21st century belongs to India, country to be ‘Viksit Bharat’ by 2047: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the 21st century belongs to 1.4 billion Indians and that the country will become “Viksit Bharat” (Developed India) by 2047 even as he attacked the Congress and hailed the recent goods and services (GST) reforms.
Addressing a massive public rally titled “Super GST – Super Saving Utsav” at Nannur on the outskirts of Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool town, where he launched and dedicated a series of infrastructure, industrial, and energy projects worth ₹13,429 crore across the state, Modi said in the last 16 months, Andhra Pradesh achieved growth at a rapid pace.
He said a double-engine government of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) was marching ahead on the path of progress. “As chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu said, looking at this rapid pace, I can say that in 2047, when it will be 100 years of independence, India will be fully developed,” he said.
The PM said the vision of Swarnandhra (Golden Andhra) was inspiring the vision of Viksit Bharat, and added that the world was watching the speed and scope of India and Andhra Pradesh.
“Two days ago, Google announced a major investment in Andhra Pradesh. Google is going to build India’s first artificial intelligence hub here in Andhra Pradesh. Yesterday, when I was talking to the CEO of Google, he told me that we have investments in many countries around the world, but we are going to make the largest investment in Andhra Pradesh,” he said.