India, May 22 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with his council of ministers on Thursday to set their goal for 2047, telling them that maximum stress should be placed on next-generation reforms.

PM Modi told the ministers that these reform initiatives will ensure that the country achieves all-around development by 2047, when India will celebrate 100 years of Independence.

PM Modi also gave a broad outline of the reform initiatives through which the country will become developed by 2047, news agency PTI reported, citing sources.

The prime minister consistently stressed that the aim should always be to improve people's lives, adding that there should be "ease of living" for them.

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