Reforms to stay on top of agenda, signals PM

The Centre will continue to pursue the reform agenda in the coming years, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday

- RUCHIKA CHITRAVANSHI

In a pre-Budget meeting with economists and sectoral experts, he called for a mission-mode revamp across diverse sectors to sustain India’s long-term growth and enhance the country’s capability and integration in the global arena.

The PM, who termed 2025 a year of reforms in a social media post later in the day, said India’s policy making and budgeting must remain anchored with the vision for becoming a developed country by 2047, and emphasised the need to ensure India remains a vital hub for the global workforce and international markets.

Speaking at the interaction with economists at NITI Aayog around the theme ‘Aatmanirbharta and Structural Transformation: Agenda for Viksit Bharat’ ahead of the Union Budget for 2026-27, the PM said India’s 2047 pursuit has now transcended government policy and become a genuine mass aspiration.

"This shift is evident in the evolving patterns of education, consumption, and global mobility, necessitating enhanced institutional capacity and proactive infrastructure planning to meet the needs of an increasingly aspirational society," he averred.