India will soon become world's third largest economy

Laying out her government's vision for the country's future, President Droupadi Murmu Friday said India would soon become the third largest economy in the world.

- STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE

In this context, the President of India pointed out that the nation is witnessing major decisions and policies being implemented at an extraordinary speed, with the highest priority given to the poor, the middle class, the youth, women, and farmers.

Addressing a joint sitting of Parliament on the first day of Budget session, Mrs Murmu said: "In the vision of a 'Viksit Bharat'... there is the collective strength of public participation, a roadmap for the nation's economic progress, the power of technology in the form of a digital revolution, and the foundation of modern infrastructure. The government is steering India towards becoming the world's third-largest economy."