Eknath Shinde, the chief minister of Maharashtra, said on Saturday that his administration was concentrating on infrastructure development because connection was crucial for growth and that it was trying to remove roadblocks erected by the previous Maha Vikas Aghadi administration.
The vision for 2047, when the nation will celebrate 100 years of independence, was discussed, the chief minister told reporters in Delhi after attending the NITI Aayog conference presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
He said that development is sped up when “the state and Union governments are of one ideology,” with an emphasis on employment, self-employment, women’s empowerment, education, and health among other things. On a war posture, we have accelerated development initiatives, and project delivery is being carefully watched, according to Shinde.
Shinde said that the prime minister had responded favourably to Maharashtra’s concerns and recommendations about development, and he added that his administration was developing access-controlled motorways to link different cities. Chief Ministers must suffer, according to Shinde, who criticised those who chose not to attend the NITI Aayog meeting on behalf of the people they serve and their states.
He criticised the opposition parties for skipping PM Modi’s Sunday opening of the new Parliament building. “There is no party in the Parliament. It is regrettable that resentment of Prime Minister Modi is uniting such parties. They ought to participate in the inauguration ceremony despite their egos and animosity against the prime minister, Shinde stated.
In 2024, Modi will be re-elected as prime minister for a record third time, according to Shinde. Sanjay Raut, a Rajya Sabha member for the Shiv Sena (UBT), said that certain chief ministers’ absence from the NITI Aayog conference indicated that the Union government and the NITI Aayog were not treating these states fairly.
“They are depressed… Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi, and Mamata Banerjee, the chief minister of West Bengal, have withdrawn their support. The NITI Aayog does not satisfy those who do not engage in sycophancy. This is well known by everybody,” said Raut.
The conference was not attended by the chief ministers of Arvind Kejriwal (of Delhi), Bhagwant Mann (of Punjab), Mamata Banerjee (of West Bengal), Nitish Kumar (of Bihar), M. K. Stalin (of Tamil Nadu), K. Chandrashekar Rao (of Telangana), or Ashok Gehlot (of Rajasthan).
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged the states and districts to create a long-term vision to transform India into a developed nation by 2047, when the nation would celebrate 100 years of independence, while speaking at the ninth Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog in New Delhi.
Additionally, Modi advised the states to make fiscally responsible choices that would enable them to carry out projects that would satisfy the needs of the populace. 11 chief ministers were absent from the Governing Council meeting, according to NITI Aayog CEO BVR Subrahmanyam, who briefed the media on the meeting’s discussions.
