest mobile manufacturing unit, and electricity to every household among many others. He said these are illustrations of the skill, scale and speed of New India.
The Prime Minister said that several countries across the world have developed elaborate capacities to hold conferences. He said this had not been thought of in India for a quite a while. Now this is changing, he added.
The Prime Minister said that a country progresses through strong organizational and institutional capacities, which are the result of years of effort. He said that for this, it is important to take decisions at the right time, and implement them without delay.
In this context, the Prime Minister mentioned the recent decision on merger of Public Sector Banks. He said this had been thought about for nearly two and a half decades, but not implemented. However, he asserted that this Government does not shy away from taking tough decisions in national interest. He said that all round progress has happened in the last four years only because national interest has been kept supreme. He asserted that this process of taking tough decisions in the best interest of the people, will continue. He said that despite challenges, the economy is on a firm footing. Mentioning “ease of doing business”, he said the Government is now working towards taking this effort to the district level as well.