Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spoke on the white paper on the economy that his government presented in Parliament and said he could have brought those figures in 2014 soon after coming to power and it would have suited him politically but he did not do that because he did not see his political interest. “I was shocked seeing the figures in 2014. The economy was in shambles. Policy paralysis and scams plagued the economy so much that global investors were negative about India. Had I exposed all these at that time and a wrong signal was sent across, people would have lost confidence in the country. Like if you tell a patient that he is suffering from a serious disease, he will be held dead there,” PM Modi said at ET Now Global Business Summit 2024.

“I chose rashtraneeti over rajneeti and when after 10 years the situation became stable I thought now is the time to make people aware of what the economic situation was,” PM Modi said.

India will be 3rd largest economy in NDA’s 3rd term: PM Modi

PM Modi said India will become the third largest economy in the world in the third term of the government for which he is now preparing the roadmap. “This is my guarantee that this will happen in our third term. Be prepared, I don’t hide anything. I give time to everyone for preparation. But people think he is a politician, he won’t walk his talk. But now you are aware of my style. In the third term, there will be major and bigger decisions. I have been planning the roadmap for new projects for the last 1.5 years. I have taken suggestions from over 15 lakh people for this. I never issued any press note regarding this. This is the first time I am saying this. In the next 20-30 days, the roadmap will take a final shape,” PM Modi said.