‘Made in India’ must become symbol of excellence: Modi

PM asks Centre & states to jointly identify 100 products for domestic manufacturing to cut import dependence

- OUR CORRESPONDENT

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called upon states to encourage manufacturing, boost ‘ease of doing business’ and strengthen the services sector to make India a global services giant.

Addressing the 5th National Conference of Chief Secretaries here, Modi emphasised the need for quality in governance, service delivery and manufacturing, and said the label ‘Made in India must become a symbol of excellence and global competitiveness.

He said India has the potential to become the world’s food basket and the country must move towards high-value agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry, dairying and fisheries to become a major food exporter.

“Called upon states to encourage manufacturing, boost ‘Ease of Doing Business’ and strengthen the services sector. Let us aim to make India a Global Services Giant,’ Modi said in a series of posts on X.