Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi presided over a gathering of the Union Council of Ministers at Pragati Maidan's newly built convention centre, which will host the G20 conference in September.
According to sources, senior officials detailed India’s G20 Summit preparations, including the meetings already held. The need for frontloading capital expenditure and expediting infrastructure projects was stressed in presentations.
With the Lok Sabha elections less than 10 months away, the performance of key flagship schemes, especially those for the welfare of the poor, was also reviewed.
Prime Minister later tweeted, “A fruitful meeting with the Council of Ministers where we exchanged views on diverse policy-related issues.”
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