Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday chaired a meeting of the Council of Ministers to brainstorm on the vision document ‘Vikasit Bharat 2047’ and a detailed action plan for the next five years.
According to government sources, a 100-day agenda for immediate steps was also worked upon for quick implementation after the formation of the new government in May.
“The roadmap for ‘Vikasit Bharat’ is a result of more than two years of intensive preparation. It involved a whole of government approach involving all ministries and wide-ranging consultations with state governments, academia, industry bodies, civil society, scientific organisations and mobilisation of youth for seeking their ideas, suggestions and inputs,” the sources said.
More than 2,700 meetings, workshops and seminars were held at various levels and suggestions of more than 20 lakh youth were received, they added.
The sources further informed that the roadmap for Vikasit Bharat has a comprehensive blueprint with clearly articulated national vision, aspirations, goals and action points.
Its goals include areas like economic growth, sustainable development goals (SDGs), ease of living, ease of doing business, infrastructure and social welfare.
According to media reports, Prime Minister Modi, in his address, advised the ministers to avoid controversies and be cautious of deepfakes.
Modi asked his ministerial colleagues to go all out to win people's support during the polls, as he spoke about numerous measures taken by his government to boost development and ensure welfare of all sections of society.
Several ministries articulated their ideas in the meeting, which is likely to be the last such get-together before the Lok Sabha polls are announced.
