Work together to make india third largest economy modi

Work together to make india third largest economy modi

Prime Minister inaugurates Kartavya Bhavan 3, says policies of the future will be formulated in the building; landmark infrastructure projects are a reflection of India’s global vision, he adds.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged all stakeholders to work together to make India the world’s third largest economy and scale up national productivity.

Addressing a programme to inaugurate Kartavya Bhavan 3 in the national capital, Mr Modi encouraged all Indians to contribute to the success stories of government initiatives such as Make in India and Atmanirbhar Bharat. Strengthening India’s capabilities must become a shared pursuit and personal mission, he said.

India is witnessing key achievements associated with the making of a modern country, Mr. Modi said, listing recently built infrastructure landmarks such as Kartavya Path, the new Parliament Building, the new Defence Offices Complex, Bharat Mandapam, Yashobhoomi, and the National War Memorial dedicated to the martyrs. He emphasised that these were not merely buildings or regular infrastructure, pointing out that policies shaping a developed India would be formulated in these very structures. In the coming decades, the nation’s trajectory would be determined from these institutions, he said.

For decades after Independence, India’s administrative machinery had operated from buildings constructed during the British colonial era, he said. He noted the poor working conditions in these old administrative buildings, which “lack adequate space, lighting, and ventilation”.

Mr. Modi said it was difficult to imagine how an important Ministry such as the Home Ministry had functioned for nearly 100 years from a single building with insufficient infrastructure.

He said various Ministries of the government currently operate from 50 locations across Delhi, many of which are rented buildings. He underlined that the annual expenditure on rental costs alone was a staggering ₹1,500 crore.

‘Global vision’

“The grand Kartavya Bhavan and other major infrastructure projects, including the new Defence Complexes, are not only a testament to India’s pace but also a reflection of its global vision,” the Prime Minister said.

The Kartavya Bhavans, the new Central Secretariat buildings which will house all Ministries and departments of the Centre, embody the resolve to fulfil the nation’s dreams and will guide the policies and direction of a developed India, he added.

He said that his government was engaged in nation-building with a holistic vision, and asserted that no part of the country was untouched by the stream of development today