New Delhi: Terming the Rs 20 lakh crore package a "major step" in making the country 'Atmanirbhar' (self-reliant), Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India will set an example of economic revival to the world which is currently fighting the menace of coronavirus.
The package for Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan would usher in a new era of opportunities for every Indian, be it farmers, workers, small entrepreneurs or youth associated with startups, the Prime Minister said in a letter to citizens on the occasion of completion of the first year of the Modi 2.0 government.
In his address to the nation on May 12, the prime minister had announced massive financial incentives on the top of previously announced packages for a combined stimulus of Rs 20 lakh crore or 10 per cent of the GDP, saying the coronavirus crisis has provided India with an opportunity to become self-reliant and emerge as the best in the world.
Modi in the letter said there is also a widespread debate on how the economies of various countries, including India's, will recover.
Given the way India has surprised the world with its unity and resolve in the fight against coronavirus, there is a firm belief that we will also set an example in economic revival. In the economic domain, through their strength, 130 crore Indians can not only surprise the world but also inspire it," the prime minister said.
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The need of the hour is to become self-reliant, Modi said, stressing that "we must become self-reliant".
"We have to move forward based on our own abilities, in our own way, and there is only one way to do it Atmanirbhar Bharat or Self-reliant India," he said.
The recent Rs 20 lakh crore package given for Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan is a major step that will open up new opportunities for all sections including farmers, workers and entrepreneurs.