New Delhi: Setting the agenda for the next five years of his governance, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday told his officers to focus on "ease of living" and suggested that huge expectations in the form of the electoral mandate should not be viewed as a challenge but as an opportunity.
In his interaction with all secretaries of the Central government, the Prime Minister also said the mandate in the Lok Sabha polls reflects the will and aspirations of the people to change the status quo and seek a better life for themselves.
In the presence of Union ministers Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, Nirmala Sitharaman and Jitendra Singh, the Prime Minister said the recent general election was marked by pro-incumbency for which credit must go to the entire team of officials.
He also asked the top bureaucrats of each government department to plan and create a road map and take decisions to make India a $5 trillion economy while making "ease of living" their top priority."
Every department of the Union government & every district of each state has a role to play in making India a $5 trillion economy," the Prime Minister said while addressing the secretaries of all the government departments.Modi also touched upon the importance of the "Make in India" initiative and the need to make tangible progress towards this end.
Modi also said that India's progress in "Ease of Doing Business" should reflect in greater facilitation for small businesses and entrepreneurs.
