PM calls for 'Wed in India' campaign at U'khand's Global Investors Summit

WINDS of change are sweeping across India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said after inaugurating Uttarakhand Global Investors Summit 2023 being held at Forest Research Institute in Dehradun on Friday.

- NARENDRA SETH

An aspirational India has been built in the last 10 years in which a large part of the previously deprived population is getting connected to schemes and opportunities. Crores of people who have come out of poverty have given a new momentum to the economy, he said.

Addressing a large gathering of investors, public and students, he said, "We have to understand the potential of India's middle class. The power of society in Uttarakhand is also creating a huge market for you." He called upon the rich and influential people and the youth of the country to launch a campaign called 'Wed in India' on the lines of 'Make in India' initiative. He urged them to host and organise at least one marriage ceremony in Uttarakhand within the next five years.

"Even if 5000 weddings take place in a year in Uttarakhand, it will lead to the development and of new infrastructure transform the state into a global wedding destination," the PM said, highlighting India's ability to accomplish any objective it sets its sights on.