Narendra Damodardas Modi (born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician serving as the 14th and current Prime Minister of India since 2014. He was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Parliament for Varanasi. Modi is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist volunteer organisation. He is the first prime minister outside of the Indian National Congress to win two consecutive terms with a full majority and the second to complete five years in office after Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Modi bats for ‘make in India’ relying on local covid vaccine’s acceptance
NEW DELHI : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday made a strong case for buying locally made goods that will give a boost to India’s manufacturing sector, relying on the wide acceptance of locally made covid-19 vaccines in protecting lives.
Modi also said the milestone of administering one billion plus doses of covid-19 vaccine has given confidence to people and businesses of their prospects in coming months as optimism about safety from the pandemic underpins the festive demand.
In his address to the nation in the morning, Modi said that there was a time when people were attracted to products made in certain other nations but today everyone sees the strength of items produced in India.
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