Red tape for aam aadmi and not for Ambani won’t do: PM Modi

Modi said the government’s job is to ensure good governance for everybody. “My government will make policies, if you fit into it, come on board, or stay where you are.

Underscoring that his government was working for the common man and that the poor of the country were his government’s priority, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that there should be no red tape in the government and moreover there shouldn’t be selective red tape for the some and not for others.

In an interview to the Hindustan Times, Modi said, “Our job is to run a policy-driven government. Red tape nahin hona chahiye; Ab red tape nahin hona chahiye matlab Mukesh Ambani ke liye red tape na ho aur ek common man ke liye red tape ho, waisa nahin chal sakta (Red tape should not be there does not mean it should not be there for Mukesh Ambani, but be there for a common man; that won’t do).”

Modi said the government’s job is to ensure good governance for everybody. “My government will make policies, if you fit into it, come on board, or stay where you are. My job is not to spoon-feed anyone. The private sector of the country is still stuck with legacy issues of governance — these include tax terrorism, duty inversion and selective exemptio,” the PM said, adding that this was why his government tried to address such issues in this year’s Budget. “We know that such steps are important for creating jobs and opportunities for millions of Indians. I repeat my assurance to all: If you take one step, we will walk two steps for you,” the PM said.

Asked about his foreign visits, the PM said he likes to combine visits to more than one place when he goes on international tours “in order to get more done”.

“I’m from Ahmedabad where we have a saying, ‘single-fare, double journey’,” the PM said. On his forthcoming China visit, Modi said President Xi Jinping’s visit had given the relationship between both countries a “new level of energy” and that he was looking forward to “further build our relationship”. On the ongoing border issues between both the countries, Modi said “the most important point right now is that peace and tranquillity must not be disturbed. This is a complicated and old problem and needs to be addressed with care and with deliberation… The present priorities of both nations are the economic welfare of their people.”

Source:: Indian Express