New Delhi (NVI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi today hailed the states and the Central Governments efforts in successfully working together during the COVID-19 crisis and build a good image of India before the whole world.
Speaking at Niti Aayog’s Governing Council meeting, the Prime Minister said that,
“In the COVID period we saw how Centre and States worked together, the nation succeeded and a good image of India was built before the entire world.”
PM Modi stressed upon the need for Centre and states to work together and make cooperative federalism even more meaningful.
He added that the foundation of India’s development is that Centre and States work together and head towards a certain direction and make cooperative federalism even more meaningful.
“Not only this, we have to take competitive, cooperative federalism not only between the states, but also to the district. So that the competition of development continues continuously,” the Prime Minister said.
Talking about financial inclusion, vaccination and more, the Prime Minister said that in past few years, we saw that opening of bank accounts, increase in vaccination & health facilities, free electricity connection, free gas connection to empower the poor has reflected a phenomenal change in their lives.
During the virtual meeting, he also spoke about the Union Budget presented by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman earlier this month. “The kind of positive response received for this year’s budget has expressed the mood of the nation. The country has made up its mind that it wants to progress rapidly and doesn’t want to lose time. The youth is playing a major role in setting the mood of the nation,” the Prime Minister said.
PM Modi further lauded the AtmaNirbhar Bharat campaign and said the campaign is the way to develop an India that produces not only for its own needs but also for the world and this production also stands the test of the world.
The Prime Minister also informed that the Central Government introduced production-linked incentive (PLI) schemes for various sectors providing an excellent opportunity to increase manufacturing in the country. In addition, he urged the states to take full advantage of this scheme and attract maximum investment in themselves.
NITI Aayog’s sixth meeting witnessed the entry of Ladakh for the first time, in addition to the participation of Jammu and Kashmir as a Union Territory.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray were among those who attended the meeting.
-RJV
