Smriti Irani: Union Minister Smriti Irani on Thursday said that India is poised to become the world’s third largest economy by 2027 and credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s development model for this. The Union Women and Child Development Minister said that the development blueprint set by the Prime Minister is “multi-dimensional, inclusive, ambitious and will define the global order.”
“India will become one of the top three economies of the world”
Addressing the ‘Manorama News Conclave 2023’ organized by Malayala Manorama Group here, the minister said that more than a month ago, Prime Minister Modi had said that India will become one of the top three economies of the world in the next two to three years.
“India will overtake economies like Germany and Japan.”
He said, “Recently, global financial company J. There was a report by P. Morgan, which said that India will overtake economies like Germany and Japan and will in fact become the world’s third largest economy by 2027. Irani said that even the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has also revised India’s growth forecast to 6.3 percent from 6.1 percent, while the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has estimated growth at 6.5 percent.
He said that all this reveals a lot about India’s possibilities. Responding to a question from the audience on how to tackle child abuse cases in India, the Union Minister said that one of the biggest challenges is that about 80 per cent of cases of abuse involve people who are children. Knew among family or friends. He said that the Ministry of Women and Child Development has established counseling centers for children across the country in collaboration with the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences.
“Mentioned various schemes of the Central Government.”
The minister also mentioned various schemes of the central government in this regard, including the decision to set up 1,036 fast-track courts across the country, 400 of which are dedicated to handling cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO). He also said about the sports culture in India that the 107 medals won by India in the Asian Games speak volumes about its sporting commitment.
Unemployment in the country is at the lowest level in six years at 3.2 percent
The Union Minister also spoke on the issues of unemployment and poverty in the program and claimed that 13.5 crore Indians have been taken out of the clutches of poverty. He also claimed that unemployment in the country is at a six-year low of 3.2 percent.
