PM Modi meets council of ministers, speaks of Vision
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the Council of Ministers on Monday at the Pragati Maidan Convention Centre here and is learnt to have spoken of the road to 2047 when India will celebrate the centenary of its Independence.
Apart from the members of the Council of Ministers, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief were also present in the meeting which lasted about five hours.
The Prime Minister termed the meeting as “fruitful”. “A fruitful meeting with the Council of Ministers, where we exchanged views on diverse policy related issues,” PM Modi said in a tweet.
There was a presentation on India’s expected growth journey across sectors, sources said, adding that the meeting was apprised of the work done across sectors in the last nine years including in the technology domain, civil aviation, and space.
“In the Council of Ministers meeting today, talks were not held on the reshuffle. Discussions were held only on the 2047 vision, infrastructure development in 16 important areas like roads, railways, and ports, etc.PM Modi also gave a boost on the 2024 work,” a source said. PM Modi has repeatedly laid thrust on India becoming a developed economy by 2047.