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Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said he had a fruitful meeting with the Council of Ministers in which best practices to promote ‘ease of living’ and ‘ease of doing business’ were discussed and views were exchanged. Modi said that in the meeting held on Thursday evening, it was also discussed how to take the reforms further to realize the common dream of a developed India.

Modi wrote on the social media platform ‘X’, “A meaningful meeting of the Council of Ministers was held yesterday. We discussed ideas and best practices for taking forward reforms to make people’s lives more comfortable and promote ‘Ease of Doing Business’ and realize our shared vision of a developed India.” The meeting, which lasted for about four hours, was attended by all cabinet ministers, ministers of state with independent charge and ministers of state. This was the first meeting of the Council of Ministers this year.

The Prime Minister had earlier said that his government’s “Sudar Express” has brought about systemic changes and has significantly benefited citizens. According to sources, the Prime Minister asked his Council of Ministers to aim to make India a fully developed nation by 2047. He told the ministers that their aim should always be to make people’s lives more convenient and accessible.

According to sources, Modi said that there should not be any kind of interference in people’s lives. Sources said that the Prime Minister asked the ministers to take all possible steps so that people can get maximum benefits of the government’s welfare programs. Modi said this is the time to look ahead and not get stuck in the work done in the past. He said the government has been in power since 2014 and the focus should be on future goals and achievements in 2026. According to sources, he advised the ministers to remain focused on governance and effective implementation of schemes.

The Prime Minister also emphasized that there should not be any delay in government work. Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar presented on Modi’s recent visits to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Italy. A total of nine Secretaries gave presentations on the initiatives and performance of their ministries and departments. Cabinet Secretary T.V. Somanathan presented on the government’s overall reform initiatives and other people-centric steps. NITI Aayog member Rajiv Gauba also made a presentation. This meeting of the Council of Ministers has taken place at a time when the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) achieved major success in the recent assembly elections in West Bengal and Assam and returned to power in Puducherry.

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