Lucknow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that India progressed on the mantra of reform, perform, and transform while focusing on policy and stability, coordination and ease of doing business.
PM Modi's remarks came during his address at the UP Investors Summit in Lucknow today. "We recently completed 8 years of Central governance. In these years, we progressed on the mantra of reform, perform, transform; focussed on policy stability, coordination, and ease of doing business," said PM Modi.
The Prime Minister also congratulated the youth of Uttar Pradesh for agreements of investment of over Rs 80,000 crore which have been done today. "Today agreements of investment of more than Rs 80,000 crore have been done here. This record investment will create thousands of employment opportunities. I congratulate the youth of UP for it as they will be most benefitted from it," he stated.
He said that Indians should be proud of India's growth story. "Every Indian will be proud of India's growth story, according to which, we are the fastest growing economy among the G20 nations, the second-largest nation of internet users and holds the second position in the Global Retail Index," he added.
While the top business tycoons who attended the third groundbreaking ceremony lauded the vision and guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the implementation of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath which is helping in the emergence of ‘New India’. Kumar Mangalam Birla of Birla group said that his group was investing Rs 40,000 crore in projects that bring jobs to 35,000 youths.
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"It is a matter of pride for me to be part of this investor's summit. We will be investing Rs 40,000 crore in projects that bring jobs to 35,000 youths directly and indirectly. The timing of this event is great as it's happening when the PM Modi-led central government has completed its 8 years," said Mangalam Birla. He also added that UP had emerged as a much-favored investment destination that had been helped by the single window system.
Meanwhile, Asia's richest man, Gautam Adani, has announced that Adani Group would make an investment of Rs 70,000 crore in Uttar Pradesh. This investment would create around 30,000 jobs, said Gautam Adani at the event. "We are also investing Rs 24,000 crores on road and transport infrastructure and Rs 35,000 crores in multi-model logistics and Defence sectors," Adani said.
Further praising PM Modi and CM Yogi, he thanked them for taking the country forward. "I am fortunate that I am getting the opportunity to meet two great leaders who are constantly striving to make India a "New India".
