New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday renewed his appeal for austerity measures to reduce pressure on India’s economy amid rising tensions in West Asia, urging citizens to conserve fuel, postpone gold purchases, adopt work-from-home practices. Addressing a gathering in Gujarat’s Vadodara, PM Modi said the world was passing through a prolonged phase of instability, beginning with the Covid-19 pandemic and now worsening due to the conflict in West Asia.
I appeal to every citizen of my country to reduce the use of petrol and diesel as much as possible. Use the metro, make greater use of electric buses and public transport, and promote carpooling. Those who have a car should take more people along in one vehicle,” the Prime Minister said. Digital technology has now made so many things easy that technology’s assistance will also be very beneficial for us.
PM Modi also pushed for greater use of online systems in daily functioning, recalling how remote working and virtual communication became common during the Covid-19 pandemic. Alongside fuel conservation, he urged citizens to postpone gold purchases until global conditions stabilise, noting that India spends large amounts of foreign exchange on gold imports every year. A huge amount of the country’s money also goes abroad on gold imports.
India spends lakhs of crores of rupees in foreign exchange to import many products from abroad. At the same time, the prices of imported goods are soaring, and global supply chains have also been severely disrupted, he said. The Prime Minister also urged citizens avoid unnecessary foreign travel and overseas destination weddings, saying such practices lead to heavy foreign exchange outflows. He said families should instead explore destinations within India for vacations and weddings.
“The moment the holidays begin, children are handed tickets to go abroad. The trend nowadays is to travel overseas, often for destination wedding. This trend of destination weddings abroad is growing rapidly. However, consider the fact that this entails a significant expenditure of foreign currency. Ask yourselves that are there no places within India where we can spend our vacations,” PM Modi said.
“It is essential that we celebrate our vacations right here in India. Furthermore, even when it comes to weddings, I do not believe there could be any place more beautiful or sacred for us than our own India,” he added. Pitching Gujarat’s Statue of Unity as a wedding destination, PM Modi suggested that dedicated wedding infrastructure should be developed at the site.
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