India can become a pillar of global growth and stability: PM

ANTALYA: Projecting India as a pillar of global economic stability, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said bold reforms has helped the country to clock 7.5 per cent growth that will improve further in coming years.

“Through bold economic and governance reforms, we have achieved a growth rate of nearly 7.5 per cent with strong prospects for a higher growth rate in the near future.

“Given our size and scale, India can become a pillar of global growth and stability,” he told heads of world 20 leading economies.

In his lead intervention at G20 Working Lunch on Development and Climate Change, Modi said India has the world’s largest financial inclusion programme and has “definite target dates” for meeting people’s all basic needs.

He said India is promoting growth and investing in skills to create employment for the youth. The country is also increasing the pace and quality of infrastructure expansion, and investing in making far more productive and resilient. (AGENCIES)