India is expected to see a major boost in its defence sector by the year 2047, with the total defence budget projected to rise to Rs 31.7 lakh crore, according to joint study report by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and KPMG.
As India surpassed Japan to become the fourth-largest economy in terms of nominal GDP, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday called for all states to unite and work together to achieve the goal of Viksit Bharat 2047.
On Friday evening, addressing a press conference of the 10th NITI Aayog Governing Council Meeting on 'Viksit Rajya for Viksit Bharat 2047', NITI Aayog Chief Executive Officer (CEO) BVR Subrahmanyam said that India has overtaken Japan to become the world's fourth-largest economy.
As India overtook Japan to become the world's fourth-largest economy, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that this achievement was a strong milestone in the journey towards 'Developed India @ 2047'.
Tripura Chief Minister Prof Dr Manik Saha on Saturday said that the present state government has prepared a Strategic Road Map to build an Unnato and Shreshtho (Developed and Great), future-ready Tripura.
In an official statement, Prime Minister Modi said that we should commit to developing every state, every city, and every village, and only then would we be able to make the country a Viksit Bharat.
The meet brought together the Chief Ministers and Lieutenant Governors of States and Union Territories, Union Ministers, the Vice Chairman, Members, and the CEO of NITI Aayog to deliberate on the roadmap for achieving 'Viksit Rajya, Viksit Bharat 2047' - a developed India by 2047.
The 10th Governing Council meet was chaired by PM Modi earlier today. The meet brought together the Chief Ministers and Lieutenant Governors of States and Union Territories, Union Ministers, the Vice Chairman, Members, and the CEO of NITI Aayog to deliberate on the roadmap for achieving '
The Chief Minister said the meeting involved important issues related to the state's development and was organised to realise the resolve of 'Viksit Rajya, Viksit Bharat 2047' (Developed States-Developed India).
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu proposed at the 10th Governing Council Meeting of NITI Aayog on Saturday the formation of three focused sub-groups of States, in collaboration with the Union Government and NITI Aayog, to fast-track progress toward Viksit Bharat in 2047.
Calling NITI Aayog an "Aayogya" body, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the Aayog's 10th Governing Council Meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Bharat Mandapam today.