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Global agencies’ faith in India is driven by strong democracy: PM Modi
(ANI) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says that “optimism” about the Indian economy expressed by various global agencies is driven by the country’s “strong democracy, young demography and political stability”.
Addressing the inaugural session of the Madhya Pradesh Global Investors’ Summit in Indore, Modi said the state’s role will be crucial in the making of a developed India.
Citing observations of several global agencies, such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, Modi said institutions and credible voices that track the global economy have shown unprecedented confidence in India.
“This optimism for India is driven by a strong democracy, young demography and political stability. Due to these, India is taking decisions that boost the ease of living and ease of doing business. Even during a once-in-a-century crisis, we took the path of reforms. India has been on the path of ‘reform, transform and perform’ since 2014,” he said.
Modi pointed out that the IMF sees India as a “bright spot” in the global economy, while the World Bank says the country is in a better position to deal with global headwinds than many other countries. “This is because of India’s strong macroeconomic fundamentals,” he added.In its World Economic Outlook released last October, the IMF projected a growth rate of 6.8 per cent in 2022 as compared to 8.7 per cent in 2021 for India. Modi said that the optimism is shared by global investors as well.
“Even your [delegates] presence among us reflects this sentiment,” he said.
Business leaders who were present at the inaugural session include Tata Sons chairperson N Chandrasekaran, Lulu Group chairman M A Yusuff Ali, and Adani Enterprises director Pranav Adani.
“The value of our ongoing projects is around Rs 27,500 crore. We are operational in the power, gas, cement, roads, agricultural processing, defence and irrigation sectors. I am delighted to announce that not only will we continue our investments in all these sectors, but we will also significantly expand our presence in MP. Our commitment to the state will see us investing in excess of Rs 60,000 crore in a wide variety of projects and sectors,” said Adani.
The PM also appealed to investors to take “maximum advantage” of the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes, under which incentives worth more than Rs 2.5-lakh crore have been announced so far. Madhya Pradesh, said the PM, holds a place of uniqueness, magnificence and awareness (ajab, ghazab, sajag), playing on a popular catchphrase of state tourism.
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Cabinet nod to increase the number of new automated passenger clearance gates at the Bandaranayake International Airport to 12
Approval of the Cabinet of Ministers was granted at their meeting held on 19.05.2025 to purchase four (04) automated passenger clearance gates for Bandaranayake International Airport.
In addition, it is expected to extend the automated passenger clearance gates facility so far given only to the Sri Lankans
parallel to the e – passport issuance system to be introduced in the year 2027 also to the foreigners who travel to and from this country.
Furthermore, considering also the number of air passengers rapidly increasing with the fast – forwarding business and tourism field, the appropriateness to increase the total automated passenger clearance gates up to twelve (12) in number has been recognized.
Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers, approved the resolution furnished by the Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs to initiate the procurement and installation of 12
automated passenger clearance gates altogether with the already approved four (04) and another eight (08) automated passenger clearance gates adhering to the formal procurement procedure
Based on the observations submitted by the Task Force on Prevention of Money Laundering and Financing for Terrorism, approval of the Cabinet of Ministers was granted at their meeting held on 18.12.2024 to amend the Trust Ordinance No. 9 of 1917 including amendments proposed by the Financial
Intelligence Unit of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.
Accordingly, clearance of the Attorney General has been granted for the Trust (Amendment) Draft Bill formulated by the Legal Draftsman.
Therefore, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the resolution furnished by the Minister of Justice and National Integration
to publish the said draft bill in the government gazette notification and thereby, submit the same to the Parliament for its concurrence.
Action was taken to provide a fuel relief for the fuel consumers during the months of April, May and June of 2026 to redress by minimizing the impact caused to the day today life of the citizens of this country as well as the entire economy due to the price hike of petroleum fuel in the global market resulting from the war situation in the Middle East.
Government mediation is essential for minimizing the impact on the day to today life of citizens in this country due to that war situation not being ended further. Therefore, it has been planned to redress on the sale price for Auto Diesel and Industrial Diesel for a period of 03 months by the Government to provide relief to the public as well as to maintain the prices at a bearable level to the consumers without escalating the fuel prices in this country compared to the escalation of fuel prices
in the international market.
Therefore, the Cabinet of Ministers granted approval for the resolution furnished by the President in his capacity as the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to
allocate provisions subject to the monthly limitations respectively as rupees 15 billion for the month of October, rupees 13.5 billion for the month of November and rupees 12.15 billion for the month of December to provide the said relief
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