PM Modi highlights rapid progress in first 100 days of third term, sets vision for solar-powered India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (September 16) said that in the first 100 days of its third term, his government had tried to address each sector and factor for the rapid progress of the country.

Modi took oath on June 9 for a third straight term as the head of a coalition government after two full tenures in which the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) enjoyed a majority on its own. Modi, 73, equalled the feat of the first PM Jawaharlal Nehru, who won in the 1952, 1957, and 1962 general elections.

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"In the first 100 days of the Union government's third term, you can witness our priorities, speed, and scale. We have tried to address every sector and factor, which are required for the rapid progress of the country," Modi said while addressing the 4th edition of Global Renewable Energy Investors Meet and Expo (RE-INVEST 2024) in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, on Monday.

When is the government completing the first 100 days?

The government completes 100 days on September 17. The 100-day events will coincide with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 74th birthday on September 17. To mark the 100 days of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government at the Centre, ministries have started making plans to showcase the work they have accomplished.

"India's diversity, scale, capacity, potential, and performance are unique, and that is the reason I say Indian solutions for global application," Modi said.

PM on making Ayodhya model solar city

PM alsosaid that the Centre is working to develop Ayodhya, where Ram Mandir was inaugurated earlier this year, as a “model solar city”, and added that the work in this regard is near completion. The government has identified 16 other cities in the country that it aims to develop on the lines of the holy city, he said.

“Ayodhya is the birthplace of Lord Ram. He was a Suryavanshi. A grand temple of Lord Ram has been built (in Ayodhya), but I want to tell the world that Ayodhya is moving with the target of a model solar city. The work is near completion,” PM Modi said at RE-INVEST 2024.

“Our effort is that every household in Ayodhya runs on solar energy. We have so far connected several places with solar energy. We have identified 17 cities in the country that we can develop as solar cities,” he added. The Prime Minister said green future and net zero are India’s commitment and the country is “worried about the future of humanity”.

“When the issue of climate change did not even emerge in the world, Mahatma Gandhi alerted the world... His life was of minimum carbon footprint... He had said that the earth has enough resources to fulfil our needs but not our greed... For us, green future and net zero are not just some fancy words but they are India's commitment... As a developing economy, we had a valid excuse to discard these commitments. We could have said that we cannot play a role in this sector. But we did not do that. We were the people who worried about the future of humanity... Today's India is creating a base for the next 1000 years,” he said.

“Our goal is not just to reach the top but also to sustain at the top. India knows its energy needs and requirements to become a developed nation by 2047. We also know that we do not have our own oil and gas reserves... So we decided to build our future on solar, wind, nuclear and hydro power," PM Modi added.

(With inputs from agencies)