India's policies transparent and predictable: PM

Brisbane, Nov 17: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said India has made its policies transparent and predictable and clearly defined the procedures for businesses.

"We have made our policies transparent and predictable. We have made our procedures clearly defined and smooth," Modi said during a breakfast meeting with Australian business leaders this morning before leaving for Sydney. Modi said that his government is focused on eliminating unnecessary laws and regulations, making processes easier and shorter, ensuring that othe government is more transparent. He also said good governance is the starting point of change and it is important to business as it is to ordinary citizens. You will begin to find a difference in India, he added.

"You will not only be able to convert opportunities into partnerships, you will do it in an environment that is welcoming and easy to do business in," he said. Modi also said that his government has launched 'Make in India' as a new mission to promote manufacturing in India. He also told them about his plans to build 100 Smart cities, 50 metro projects and about the modern waste management system for another 500 cities in India.

He mentioned about the projects like The affordable healthcare within everyone's reach, sanitation for all by 2019, a roof over every head by 2022 and electricity in every household. Modi also praised Queensland for sending a number of trade missions to India. "Just this September, there was a Queensland-Gujarat Energy Roundtable in Gandhinagar, the capital of Gujarat.

And, I am naturally pleased that Queensland will be participating in Vibrant Gujarat in January 2015 to showcase your infrastructure capabilities", he said. "I know that you are not partial to Gujarat, but you are sending delegations to Kolkata, Delhi and elsewhere," he said. "Clean Energy with special focus on solar energy for energy efficiency, he added. He also lauded the Australian province for allowing a 16 billion dollar investment in coal mining in the state.

PTI