“Intent, inclusion, investment, infrastructure and innovation” needed to build a self-reliant India: PM Modi

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that India has put behind the coronavirus-led lockdown and entered the ‘Phase 1 Unlock’ in a bid to stabilise economic growth.

The intent, Inclusion, Investment, Infrastructure, and Innovation, these five things are important to speed up India’s development and make it ‘atmanirbhar’. You will get a glimpse of these in the bold decisions recently taken by us, said PM Modi.

PM Modi made the comments while delivering the inaugural address at CII Annual Session 2020, Getting Growth Back, through video conference.

Intent, Inclusion, Investment, Infrastructure and Innovation— these five things are important to speed up India’s development and make it ‘atmanirbhar’. You will get a glimpse of these in the bold decisions recently taken by us: PM Narendra Modi pic.twitter.com/vcZpx5BcEl

— ANI (@ANI) June 2, 2020

“During coronavirus, online events are becoming a new normal. This is man’s biggest power that he finds new ways to come out of a difficult situation. On the one hand, we have to take hard steps to combat coronavirus and on the other hand, we have to take care of the economy. We have to save the lives of citizens as well as stabilising and speeding up of the economy,” he said.

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As PM Modi congratulated the industry body on completing 125 years of the organisation, he also assured them that getting the country’s economy back on track is among one of the government’s highest priorities.

After Unlock-1 has been announced, this is the Prime Minister’s first major speech on aspects relating to the Indian economy.