Government paving way for cleaner streets, housing: Modi

PM said, 'Indian cities are turning into engines of growth! Union Minister Puri outlines how consistent efforts of government are paving the way for cleaner streets, better housing, faster Metros and greener cities'

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday highlighted how consistent efforts of the government were paving the way for cleaner streets, better housing, faster Metro trains and greener cities as a new, urban India, is taking shape.

Responding to an article written by Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, the Prime Minister said: “Indian cities are turning into engines of growth! Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri outlines how consistent efforts of the government are paving the way for cleaner streets, better housing, faster Metros and greener cities.”

The minister has stated that “Indian cities are again on that path to being modern yet humane, ambitious yet inclusive, global in outlook yet rooted in our values.”

The minister further states that “even as we demand more from our cities, we must also pause to acknowledge the distance we have already travelled. For decades after independence, India’s urban spaces were an afterthought. Jawaharlal Nehru's fascination with Soviet-style centralisation gave us the likes of Shastri Bhavan and Udyog Bhavan, concrete monoliths already crumbling by the 1990s, monuments to bureaucracy rather than service.