With 'Viksit Bharat 2047' on agenda, PM Modi meets Council of Ministers: reports

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a day-long meeting with his Council of Ministers ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.

Local media outlets, quoting government sources, claimed that the meeting was convened to ‘brainstorm’ over the vision document prepared to attain the “Viksit Bharat: 2047” and also to deliberate on a detailed action plan for the next five years.

According to NDTV, Modi, during the hour-long meeting, asked the ministers to avoid controversies and be cautious of deepfakes. He also asked them to be careful while meeting people, especially during the elections.

PTI news agency, quoting sources, reported that a 100-day agenda for immediate steps to be taken after a new government is formed in May was deliberated upon during the meeting for its quick implementation.

Modi, they said, 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.

Government sources said the roadmap for "Viksit Bharat" is a result of more than two years of intensive preparation and 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 youths for inputs.

"More than 2,700 meetings, workshops and seminars were held at various levels. Suggestions of more than 20 lakh youths were received," one official said.

The roadmap for "Viksit Bharat" has a comprehensive blueprint with clearly articulated national vision, aspirations, goals and action points, the sources said, adding that its goals include areas such as economic growth, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), ease of living, ease of doing business, infrastructure and social welfare.

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.

Presentations were also made on various issues during the meeting.

The prime minister had earlier asked his Cabinet colleagues to come out with "actionable, measurable and clearly defined plans" for the new government.

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