Rs 60,000 crore is a big amount, sir, Modi tells Uttar Pradesh minister

The ceremony was held to implement 81 of over 1,000 MoUs signed at the Uttar Pradesh Investors’ Summit organized earlier this year.

Complimenting the UP government for getting projects worth Rs 60,000 crore executed in five months’ time, Modi, in a lighter vein, said the state’s industry minister Satish Mahana was not aware of what he and his team had achieved.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at a ground breaking ceremony to launch various projects worth 60,000 crore rupees, at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan in Lucknow on Sunday, July 29, 2018. (PTI Photo)

“I don’t know why Satish Mahana sounded rather low key while referring to launch of projects worth Rs 60,000 crore,” Modi said.

“Rs 60,000 crore bahut hota hai ji (Rs 60000 crore is a big amount, sir). It’s a terrific achievement. I have been a chief minister too in the past. I know Rs 60,000 crore investments in just five months is a great task executed by Team UP,” Modi said.

“I am happy you didn’t leave it all on any one individual’s whims and made the process transparent and policy driven through online investment portal Nivesh Mitra,” he said.