Viksit Bharat 2047 is commitment, not slogan: PM after 4.5-hour meet

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• Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday chaired a marathon meeting of the Council of Ministers that stretched for nearly four-and-a-half hours, focusing on governance reforms, administrative efficiency, the government’s long-term “Viksit Bharat 2047" vision and the possible fallout of the ongoing West Asia crisis.
• According to the sources, PM Modi also asked Union ministers to work with the vision of building a “Viksit Bharat” by 2047, stressing that the goal should be treated as a commitment rather than merely a slogan.
• Read Full Story The meeting, held at Seva Teerth from 5 pm, brought together Union Cabinet ministers, ministers of state with independent charge and ministers of state in what sources described as the first full Council of Ministers meeting of the year.
• Sources said the session effectively served as a midterm review of the government’s performance as the NDA government approaches two years in office during its third consecutive...