When I speak of Team India I believe that the foundation for India’s development will not be the single pillar of the Central Government, but 30 pillars comprising the Central Government and all our States.
A nation with a strong defence industry will not only be more secure. It will also reap rich economic benefits – it can boost investment, expand manufacturing, support enterprise, raise the technology level and increase economic growth in the country.
India has now graduated from megawatts to gigawatts in terms of renewable energy production.
Since Day 1, we have maintained that ours is a Government dedicated to the poor and will continue to work dedicatedly for the welfare of the poor.
We will link farmers to global markets. We will give the world the Taste of India.
I intend to launch a massive National Program for PDS Computerisation.
I recently assured Public Sector Banks they will have total autonomy in taking business decisions.
Today, India’s cooking gas subsidy is the world’s largest Cash Transfer Programme.
We are today a nearly 100% banked country.
We have successfully achieved the target of building toilets in schools.
There are 18,500 villages in the country where electricity is yet to reach. We want to ensure these villages are electrified within the next 1000 days.
The beauty of e-governance is that a few keystrokes can bring smiles on a million faces.
Technology enables last mile delivery. Blending it with the will and determination to deliver, Gujarat has experienced the true power of e-governance.
Modern science is a catalyst agent to fulfil the needs of humankind. We must ensure that it reaches to poorest of the poor.
If people of India can reach Mars with minimal expenditure, why can they not keep their streets and colonies clean.
It fulfils the purpose of Universities if they can find out ways of achieving those feats which haven’t been achieved till now.
Coming age is the age of knowledge. However rich, poor or powerful a country be, if they want to move ahead, only knowledge can lead them to that path.
Can’t India dream of exporting teachers of high calibre? Can’t we instil the desire in children to become great teachers?
I did not make any big speeches but acted upon working against corruption.
We are committed to achieving the fiscal deficit target announced in the budget.