New Delhi, June 10 -- Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday highlighted that shifting from "women-centric" to "women-led" development can significantly drive India's economic growth, will directly boost GDP growth by 2-3 per cent, as the Cabinet passed a resolution hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 4,399 days in office.

Speaking after the Cabinet briefing, Puri framed the milestone as a marker of transformation, with women's economic participation as the next growth engine.

"When your MLA, in your central legislature, 33 per cent of our sisters will come, then GDP also increases by 2-3 per cent." Puri linked the projected jump to the women's reservation law and the government's shift from women-ce...