Modi congratulates India for achieving $400bn export
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated India for achieving the $400 billion exports target while starting this month's 'Mann ki Baat' programme.
Modi said that the achievement signifies India's capabilities and potential and that the demand for Indian goods is rising across the world.
In his monthly radio programme_ PM Modi highlighted that his government has purchased goods through Government eMarketplace Portal (GeM) portal_ with about 1.5 lakh small entrepreneurs selling their product directly to the government.
"Earlier_ it was believed only big people could sell products to the Government but the Government eMarketplace Portal has changed this; it shows the spirit of a New India_" he added.
The radio programme was aired for the first time after BJP won assembly polls in the four states of Uttar Pradesh_ Uttarakhand_ Manipur and Goa.
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