Nation succeeded when Centre and States worked together: PM Narendra Modi at NITI Aayog meeting
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday chaired the 6th meeting of Governing Council of NITI Aayog via video conferencing. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray and other CMs attended the NITI Aayog meeting.
While addressing the NITI Aayog meeting, PM Narendra Modi said that the positive response received for Budget 2021 has expressed the mood of the nation. "The country has made up its mind that it wants to progress rapidly and doesn't want to lose time," he said, adding that "The youth is playing a major role in setting the mood of the nation."
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"In the past few years, we saw that opening of bank accounts, increase in vaccination & health facilities, free electricity connection, free gas connection to empower the poor has reflected a phenomenal change in their lives," said PM Modi.
He further said that "In the COVID period we saw how Centre and States worked together, the nation succeeded and a good image of India was built before the entire world."
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"Today, when we are going to complete 75 years of independence, this Governing Council meet becomes even more significant," PM Modi said.
"The Foundation of India's development is that Centre and States work together and head towards a certain direction and make cooperative federalism even more meaningful," he said.
Adding, he said, "Not only this, we have to try to bring competitive, cooperative federalism not only among states but also districts."
-PTC News
