Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said his Government was fully committed to development and timely completion of work, asserting that the Centre took various decisions with courage and executed them with conviction, unlike the previous dispensation which had crippled the whole system.
He was in Udaipur to inaugurate 12 National Highways (NH) projects worth Rs 5,610 crore and do bhoomi poojan for 11 projects worth Rs 9,490 crore for Rajasthan.
Modi said the whole system was in a “crippled” state when the NDA Government assumed office. “Had there been anyone weak in such a situation, he would have been intimidated. But, we are from a different soil. We accept challenges, find solutions and move ahead on the development path,” said the Prime Minister.
Talking about the NH projects worth Rs 15,100 crore in Rajasthan, the PM said better road connectivity will open avenues in agriculture, tourism, industrial development. “If the roads are good, then right from a flower vendor to a tea vendor, all will have a better income,” he said.
“We will make efforts to complete the works undertaken by us. We take decisions with courage and execute them with conviction. The infrastructural projects will be a game changer for Rajasthan,” he said.
Modi dedicated to the nation 12 completed NH projects, totalling a length of about 873 kms. These include a six-lane, cable-stayed bridge over the Chambal River in Kota. He also digitally performed the ground-breaking ceremony for six NH projects of about 556 kms.
Addressing the gathering, Modi said, “Making announcements and tall promises at the time of elections had been a tradition. It continued for years. It is a challenge to eliminate evils and it takes a lot of strength to eliminate them. You cannot even imagine,” Modi told the gathering. He said that his Government had increased speed, scale and the scope for development activities.
Praising the “land of warriors”, Modi said that his Government had focussed on development and not indulged in politics. Hitting out at the previous Congress Government in Rajasthan, he said that the bridge in Kota could not be completed in 11 years. “Finally, our Government took the challenge and completed it,” he added, saying it showed the difference between his dispensation and the previous Government.
On the occasion, Modi also expressed his sympathies with the people in the flood-affected regions of the country. He said that the Centre was with the people affected by the floods and stood by them in troubled times. “The State Government has sent a proposal and a high-level committee has visited the flood affected areas. We will together come out of the situation,” he added.