Published 11:29 IST, November 3rd 2019
PM Modi hails India's positive changes, says 'best time to be there'
During his three-day visit to Thailand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday attended the Suvarna Jayanti or Golden Jubilee of the Aditya Birla Group
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During his three-day visit to Thailand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday attended Suvarna Jayanti or Golden Jubilee of itya Birla Group. Speaking at event, Prime Minister said that it was a truly special occasion. Sending a mess to world, PM Modi said that it is best time to visit India.
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"I am er to give you a picture of some positive changes happening in India today. I say this with full confidence. This is best time to be in India. Many things are rising while ors are falling. Ease of doing business, ease of living, FDI, forest cover, patents, productivity, infrastructure are rising. While taxes, tax rates, red-tapism, corruption, cronyism are falling," PM said.
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Huge jump in tourism
Emphasizing on positive change in India, PM said: "India's improved ranking in World Ecomic Forum's travel and tourism competitiveness index. From 65 in 2013 we are ranked 34 in 2019. This jump is among biggest. number of foreign tourist arrivals has also gone up by 50%. All of you kw, very well, that a tourist will t go to a place until he or she finds comfort, convenience and safety. Thus, we are getting more tourists, it means that our efforts on grounds are bearing fruits."
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Earlier on Saturday, Prime Minister dressed Indian diaspora at a community event called Sawasdee PM Modi. He also released a commemorative coin marking 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev & also released a Thai translation of Tamil classic 'Tirukkural'. "To dress Indian community at this event, I am in Thailand, among you all today. But I don't feel that I am in a foreign land. ambiance, attire, everything here makes me feel at home," PM Modi said.
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10:51 IST, November 3rd 2019