New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched the Aspirational Block Programme aimed at developing backward districts and said that India is focussing on the four pillars of infrastructure, investment, innovation and inclusion to be a developed country.
He was chairing the second national conference on chief secretaries from states on its third and last day. The first session was held in June last year.
Addressing the meet, PM Modi said the entire world is looking to India to bring stability to the international supply chain and asked them to take steps for making the MSME sector “global champions.”
The Prime Minister said that the country can take full advantage of this only if the states take lead by maintaining focus on quality and making decisions with an "India-first" approach, according to a statement.
PM Modi also called upon the chief secretaries to focus on ending "mindless compliances" and outdated laws and rules.
“At a time when India is initiating unparalleled reforms, there is no scope for overregulation and mindless restrictions,” he tweeted.
He further said that the states should focus on pro-development governance, ease of doing business, ease of living and provision of robust infrastructure.
"We should move towards self-certification, deemed approvals and standardisation of forms," he said, according to a statement.
The prime minister also spoke about the development of both physical and social infrastructure, along with focus on the enhancement of cyber security.
Taking to Twitter he wrote, "With the eyes of the world being on India, combined with the rich talent pool of our youth, the coming years belong to our nation." "Strengthening our MSME (Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises) sector is important for the country to become self-reliant and to boost economic growth."
PM Modi also discussed the significance of the year 2023 being the International Year of Millets and steps to enhance the popularity of their products.
"Over the last two days, we have been witnessing extensive discussions at the chief secretaries conference in Delhi. During my remarks today, emphasised on a wide range of subjects which can further improve the lives of people and strengthen India's development trajectory," he tweeted.