Indian PM Modi assures India will be among top three economies in third term of government

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday assured that during the third term of BJP-led NDA India will be among the top three economies in the world.

"In our first term, when people gave me the responsibility, we were "dus numbri" (10th position) in the world economy.

In the second term we are in 5th position but in my third term, India will be among the top three economies in the world...Yeh Modi ki guarantee hai. After 2024, in our third term, our journey of development will increase rapidly," said PM Modi during the inauguration event of the International Convention Centre-Bharat Mandapam. He further emphasized that the infrastructure of our country is changing as compared to earlier and said, "Think big, dream big, act big - India is progressing at a rapid pace adopting this principle. India is now achieving things that were unimaginable earlier."

Citing Niti Aayog's report, PM Modi said that "India can eliminate poverty. In the last 5 years, 13.5 crore people have come out of poverty."

"International agencies are also saying that extreme poverty in India is on the verge of ending. This shows that the decisions and policies that have been made in the last 9 years are taking the country in the right direction," he added.

He also said that world's largest museum will be constructed in Delhi.

"Soon, the biggest museum of the world - 'Yuge Yugeen Bharat' - will be constructed in Delhi," PM Modi added.

Earlier in the day, PM Modi inaugurated newly constructed Bharat Mandapam in the national capital.

IECC is India’s largest destination for Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions.

Developed at a cost of about Rs 2700 crore, the sprawling complex is spread over 123 acres and has multiple state-of-the-art facilities including new Convention Centre, Exhibition halls, amphitheaters etc have been developed.

A grand architectural marvel, the Convention Centre will host large-scale international exhibitions and conferences.

Developed in the shape of Shankha, it incorporates several architectural elements of India's traditional art and culture.

The Prime Minister said that when the country is celebrating Amrit Mahotsav of 75 years of Independence, Bharat Mandapam is a beautiful gift by the citizens for the country’s democracy.