Month-long programmes planned to mark PM Modi’s birthday: LG Sinha

“It is a matter of pride for the country that a country which was once known as a fragile five economy has, over the past 12 years, through the efforts of the Prime Minister, become a top five economy,” Sinha said.

“If we look at the economic growth rate, broadly speaking, our current economic growth rate is 7.8%, which is the best in the world,” he said.

Sinha credited Modi with the country’s progress across sectors, particularly infrastructure and welfare.

“The progress the country has made in every sector over the past 12 years certainly deserves credit to the Honorable Prime Minister,” he said.

Referring specifically to Jammu and Kashmir, Sinha said the Union Territory had witnessed major changes in infrastructure and social security schemes.

“If I talk about Jammu and Kashmir, whether it is infrastructure here or social security schemes, or ending the discriminatory system, Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed quite revolutionary changes in six years,” he said.

Sinha said more than ₹1.5 lakh crore worth of work was underway in Jammu and Kashmir in road infrastructure and tunnels.

“If we talk about road infrastructure and tunnels, roughly more than ₹1.5 lakh crore worth of work is underway here,” he said.

He also referred to the completion of the railway connection to Kashmir, describing it as the fulfillment of a long-standing dream.