PM tells ministers to inform people about govt's development works: Report

Asserting that his government has done a lot of development work in its nine years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday asked his Council of Ministers to go all out over the next nine months to inform people about the works, sources said.

The prime minister chaired a meeting of the Union Council of Ministers at the newly built convention centre at the Pragati Maidan, which will host the G20 summit in September.

The sources said a presentation was also made in the meeting on India's likely growth journey in a host of areas, ranging from infrastructure to budget size, till 2047 when it celebrates the centenary of its independence.

This will put India among the leading countries in the world, they said.

Modi has described the era till 2047 as "Amrit Kaal" (golden era) for the country.

The sources said the prime minister noted the global challenges and lauded the country's development.

A number of secretaries representing different ministries, including foreign and defence, spoke