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Prime Minister today chaired a high-level meeting with Secretaries to review progress of rural development, agriculture, social welfare and allied sectors towards Viksit Bharat Goals, at his residence at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg earlier today. Prime Minister emphasised that the welfare of citizens must remain at the heart of all reforms. He said that reforms designed around people's needs should gather real momentum and deliver meaningful transformation.
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What is the name of the Prime Minister's initiative to achieve India's development goals?
Viksit Bharat Goals are the Prime Minister's initiative to achieve India's development goals, aiming to transform rural development, agriculture, social welfare, and allied sectors.
Consider the following statements regarding Viksit Bharat Goals: 1. The Prime Minister emphasized that Viksit Bharat is a goal to improve governance systems. 2. Prime Minister suggested undertaking a comprehensive mapping of emerging requirements across various Ministries and Departments to achieve the nation's development goals. 3. India has already achieved developed nation status How many of the above statements are correct?
The first statement is incorrect because the fact list states that the Prime Minister emphasized building a Viksit Bharat as a Jan Andolan and stressed the need for a whole-of-government approach to achieve the nation's development goals. The second statement is correct because it accurately reflects one of the provisions mentioned in the fact list. The third statement is false because the fact list does not mention India achieving developed nation status.
Consider the following two statements: Statement-I: Prime Minister emphasized the need for a whole-of-government approach to achieve the nation's development goals. Statement-II: This whole-of-government approach is necessary because different Ministries and Departments have different priorities. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Statement 1 is correct as it directly quotes from fact #5. However, statement 2 is incorrect because the fact list does not provide any information about why a whole-of-government approach is necessary.