India Today Conclave 2017: You called me disruptor-in-chief, I am correcting past mistakes: Narendra Modi

It has been a dramatic day with tables turning quickly on UP chief minister pick, until it stopped with Yogi Adityanath, the Hindutva poster boy. But soon after, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave at India Today #Conclave17, a "Live Special Address" on the "The Politics of Disruption | Setting India's New Agenda".

As the Conclave 2017 came to an end, it ended on a high note with PM Modi congratulating India Today for the two-day gala thrashing out ideas. He spoke about a number of things, and here are the highlights of his speech:

On #Conclave17

"I congratulate you for holding India Today Conclave outside New Delhi."

"You called me disruptor-in-chief, I am correcting past mistakes."

On 'New India'

"Aspirations of youth have changed. My government is working on a theme of Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat."

"We considered the corrective measures that we took for bad policies of the past as reforms."

"Like the freedom movement, we need a movement for development, where collective aspirations propel growth of the nation."

"We have focused on time bound implementation & integrated thinking. Our processes are citizen friendly."

On development

"India's economy is being transformed and manufacturing sector is getting a strong impetus."

"Make in India has emerged as the biggest initiative of India. This government stresses on competitive federalism."

"The manner in which the GST was achieved is as important as the GST itself. States have taken ownership of this."

On change

"Technology has changed so much. We have to keep pace with the aspirations of the youth."

"Why do small shops have to shut early. Why can't the small shopkeeper keep his or her shop open for longer hours."

"We brought changes to ensure shopkeepers can keep shops open longer and this gives better economic opportunities to them."

"Bigger than the strength of the Government is the Jan Shakti."

"People of country have united over  the issue of black money and corruption following demonetisation."

On rural electrification

"We have begun work on electrifying villages that did not receive electricity for so many years after Independence."

"The work on village electrification has been going on with immense transparency."

On infrastructure decisions

"By merging Railway Budget with General Budget we have ensured faster growth of not only the railways but also overall transport sector."

"Our focus is next generation infrastructure. Significant resources have been devoted to the railway and road sector."

"Speed of work in the railway and the road sector is progressing at a very quick pace."

"Addition of optical fibres is happening at a very quick pace and that too in rural areas."

"In the health sector, work is on at a quick place. A roadmap has been prepared to make healthcare accessible to the nation."

"The government recently approved the National Healthcare Policy. Over 70  per cent of medical devices come from abroad, we are trying to bring down that percentage through Make in India initiative."

"New India is not about Upkaar but about Avsar. It is about opportunity for all."

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