Gandhiji made Indians soldiers for freedom; you are my soldiers for development: PM Modi tells CEOs

Six groups of young CEOs made presentations before Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday on themes such as Make in India; Doubling Farmers’ Income; World Class Infrastructure; Cities of Tomorrow; Reforming the Financial Sector; and New India by 2022. This was part of the Champions of Change conclave where the PM interacted with young CEOs, which was organised by NITI Ayog.

Appreciating the new ideas and innovations envisaged in the presentations made by the CEOs, PM Modi thanked them for the valuable inputs and time devoted to ideation for the benefit of the country.

He said the key decision making team of the Government has listened carefully to the presentations, and will surely benefit in their policy-making, from the 360 degree view of issues that have been presented.

While interacting them, PM Modi said people’s participation is an important element of governance. Similarly, he said, this attempt at CEOs partnership with Government is aimed at enhancing their participation towards welfare of the people, and the nation.

Recalling India’s freedom struggle, he said Mahatma Gandhi made all Indians, soldiers for freedom, even as they continued to do their own work. Hence, he helped the freedom struggle become a mass movement.

The Prime Minister said that today, …read more