TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday that India will be the world’s fastest growing economy in 2022-23 financial year, and due to the policy decisions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Covid-19 pandemic, India emerged on top when it came to dealing with the effects of the pandemic.
Speaking at the inaugural session of the 94th annual conference (AGM) of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) here, he said that institutions like FICCI should make efforts to increase research and development (R&D) capital investment as per policy decisions.
Noting that the development of the poor is essential for the improvement of the economy, the minister said that investment in welfare measures for the poor increases gross domestic product (GDP). Asserting that Modi has made the common people the focus of policy making, Shah said that India will become number one in the world in the 100th year of its Independence due to the PM’s prudent policy decisions.