Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday outlined his vision for India's growth, urging states to compete with each other and citizens to step up. He blamed the Congress for hurting development during its decades in power.
Modi, who became India's longest continuously serving elected Prime Minister, underlined his government's agenda for the middle class and stressed on the reforms undertaken by his administration.
He said the pace of decision-making by the Union government will pick up but added that India must accelerate the 'speed and scale' of work to meet the expectations of her people and the world.
Modi urged states to push for self-sufficiency and said, 'Now is the time for a new kind of healthy competition among states; India's progress will come from such progress of the states.'
He credited people for voting for stability by choosing the NDA in 2014 and said Indians understood the importance of a stable government.
Modi said the Congress let down the people and plunged the country into an abyss of helplessness, destitution, and an inferiority complex.
He said the nation's destiny changed again when the NDA government was formed in 2014 and the country witnessed the pace of development when intent, policy, and decision-making align and work in unison.
Modi said significant strides towards achieving self-reliance in energy security were made, but there was a need to accelerate efforts to reach the 500 GW target.
He credited the NDA partners for the accomplishment and said the past 12 years have been one of collective effort.
