 Ladies and gentlemen, the wait is over. We are honoured to have our Prime Minister back with us at the India Today Conclave. Please put your hands together for our Honourable Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. May I also call upon Arun Puri, Chairman, Editor-in-Chief, India Today Group, Kali Puri, Executive Editor-in-Chief, Vice Chairperson, India Today Group. Honourable Prime Minister, Namaskar. Welcome to the India Today Conclave. Prime Minister, last year I requested you to come back at this stage. I thank you for coming. And I have also come to know that you have come back to us especially during your time in the South. And you are going back tomorrow morning. Amazing. For this, I am very grateful to you on behalf of India Today. This is called Modi's Guarantee. Since your last conclave, sir, India has had the successful lunar mission, the historic G20 and now G21, thanks to your intervention, the inauguration of the new parliament, the new exhibition space in Bharat Mandapam, the women's reservation bill, innumerable large infrastructure projects from fast trains, expressways and airports. The government has also overhauled India's colonial criminal law and penal code dating back to 1860. And then, of course, the grand rebirth of Hyodhya by building the magnificent Ramandir. You made India the fastest growing economy in the world. And all this done at a time of tremendous global uncertainty and instability. What a phenomenal year, all historic milestones for India. That is why for all this and more, you are the 2023 newsmaker of the year of the India Today magazine. What stands out, sir, is the scale of ambition, the speed of delivery and great foresight. During our interaction for the newsmaker, the answer which struck me the most was, makhan per laqeer to sab karthe hain karna hain to pathar per laqeer karu. Honoured guest, this is what really defines this unique leader going about the determination and conviction redefining Bharat. And there's one more attribute which I believe is his biggest strength. He understands and feels the needs and the aspirations of the common man. And he's gone about relentlessly to fulfil them. He's done them for the first day he took office ten years ago. In India, I recently spent some time in America and had a chance to observe the society and democracy at close quarters. The divisions in their society seem almost insurmountable. The distrust is so deep and wide, everyone believes their own truths. And it's really going to test the model of democracy in the modern world. One side wins, the other will believe the election has been stolen. I think the world will look once again to you and to India, the world's largest democracy, with the most healthy turnout, voter turnout, and how to navigate the modern democracy. How to create a new model of democracy where democracy doesn't tear the social and moral fabric of a country. It's a difficult challenge and a huge opportunity. Only a democratic leader with your kind of popularity can ensure that no one is left behind with your belief of Sapke Saat, Sapkavikas, and no voice is left unheard. I hope that once this election is done and dusted, we will be that shining light of a liberal democracy which protects and preserves the fundamental rights of all our citizens. In my interaction with Ramantriji, you also said a phrase which has stayed with me. When asked what are your next plans, you said there will be progressive unfolding. You described it as a progressive unfolding of your vision. As you brace for the elections, the war cry is 400 par. I wait with great anticipation on what progressive unfolding you have in store for us. Ramantriji, before I invite you to make your keynotes address, I would like to ask you something. In the last two months, you have been doing a lot of activities in South India. I also know that you think very far away. Then I thought that you are preparing for General Election after 2019, not 2024. There is some truth here. I wanted to guess the Prime Minister of India. This will be his first speech after the election dates have been announced. So we are very lucky to have him here and I hope you are lucky for him. So, Mr. Ramantriji, may I please request you to address the gathering. Thank you. First of all, I would like to apologize to all of you because I was a little busy coming here. I was coming from Karnataka. It is not good for you to have to wait for elders like you. That is why I would like to apologize to all of you. First I would like to answer your question. Mr. Ramantriji, please call your entire team. What is Modi? Find it out. You are at 29? I am at 247. In India, the world's largest public sector has begun to develop. And on this important occasion, there is a conflict of India today. Today, the whole world is in the midst of uncertainty. It is very certain that India will continue to develop rapidly. Today, the mood of the nation is calling for India to become the third largest public sector in the world. Today, the mood of the nation is the foundation of the world. Friends, whenever I come to this kind of conflict, you all expect me to give a lot of headlines. But I am not working on headlines, I am working on deadlines. And that is why I would like to tell you that those people who are not as interested as the media, who do not like to touch the media, but these are the kinds of people who touch the media. Now, there is one thing about start-ups. It is true that up till 10 years ago, there were a lot of start-ups from all over the world. Today, there are around 11.5 lakh registered start-ups. But the recognition of the start-up system of India is not just the number one. The real recognition of the start-up system of India is that this start-up system of India is more than 600 districts in India. In a way, 90% of the country is very big in itself. Because people think that start-up means Bangalore. So, being a start-up in 600 districts, that is, the city of tier 2 and tier 3, the new start-up system of the new start-up system of India is going on. This success of the youth of small cities has driven the start-up system of India. And today, as you can see, the people who have never even talked about start-ups, they are also forced to talk about start-ups. Friends, on the ground, there is a huge change in the economy and the economy and its discussion is also very important. And this is the idea of the start-up system of India. In our country, in order to get help from banks, the youth had to be given a guarantee from time to time. But the start-up system of India was also given the guarantee of the loan which had nothing to guarantee. This is a very big revolution. And even Akra will shock you. Without guarantee, the bank loan of Rs. 26 lakh crore has been given to such small investors. Out of these, there are 8 crores of small investors who have started their business for the first time in their lives. There is another idea, PM Swannibi. The street vendors for the first time have got a cheap and easy run. And that too without guarantee. And there is a reason behind it. The experience of my life, whatever you have seen in so many years, you have to know and understand. And I have also become a taste because I have seen the rich of the poor and seen the poor of the rich. And that is why I had the courage to give the street vendors without guarantee. Two or three days ago, I had a big meeting in Delhi with the street vendors. Thousands of poor people from all over the country came to the media. They did not discuss it in the media. But today, on your platform, I will discuss the issues of the poor and the poor. And you will remember, we do not focus on the routine. But remember the days of Covid. Without them, life was in so much trouble. And on that day, I decided that I will do something for them. And because they have accepted the digital India in the way they have accepted it, I think it has become a very big task. Those who had accepted it, those who had accepted it, those who had accepted it, those who had accepted it, today, the face of the Indian digital revolution has been created. The discussion of the Indian digital revolution in the world is one of the reasons. The embassies of our country, if they have guests from their country, they go to a radio station and buy something and show them the digital transaction. It has become a very big marketing issue. The importance of our people, it is necessary to highlight it in the media. Today, if you say that you are a poor person, then that is why I have come here. Friends, it is possible. There will be many people here who may not know about Namur, Drone, and Didi Yojana. A few days ago, I did a women's self-help group who gathered in the village for 10, 12, 15 sisters to make papad, to make pickle, to earn money. There are 1,000 drones for such women. 1,000 drones. And these drones are not the same that you can see on TV when you watch the world war. They are not. This is a drone that changes the village, the farm, and the women's fate. Women who have never ridden a cycle are now known as a drone pilot in the village. And this is only a way to give a drone. I can give it to any young man. I have thought a lot and have given it to my sisters. Because even today, if a daughter runs a tractor in a village, then it is strange in the village. A daughter's tractor wants to break the society. And I want to show that a daughter is a drone pilot. I have a way to change the thinking of the whole village's life. And I believe when that drone runs, it will do all the work of the farm. It will change the economy of the farm. Now I can imagine what will happen in the village. When I was in Gujarat, I did one thing. These Asha workers and Angan workers I told them they need good clothes for them. And at that time, I told them that they should have better clothes than Air Hostess. And I was seeing that earlier in the village when a police officer came it seemed that the government came. I changed all their uniforms and created a situation that the villagers thought that this was the government. Can you imagine how frustrated they would be? With the same psyche and the same thought I have made a great statement about this new drone. Today, in the health sector the transformation that is coming is not the same as that. Dr. Trihania you are the one who gives free treatment up to 5 lakh rupees. I have heard about the auspicious plan but you will go to the village where you will get something else which is the temple of Ayushman Aarod. We are trying to have the basic health centre in the village of the country which has made more than 1.5 lakh temple of Ayushman Aarod and some people are worried that the whole plan will be in the temple. That is their problem and not mine. Now you will say where did you get this auspicious temple from? This is going on but this work does not turn into a headline. In the temples of Ayushman Aarod the things are related to diabetes and diseases like cancer. The initial examination is there. We are digitally connected with big hospitals. We are trying to get seamless treatment for the villagers. Today I am going to tell you that the village of Ayushman Aarod has reached near the village of Ayushman Aarod. We see digital devolution in the UPI. This is digital devolution. If you are available through this Sanjeevani app there are 24 crore people. Even the discussion of health is as important as it is today. Friends, in the past 10 years we have developed a new model of governance. We have focused on that which used to be the most behind in the past. As soon as we became more than 100 in the development of the districts in the past, due to the aspirational district program the districts have moved ahead in many different parameters. Now we are taking the success from the districts to the blocks. Friends, our Northists were the most behind in the development of the government. But after coming into the government in 2014 I have decided that our minister or prime minister will visit those districts every 15 days in the interim. I have to visit my ministers as well. After 2014 the central ministers have visited the north 680 times. Almost 700 times as Prime Minister of the Indian government I have become the prime minister of the north. I have gone to the north many times. No, the villages that used to be the last villages we have moved ahead in the past as we are the aspirational districts that used to be the last villages that used to be the first villages. If you are in Purob then the first village comes there and if you are in Pashim then the last village greets it. It has been about a year since this government was launched. In the past 17 of my cabinet ministers have visited the villages at minus 15 degree temperature. This means that what you see is a very small thing that you know. Our ministers are going to such places meeting people talking to them talking to them understanding their happiness whether this is for the benefit of the elections or not. The villages are a hundred villages that take 3 days to reach but there is a commitment to come and go when the government has a clear focus then it is visible in every area. Like I have never seen the media talk about how the government made new mantras and tried to share their goals. We made different mantras for the skill development. We made different mantras for the fisheries we made different mantras for the cooperative sector. And the result is visible in every area. After freedom for the first time in the world the skill development was a great inspiration and I target the industry 4.0 Some people still go to the garage and do the tire work. Now the industry 4.0 is the skill there is no work for the driver. After freedom for the first time in the fisheries department today we have done 2 times and as much as the world of export the export of the fisheries has reached that level. You will have more doubts about the vaccine you all know because your own life was on the brink but this is Modi who for the first time made 15,000 crore rupees for the fisheries The work of the fisheries and my ultimate mission which I am promoting globally is One Earth One Health This is the health of the plants the health of the fisheries You cannot see it in pieces and in its direction for the first time the fisheries and the fisheries have got the benefit of the farmers credit card You have seen that the cooperative ministry will make a difference After this ministry more than 7000 small committee 7000 of money has been completed The work of the computer has been completed 60,000 This ministry has started the world's biggest store scheme 2 lakh Goons are running Now the TV What is the interest of the media that is running here 24 hours It is a very good news story It is not wrong It is not wrong You are right But What is the solution 2 lakh goons will be new and the farmers will have a big benefit The farmers will not be able to sell when the market price goes up the income will be assured and the destruction will be saved Because we are living in such a strange situation to work on the headlines That is why today I come here to talk about what is happening I have brought my friends I can say that before the government you have not even heard the word when the government did not think then how the citizens pay attention to the government who were powerful who were the first rights of the government Shyam, Dham, Dand, Bhed needy needy do anything to get the benefits and who was in between The citizens of the country who we knew from the cartoon of R.K. Lakshman I have lived with him and come here The situation was that we did not have the value of this common man and we did not understand the problems of his life The ease of living of this common man was the work of our government and we will keep the windows in front of you The windows in our country are a little connected to you so you will get the idea First if you want to make a passport then it takes 50 days and even the police went and in these 50 days people had to call 50 and you will be happy Today in one passport in 5 to 6 days your house will be delivered How did this change come? Is it the same Is it the same file? Is it the same budget? How did this change come? But the government as soon as the ease of living began to come and for this we also supported the system infrastructure Before 2014 there were only 77 passports in the country 77 in the whole country Today there are 500 passports in the country Friends such a change you can see what is happening On the other hand before 2014 the income tax refund was 93 days and some people get it early so the average will be less some people will get it Now the income tax the average time is less than 10 days Before 2014 on the whole on the whole on the whole waiting time was more than 12 minutes Now after the fast on the whole on the whole 40 seconds Friends here in the corner of Gulami the penal code was running like this and Arun Jej did the same in their country there was a punishment there was no justice because the English made it from the mentality I had to come then he went out of the governance model he made justice central these three new courts have passed from the common people to the common people it is possible to get justice in the last 10 years our government has done more than 1,500 laws have ended how many of these laws were made in the time of the English and it was running like this I often say that in people's life the government does not even press and the government does not even feel it is poor it should not feel that no one has come in time wherever the government needs the government should be but what is the way the government keeps coming in everything in life and if I complete my mission by 2047 I will get the government out of everyone's life the government should not be in the life it should be a clear escape to fulfill your dreams to fulfill your dreams and with this we have for the ease of living as I said we have completed 1,500 laws just like that the government keeps on doing things like that bring this form bring that bring that bring that you will be happy to know I have completed more than 40,000 such compliances and they have made it very easy 40,000 what will be the problem for the citizens we are trying that the citizens for any work the government should not have to get into the lines there should be electricity house tax water tax property work apply for the scholarship such works now they are online now on railways no one will see you cut the world will tell you and the people the meaning of the ease of living is not the way of the citizens the ease of living is increased when in the pocket of the poor and middle-aged people some money is left their children are left our government's plan how people save money this is a case study if you are reading then maybe you should Arun ji apply for the university in 2014 we had to pay 2 lakhs in income 2 lakhs in income tax today 7 lakhs in income for the people there is no tax for 1 rupee send me the money your money is left if anyone gets sleepy then it is necessary to wake up I did not need to apply because there are such people who are not interested in the media what will you enjoy but today I said do this our government has taken the decision due to that in direct taxes there are 2.5 lakhs in the country 2.5 lakh crores many times the government is giving a discount but our country's people do not discuss it they do not know this has happened along with the rail ticket now you can imagine that only on the railway ticket in the last 10 years 4.5 lakhs in income tax 4.5 lakhs in income tax this money is left otherwise the government would have given the money to the clean India Arun Ji has raised a lot of money the media has supported the clean India all the media houses have supported it this too is helping to save money from poverty because of this many diseases have stopped spreading a study has come that the clean India is saving more than 60,000 crores of money how much money is left for the poor otherwise they would have to spend on the treatment of the diseases similarly because of the clean India 1 lakh crores of poor people which they had to give to the hospital they are saved the government is running the hospital in the hospital the medicines there is no quality compromise we give about 80% discount so that the poor are in the middle and the elderly are in the middle 1,500-2,000 rupees today because of the medicines in the hospital among the poor 30,000 crores of money which was going to be saved 30,000 crores of money now I will tell you what happened the mobile data today you don't know people forget and they don't know 10 years ago mobile data 250 rupees per GB 250 rupees per GB I am talking about 10 years ago today the amount of GB every month the amount of GB every month the amount of GB the amount of GB the amount of GB the amount of GB but now mobile data is around 10 rupees that means 200 to 10 rupees every month in your mobile bill 3.5 to 3,000 rupees are being saved that means the year is almost 25,000 rupees the amount of GB is not given to you but you have done this that your money is being saved never forget me I am not saying this for elections a few days ago we started PM Surya Garh free business government in their homes meaning the citizens to install solar panels 78,000 so much money every family is being given in the form of help 78,000 rupees to connect within a few weeks I started online until now more than 1 crore people have been applied they will get this money and the people generally there is a middle-class family in their homes there are 1, 2, 3 fans it may be free it may be washing machine so around 300 units are needed for electricity 300 units to get free electricity it will be possible not just that the one who creates more electricity will buy the government it will be a source of income for me it was very easy to distribute the income of the people the income of the tax the income of the people my path is not that when I get it I get the air but even after saving life can be made easy this is what our government has done this path is a little difficult it is boring for the media and even today I think it will be more than boring but this is a long term it is in India and I know I have a lot of work to do but as I have just said I have not come to paint on butter I have come to paint on stone that is why that is why I have chosen this path and I have chosen this path because I want to give an example to your children along with our government to understand the governance model then you will come to PSU sector and you will be able to see generally the PSU of the government means the government takes birth and it takes birth and its expiry date is fixed this is its history there are very few PSUs of the government who come to work for the country they bring destruction which is made by the people but you should remember if you remember as the government used to run BSNL BSNL and MKNL both were destroyed the previous government destroyed HAL some people used to say a lie but today what is the situation today BSNL made in India is moving forward with the power of 5G today Air India is destroying itself in the new land today HAL record is being manufactured and record is being generated HAL has now the biggest factory to manufacture helicopters today LICB is getting stronger day by day because of the effective governance of the government today more PSUs are giving record return the trust of the investors is increasing 10 years ago the net profit of PSUs was 1.5 crore rupees now the net profit of PSUs has crossed 2.5 crore or 2.5 lakh crore in 10 years the net worth of PSUs has increased from 9.5 lakh crore to 17 lakh crore rupees when the nation feels stuck then the work is also done and we get such results if the family feels stuck then the result is the same our governance is getting bigger with the best of 4 with zero tolerance for the best of 4 for the factory every agency is completely free now as you can see by 2014 by 2014 under the PMLA 1,800 cases have been registered self-sufficiency to give work to the self-sufficiency what was the need to stop it you said my policy is zero tolerance in the last 10 years 4,700 cases have been registered I know you did not send this because I do not want to bother you by 2014 only now see how the country is doing by 2014 only 5,000 crore rupees had been attached in our 10 years 1 lakh crore has been attached to this amount of money even in the case of prosecution complaints in the last 10 years 10 crimes have been committed in the EDI in a very large scale the crimes related to terror financing the crimes related to cyber crime the crimes related to narcotics have been arrested thousands of crore rupees many of the bureaucrats here in the EDI have taken care of the entire country and have been arrested we have been able to do this now when such a fast work is done some people have a lot of pain in their stomach and that is why people are trying to abuse Modi day and night even the country is seeing the people's policy policy and policy is around the world such people the country is calling them so sorry friends this is the time for elections along with our opposition on paper dreams have been hidden in the world but Modi takes it ahead of his dreams I can say with the claim that in the coming 5 years India will be going to make the 3rd largest profit in the world for the uncertain world there will be a strong guarantee of India in the coming 5 years the infrastructure of India will be a new height in the coming 5 years the rail of India in the coming 5 years the train of people will be used in the coming 5 years in the coming 5 years the new record in the coming 5 years the space sector will be successful in the coming 5 years you will see the new sector of India in the coming 5 years you will see the solar power in the coming 5 years you will see the record in the coming 5 years you will see hydrogen vision in the coming 5 years you will see the new record in the coming 5 years I have started the work for the future of these ideas I am not speaking because I am progressive I am not speaking because I am progressive see if you are coming you will see the voice of the audience that is aique thank you thank you PM for taking out time of the day that the elections were announced it is always special to have you with us but today it is extra special I also want to thank you for making our stories and media exciting as we never have a dry day. When there is no hot news in the newsroom, we call it a dry day. But there is a lot going on in your country. Deadline B or headline B, all the elections become a do or die battle. There is a lot going on in every issue. I never thought as a national news channel we would cover the local elections in Delhi, Mumbai and Tellingana, the local municipal elections. And now the world's biggest election with 97 crore registered voters. Like your team, my team also keeps thinking about innovative ideas. We have launched a new initiative called Sunye Netaji in 100 plus towns where citizens can engage with their favourite politicians by talking to their life-size cutouts on camera. Because we can't invite everyone to the conclave meeting. Citizens were also invited to write about their issues on postcards. It's no surprise that the maximum citizens wanted to speak to you Prime Minister and write to you. I was amazed at the amount of feedback, ideas and best wishes the common man and women had for you. We have 50,000 postcards to send to you. AP, may I please ask you to hand over a token bundle to the Prime Minister. It's right next to you on the table. This is like a public manifesto. This is a gift from your family for you. Can we have the film please? Netaji, God is there for us. Netaji, God is there for us. Netaji, God is there for us. Don't you think Modi is a good idea for a woman? It's a little bit expensive to control the government. My Modi has always supported the country. He has supported the people who have come to Modi. Modi is a very good man. He is not a man of comparison. This is not the case. This is the kind of a situation that has happened to us for the past 30 years. We have never seen anything like this in our lives. The work that could not have been done was done by the government. He has created his own environment. The same is true with Mr. Raghav Gandhi. If you travel, if you come, if you don't, nothing is going to happen. Your community is not helpless. It was very important to see the Ram Mandir. Mr. Modi has given a lot of support. He has given a lot of support. We want to see the next film from Sukshen. Mr. Modi has done such a good job. I am here to do something. Today we can say from the house that we are talking. A group, they analyze everything in a two by two manner. They talk a lot about your leadership. But what I was surprised to see was that even a common man had done a two by two on your leadership. Your connect with both India and India is phenomenal. This is a SWAT analysis of the bat, one done by a Harvard Business School team and one done by a common man from a small town in India, which is what Prime Minister talked about, that digital India is down to every small city. It's not just about Bangalore. I wanted to leave you with a small personal anecdote. Recently I had the good fortune of walking from the old parliament to the new parliament. They are just 30 steps apart. But it's like walking between two India. The one I was born in and the one I will pass on to the next generation. I love them both. I love them both. But they are a world apart. The new parliament is pristine, organized, efficient, full of light and holds a lot of promise and hope for the future. The old is muddy, dusty, full of our rich history. The corridors whisper of our trials, triumphs, great debates, remembrances, embodying the soul of our ancient nation and young democracy. Walking between the two is a surreal experience. You enter in one century and you come out in another. It is the story of your leadership Prime Minister in 30 steps. Both, both of them have their own charm and I believe both are essential if we are going to be a great nation. I hope that you will be able to bridge the two as only you can. The great Indian spirit in an enriched, enlightened New Aftar. Best of luck for the elections. We are watching very closely and keenly. This is our guarantee. Thank you Prime Minister and everyone. Until next time, good evening.