(TN)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday dispelled the allegations of the Opposition about lack of job growth, saying India is among the major economies of the world. Prime Minister Modi said, “When economy is growing at a faster pace, in fact fastest among the major economies, how will the jobs market not expand?”
The Prime Minister, citing his speech in the Lok Sabha during the No Confidence Motion, said, “When investment into and the pace of execution of infrastructure projects like making roads, laying down rail lines, setting up power generation including solar parks and transmission lines is at all-time high, how come the jobs will not be created.”
He further questioned, “If there is significant growth in sales of commercial vehicles and passenger vehicles, does it not mean that jobs are being created?” Prime Minister Modi, had made creation of jobs as one of his poll issues before coming to power in 2014, a claim that the Opposition parties often question.
In his interview, Prime Minister Modi, said that the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is at an all-time high, having a domino’s effect on the creation of jobs in the country. “When FDI inflows are at an all-time high, will it not translate into manufacturing and job creation?” The Prime Minister questioned.
