Investment in infrastructure made Singapore, Gulf States economic hubs: PM Modi

Speaking on the importance of investments in infrastructure Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday gave the examples of Singapore and the Gulf nations which have become global economic centres by the virtue of their thoughtout investments in infrastructureOn these lines Politics of shortcuts will never help anybody What is needed is a longterm and holistic model of development which empowers people Prime Minister Modi said in Nagpur while inaugurating 11 projects on SundayHe said No country can run with shortcuts Apart from working with sustainable development and sustainable solutions a longterm vision is very important for the progress of the countryPrime Minister Narendra Modi had on Friday said Indias G20 presidency belonged to the entire nation and called it an opportunity to showcase the countrys strengths Chairing a video meeting of Governors Chief Ministers and Lt Governors PM Modi asked states to utilise this opportunity to attract investments PMO statement saidIndias G20 presidency belongs to entire nation opportunity to showcase countrys strengths PM Modi said at the video meeting on FridayOn November 16 Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong on the sidelines of G20 Summit in Bali While meeting with Prime Minister Lee on the sidelines of G20 Summit in Rome last year PM Modi invited Singapore to invest in various sectors including green economy infrastructure and digitalisation and to take advantage of Indias National Infrastructure Pipeline Asset Monetisation Plan and the Gati Shakti PlanAlso Read Country doesnt need shortcut politics it needs sustainable development ModiThe Prime Minister arrived in Nagpur earlier where he was received by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra FadnavisThe projects which have been inaugurated today show a holistic vision of infrastructural development AIIMS is one kind of infrastructure and Samriddhi Mahamarg is another kind of infrastructure Vande Bharat and Nagpur Metro are two different kinds of the character of infrastructure he saidThe Prime Minister said that the infrastructure projects inaugurated today show the holistic vision of infrastructural developmentBetter connectivity empowers growth and progress at a great pace The government has worked towards achieving this vision and I am happy that we could achieve it with public participation the Prime Minister addedEarlier today the Prime Minister inaugurated Phase I of the Nagpur Metro rail project and purchased a ticket to take a ride on the Metro from Freedom Park to KhapriThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever