Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that India was able to prioritise saving lives during coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and as a result, the situation has changed for the better. The world’s trust on India, that was built over the last six years, has strengthened over the past few months, he said.
Reforms introduced by the current government are aimed at breaking the walls between different sectors, the PM said..
Our reforms are trying to break walls between various sectors. These walls hamper development,” the PM said, adding that the Farm laws is one such example.
“Agriculture laws will help break down the walls between the agriculture sector with other sectors. The laws will result in more investment in the sector and benefit those small farmers who depend on small pieces of land for their survival,” PM said.
PM Modi was delivering his inaugural address at FICCI’s (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry) 93rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Annual Convention. The theme of this year’s three-day convention is ‘Inspired India’, the Prime Minister’s Office’s (PMO) said.
PM Modi also launched the FICCI Annual Expo 2020. This will provide an opportunity to exhibitors from across the globe to showcase their products and advance their business prospects, the PMO added.
Over three days, more than 10,000 delegates from across the world and Union ministers Amit Shah, Nirmala Sitharaman, Nitin Gadkari, Piyush Goyal, S Jaishankar and Ravi Shankar Prasad will address the conference.
Finance commission chairman NK Singh and NITI aayog chairman Amitabh Kant will also address the FICCI AGM.
