Tier 2, 3 cities becoming centre of economic activities: PM Modi

Story by  ATV | Posted by  Nakul Shivani • 1 Years ago
PM Narendra Modi
PM Narendra Modi

 

New Delhi

Noting that the tier two and three cities are becoming the centre of economic activities, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that there should be a focus on developing industry clusters in such areas.

Addressing a conference of Council of Mayors and Deputy Mayors of BJP in Gujarat via video conferencing, the Prime Minister asked them to take initiatives to ensure that the small vendors get training to use the digital payments system.

"The states should start planning of tier 2 and tier 3 cities from now. Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities are now becoming the centre of economic activities. Our startups are taking place in those cities. We should focus on developing industry clusters in those areas. Mayors must take the initiative to ensure this," he said.

The Prime Minister further asked the attendees of the conference not to have "election-centric thinking" stating that it cannot do good for the development of towns.

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"The thinking of the elected public representatives should not be confined to elections. We cannot do good for the towns with election-centric thinking. Many a time a good decision for the towns is not taken due to a fear of loss in the elections," he said.