New Delhi:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today underscored the need to achieve Ease of Doing Business so the country can “grab global opportunities”. “For India’s citizens, we must try and better Ease of Living. It will help us achieve the aspirations of Indians and make their lives better,” he said at a meeting of government’s think tank Niti Aayog.
“The 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,” PM Modi said.
The Prime Minister is chairing the sixth meeting of Niti Aayog, which is also being attended by Chief Ministers, ministers and Lieutenant-Governors of states and Union Territories.
The agenda includes agriculture, infrastructure, manufacturing, human resource development, service delivery at grassroots level and health and nutrition.
This meeting will be the first to be attended by the newly formed Union Territory of Ladakh. Jammu and Kashmir is participating as well.
“The meeting will also be attended by the ex-officio members of the Governing Council, Union Ministers, Vice Chairman, Members and CEO of NITI Aayog, and other senior officials of Government of India,” the Prime Minister’s Office has said.
