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Modi says India rapidly progressed over past 12 years
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India had made rapid progress over the past 12 years in digital services, manufacturing, infrastructure and social welfare. Speaking from the Red Fort after hoisting the national…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India had made rapid progress over the past 12 years in digital services, manufacturing, infrastructure and social welfare. Speaking from the Red Fort after hoisting the national flag on Independence Day, he claimed the pace was unprecedented since independence.
Modi said defence production had risen four times, electronic manufacturing seven times, high-tech railway coach production 21 times and mobile phone manufacturing 33 times. He also cited a fourfold rise in internet users and patents, while saying digital transactions had doubled. The figures and comparisons were presented by Modi in his address, as reported by Greater Kashmir.
The Indian Opinion
The address offers a useful list of targets, but sweeping claims about the fastest progress since independence need independent measurement and a clear baseline. Production gains do not automatically show better jobs, incomes or public services. Nor does a rise in digital transactions alone prove wider prosperity. The serious test is whether official data confirms these multiples and whether households feel the gains in employment, prices and access to services.
Source: greaterkashmir.com
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