Gurugram, June 10 -- EaseMyTrip Co-Founder Rikant Pittie on Wednesday extended his congratulations to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for becoming India's longest-serving elected Prime Minister and said that under his visionary leadership, the country has witnessed a remarkable transformation, fast economic growth and is emerging as a global innovation hub.

Rikant Pittie told ANI that the initiatives started by the government like Startup India, Digital India, Make in India, UPI, and ONDC have empowered entrepreneurs and created an ecosystem where Indian startups can actually dream big and can scale globally.

"As an entrepreneur, I have personally seen the change. Today, India's startup ecosystem has grown from a few hundred startups in 20...