"Human Touch To GDP": Amit Shah Sums Up BJP's Economy Focus, Future Goals

Amit Shah is on the last leg of his extensive election campaign ahead of the seventh and final phase of election

India will become the world's third-largest economy in the next 10 years of Narendra Modi government, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has told NDTV while outlining the focus areas for the BJP-led dispensation.

Speaking to NDTV's editor-in-chief Sanjay Pugalia on what would be the BJP government's economic priorities if it returns to power, Mr Shah said, "I think that between 2014 and 2024, Narendra Modi ji has laid a clear path for the government's economic policy. Whether it is inflation or budgetary loss or infrastructure costs, we have put all these things on the right path. PSU balance sheets, share market's situation and acceptability... earlier, there were 2.20 crore demat accounts, now there are 15 crores. Our base has widened."

The government, he said, had made several policies to transform India into a manufacturing hub. There has been a push to make India a pioneer in emerging sectors such as green hydrogen, electrical vehicles, and ethanol production. "These sectors will drive the global economy for the next 25 years, and India has taken the lead as a pioneer. We will reap its benefits for 25 years. And in the sectors in which we fell behind in the past 25 years, such as semiconductor (manufacturing), defence production, space technology, start-ups, we are closing the gap."