India, Oct. 17 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the 21st century belongs to 1.4 billion Indians and that the country will become "Viksit Bharat" (Developed India) by 2047 even as he attacked the Congress and hailed the recent goods and services (GST) reforms.

Addressing a massive public rally titled "Super GST - Super Saving Utsav" at Nannur on the outskirts of Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool town, where he launched and dedicated a series of infrastructure, industrial, and energy projects worth Rs.13,429 crore across the state, Modi said in the last 16 months, Andhra Pradesh achieved growth at a rapid pace.

He said a double-engine government of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) was marching ahead on the path of progre...