PM Modi is greeted by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Governor Vidyasagar Rao
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in Maharashtra today to inaugurate the Global Investors' Summit - "Magnetic Maharashtra: Convergence 2018", will also attend a function in Navi Mumbai to mark the ground breaking ceremony of the Navi Mumbai International Airport.
At the same event, he will also dedicate to the nation the fourth container terminal at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust or JNPT. This will be India's largest container terminal. The terminal will be able to dock mother vessels and handle the biggest containers ships from a quay length of one km. The prime minister will then deliver the inaugural speech at the Global Investors' Summit - 'Magnetic Maharashtra: Convergence 2018'.
Later in the evening he will also inaugurate the Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence, at the University of Mumbai.
Here are the highlights of the inauguration of "Magnetic Maharashtra: Convergence 2018":
PM Modi also spoke at the inauguration of the Wadhwani Institute of Artificial Intelligence. Speaking at the ceremony, the Prime Minister said that the institute is a prime example of how the public and private sectors can combine with good intention, to build a world-class institute aimed at benefiting the poor.
PM Modi has gone to the Lilavati hospital to visit Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who is being treated for mild pancreatitis.
"I am sure that Maharashtra will become the first trillion dollar economy in the country. Maharashtra's development is representative of changes in the country," he said.
"We are moving in a direction where the state is policy driven, governance is performance driven, government is accountable and democracy is participative," PM said.
"We are working in times of disruptions and discontent," he added.
"Our budget is not limited to outlay, its focus is on outcome. Our reforms in budget making and presentation have created a new work culture and are transforming the socio-economic landscape," he said.
Speaking at the Global Investors' Summit, PM Modi said that the BJP-led government's budget reforms have created a new work culture and are transforming the socio-economic landscape of the country.
Speaking at the Global Investors' Summit, PM Modi said that the BJP-led government's budget reforms have created a new work culture and are transforming the socio-economic landscape of the country.
At the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Navi Mumbai International Airport, PM Modi had said that while there are a total of around 450 aircraft operating in the country right now, Indian airliners have posted orders for over 900 aircraft. He said that this showed that
the aviation sector is poised for huge growth in the coming years,
PM Modi at the Global Investors' Summit - Magnetic Maharashtra: Convergence 2018.
PM Modi also dedicated the 4th container terminal at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust to the nation.
This is the country's largest container terminal.
"In the last year, the ordering of new aircrafts in India has risen. This is wonderful because a strong aviation sector also gives more economic opportunities. Better connectivity leads to more tourists coming to India," the Prime Minister said.
"For our Government, as important as new projects are completing the projects within the desired time frame. Delayed projects cause several problems," he added.
"In the last year, the ordering of new aircrafts in India has risen. This is wonderful because a strong aviation sector also gives more economic opportunities. Better connectivity leads to more tourists coming to India," the Prime Minister said.
"For our Government, as important as new projects are completing the projects within the desired time frame. Delayed projects cause several problems," he added.
"Our government had the honour of bringing an aviation policy that is transforming the sector," PM Modi said.
"India's aviation sector is growing tremendously. There is a sharp increase in the number of people flying. This makes quality infrastructure in the aviation sector of prime importance," the Prime Minister said.
"Globalisation is a reality of our times and to keep pace with globalisation, we need top quality infrastructure," the PM said.
Speaking at the ground breaking ceremony of the Navi Mumbai International Airport, PM Modi said that he had the opportunity to come to Maharashtra a day before the birth anniversary of "the great Shivaji Maharaj".
PM Modi laid the foundation stone at the Navi Mumbai International Airport
PM Modi is greeted by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in Mumbai