Challenge to turn India's growth rate to double digits: Modi


New Delhi, Jun 17 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the Indian economy grew at a healthy 7.7 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2017-18 and the challenge now is to turn this to "double digits".

"The challenge now is to take this growth rate to double digits, for which many more important steps have to be taken. The vision of a New India by 2022 is now a resolve of the people of our country," Modi told the fourth meeting of the NITI Aayog Governing Council.

A broad range of issues will be discussed at the meeting including measures taken to double farmers' income, development of aspirational districts, progress of flagship schemes like Ayushman Bharat, National Nutrition Mission, Mission Indradhanush and the celebration of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

The Governing Council is the premier body tasked with evolving a shared vision of national development priorities, sectors and strategies with the active involvement of states in shaping the development narrative.

It reviews the work done during the previous year and deliberates upon the future developmental priorities.

The Prime Minister welcomed Chief Ministers and other delegates saying the governing council was a platform that can bring about "historic change". The Chief Ministers of Delhi, Odisha, Goa, Manipur, Mizoram, Sikkim and Tripura were not present.

He assured that the Centre would provide all the required assistance to flood-hit states.

Modi praised the Chief Ministers for playing a key role in policy formulation, through sub-groups and committees on issues such as Swachh Bharat Mission, Digital Transactions and Skill Development.

Modi announced that 1.5 lakh Health and Wellness Centres are being constructed under the Ayushman Bharat scheme and about 10 crore families will be provided health assurance worth Rs 5 lakh every year.

He added that a comprehensive approach was being adopted for education under the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan.

He said all aspects and parameters of human development needed to be addressed and improved.

"The Gram Swaraj Abhiyan has emerged as a new model for implementation of schemes and this has so far been extended to 45,000 villages."

The target was universal coverage in seven important welfare schemes: Ujjwala, Saubhagya, Ujala, Jan Dhan, Jeevan Jyoti Yojana, Suraksha Bima Yojana and Mission Indradhanush, Modi said.

"India has no shortage of capabilities, capacities and resources and in the current financial year states are receiving over Rs 11 lakh crore from the Centre, which represents an increase of about Rs 6 lakh crore, from the last year of the previous government," Modi said.

This gathering represented the "hopes and aspirations of the people of India" and it was also the responsibility of this gathering to make all efforts to fulfil them, he added.

  

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  • Anand, Mangalore

    Sun, Jun 17 2018

    IT Cell can do it at any point of time! Why unnecessarily challenging!

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  • rao, puttur

    Sun, Jun 17 2018

    PM Modi brought the economy back on track. It hit rock bottom MMS left office. The BSE Sensex which is the indication of the economy was at 18000. Now it is past 35000 and hitting an all-time high. Inflation is steady below 5%. FDI is at a lifetime high. Currency is steady. Poor benefit from the direct transfer of subsidy without the middleman. The highest number of small business owners availed loans from Mudra bank. 18000 villages who never had electricity even after independence are now given electricity. Poor people getting free gas connection due to Ujwala yojana.

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  • Truth teller, Karnataka

    Sun, Jun 17 2018

    Modiji, India's growth rate would have already been in double digits but your poor planning and poor implementation of GST and Demonitization! Both sucked India's blood!

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  • SANJAY, Mangalore

    Sun, Jun 17 2018

    Now his tenure is coming to an end, and now he wants to challenge, Our PM is thinking about it now. But he is not stopping his foreign visits.
    Because all his visit were his dream to roam the world at tax payers money, there was no trade as to what he said in his speeches.

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  • Charles D'Mello, Pangala

    Sun, Jun 17 2018

    If everyone's account has been credited with 15 Lakhs, then growth rate could have reached 3 digits....!!!!!!

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Sun, Jun 17 2018

    Growth rate is not important. How much GDP, healthcare, happiness index, science and technology, social welfare etc are matters! Since 2014 we are witnessing double digits in rape, murder, lynching and above all world tours on tax payers money..

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  • vasu, mangalore

    Sun, Jun 17 2018

    It is surprising that only a few are facing these double digit negativity .Rest are all feeling the change.

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  • SANJAY, Mangalore

    Sun, Jun 17 2018

    Mr. Vasu, Are you happy with the inflation after Modi took over.
    See price hike. Demonetization,GST,
    GST is a scam, people are looting the common man, no proper checks on shops who are billing .
    This Govt. Is loot maar open market.
    May be you are happy for earning through such means.

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  • vasu, mangalore

    Sun, Jun 17 2018

    I am very happy with Inflation.

    Average inflation in the last 4 years is less than the average inflation during the 10 years congress regime.

    Stop getting personal.

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  • Lawyer Mahesh, Udupi

    Sun, Jun 17 2018

    Lolz what happend to 15 lakh,
    No one got acche din
    Everywhere corruption is doubled
    What happend to black money
    What happend to price rise

    All are U turns ????

    Please dont divert the real issues

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  • vasu, mangalore

    Sun, Jun 17 2018

    Another uneducated guy asking for his 15 lakhs.

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  • Lydio Lobo, Udupi

    Sun, Jun 17 2018

    He is not uneducated. He just inquiring about what has been promised.

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  • Jamal, Bajpe

    Sun, Jun 17 2018

    Better to be uneducated than bieng acting illiterate like u Mr Vasu.. dont be blimd educated bakth...

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