Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is speaking at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) session in Jaipur. Some highlights from his speech:

• I have full confidence that this AICC session will give the Congress a new direction.
• We need to project the government's work so far clearly to the people.
• We need to reassure our youth that we understand their aspirations and shall meet them.
• We have largely fulfilled the promises we made in the Congress's 2004 and 2009 manifesto.
• We have been trying to bring in inclusive growth.
• We have been particulalrly focused on the poor and underprivileged.
• We have given more emphasis on agriculture and health and education in the rural areas.
• Our efforts will show big results in the coming years.
• Eradicating polio has been a major achievement.
• Country's development under NDA was 5.5 per cent. Under UPA, the GDP grew over 8 per cent. We achieved this during global economic recession.
• Our growth has slowed down but it's still far better than in other countries.
• Rural landless farmers are the poorest of the people.