Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses Assocham Annual Conference in Delhi; PM Says, India’s progress towards becoming a USD 5 trillion economy will be strengthened by investment of Rupees 100 lakh crore in infrastructure; also helped by an investment of Rupees 25 lakh crore in rural economy.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday addressed the annual general meeting of Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India in New Delhi.

The theme of the event was ‘New India Aspiring for a USD 5 trillion economy’. The event was organised on the completion of 100 years of ASSOCHAM.

Speaking at the event PM Modi said to achieve the target of 5 trillion economy, there is a need to formalize and modernize economy. He further said measures such as increase in digital transactions to GST and from Aadhar linked payments to DBT has provided a positive move towards a disiplined economy.