Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he plans to turn Mumbai as world’s financial powerhouse and fintech capital. Inaugurating and launching various infrastructure projects worth £2.94 bn in the city, PM Modi also said that he wants Maharashtra to play a key role to make India a developed nation in the next 25 years.
PM Modi virtually launched and inaugurated various infrastructure projects from Goregaon’s Nesco Exhibition Centre. It included groundbreaking of India’s longest urban tunnel project from Thane to Borivali at the cost of £1.6 bn, groundbreaking of twin tunnel project of Goregaon Mulund Link Road at the cost of £630 mn as well as inauguration of Mukhyamantri Yuva Karya Prashikshan Yojana to upskill 10,00,000 youth of Maharashtra every year at the cost of £554 mn.
The PM also laid foundation of multiple railway projects including Kalyan Yard Remodeling at the cost of £81.3 mn and Gati Shakti Multimodal cargo terminal at Turbhe at the cost of £2.7 mn. The construction of new platforms at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at the cost of £6.4 mn and extension of platform number 10 and 11 at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus at the cost of £5.2 mn was also inaugurated.
While inaugurating various projects, PM Modi said, “Maharashtra has a prestigious history, an empowered present and a dream of an enriched future. It will play a big role in making a Vikasit Bharat. Today Maharashtra has power of industry, agriculture as well as finance sector, and my target is to use this power to turn Maharashtra into world’s financial powerhouse. I also want to make Maharashtra tourism number one in the country,” said PM Modi.
He added that the infrastructure development projects launched by the NDA government has increased employment opportunities in Maharashtra and will increase multi fold in the coming times. He claimed that the upcoming Wadhavan port in Maharashtra , which has been approved by the union government before two weeks, will generate 10,00,000 employment.
Taking a dig at the Congress and other opposition parties, PM Modi accused them of being enemies of investment, infrastructure and India’s development. “According to a report of RBI, the country has generated around 80 mn new employment opportunities in the last three to four years. This has sealed the lips of those who were spreading the wrong narrative. Their policies betray the youth and snatch employment from them,” he added. He also took a dig against political parties and environmental activists for opposing the Atal Setu, claiming that it is benefiting around 20,000 people everyday.
