Berlin: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that a resurgent India had resolved to move forward with determination, and he asked India’s diaspora to assist the country in making significant progress abroad.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaking to the Indian community here, said that the youthful and aspiring India understood the importance of political stability for speedier development and that it had ended three decades of turbulence with the push of a button.
“This time of the 21st century is very important for India. Today’s India has made up its mind, it is moving ahead with determination. When the country makes a resolve, then that country walks on new paths and shows it by achieving desired goals,” he said.
The jubilant throng assembled at the Theater Am Postdamer Platz here chanted ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai,’ ‘Modi hai toh mumkin hai,’ and ‘2024, Modi Once More’ during the Prime Minister’s hour-long address to the Indian community.
Prime Minister Modi stated that India has made rapid progress in every field over the last eight years, including ease of living, quality of life, employment, education, ease of doing business, travel, and product quality.
“New India now does not think about a secure future, but is ready to take risks, ready to innovate and incubate. India, which had 200-400 start-ups around 2014, today is home to 68,000 start ups and dozens of unicorns… some of whom have already become deca-corns with 10 billion dollars valuation,” he said.
The Prime Minister noted the success of the digital payment mechanism, stating that India has a global share of more than 40% in real-time digital payments. He added that the government, too, was using the digital payment system to make direct payments to farmers’ bank accounts.
Prime Minister Modi, in an apparent jab at the Congress, said that no prime minister will have to bemoan the fact that he sends one rupee but only 15 paise reaches the intended recipient.
“Woh kaunsa panja tha jo 85 paise ghis leta tha (which palm was it that used to take away 85 paise),” he quipped.
He said in the last eight years, his government has transferred more than ₹ 22 lakh crore to beneficiaries through direct benefit transfer.
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