In this screengrab from a video posted on Friday (February 27), Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually addresses a post-Budget webinar on 'Technology, Reforms and Finance for Viksit Bharat'. Photo: @NarendraModi/YT via PTI
Modi calls for 'Reform Partnership Charter' to drive Viksit Bharat
During the post-budget webinar, the Prime Minister urged the industry to take advantage of the Budget announcements
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (February 27) urged the industry to boost investment and innovation, and called on financial institutions to provide practical solutions and strengthen market confidence.
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Addressing a post-Budget webinar on 'Technology, Reforms and Finance for Viksit Bharat', Modi said when government, industry and knowledge partners come together, "reforms translate into results", and "announcements on paper turn into achievements on the ground".
Capex allocation
In the last decade, the government has emphasised infrastructure, he said, adding that public capex has increased from Rs 2 lakh crore 11 years ago, to over Rs 12 lakh crore in the Union Budget 2026-27.
This high capex allocation is a signal to the private sector to come forward with new vigour, Modi said, adding that the industry should take advantage of all the 2026-27 Budget announcements.
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"India Inc should come forward with fresh investment, innovation; financial institutions should help design practical solutions and improve market confidence," Modi said.
Ease of doing business
Over the past decade, India has demonstrated extraordinary resilience, the PM said, adding that this has not happened by chance but due to conviction-driven reforms.
The government has also simplified processes and made ease of doing business much simpler.
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"My suggestion is that we should develop a clear 'Reform Partnership Charter' which will have collaboration between government, industry, financial institutions and academia. This charter will become an important document in the goal to achieve Viksit Bharat by 2047," he said.
Observing that the Budget is often evaluated on different parameters, Modi said, "the national Budget is not a short-term trading document. It is a policy roadmap. Therefore, the effectiveness of the Budget should also be assessed on solid and substantive parameters".
(With agency inputs)