PM Modi met Para Asiad athletes, said- ‘After economy, India reached fifth place in the medal table also’

PM Modi today met Indian athletes participating in the Para Asian Games. This meeting took place on Wednesday at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi. Where a special program was organized for the athletes. Sports Minister Anurag Thakur was also present along with PM Modi.

During this time Describing India’s performance in the Para Asian Games as unprecedented, Prime Minister Narendra Modi compared it with the changes in the country’s economy and said that in the last nine years the country has moved from 10th to 5th in the economy and you have also seen the country move from 15th to 15th in the medal table. Reached number five.

Prime Minister Modi told the Indian players who won a record 111 medals in the Hangzhou Para Asian Games, “These 111 medals of yours are actually 140 crore dreams.” This is three times more than India’s medals in the Asian Para Games in 2014. In 2014, we were 15th in the medal table but this time we are in the top five. The country has moved from tenth to fifth position in economy in the last nine years and you have also taken it to fifth position in the medal tally.

Let us tell you that, according to the latest data of the International Monetary Fund, India is at fifth place in the world economy ranking after America, China, Japan and Germany. The Prime Minister further said, “I want to congratulate all of you very much. You guys were playing in China but I was also with you. I was sitting here watching your every activity, your efforts, your confidence every moment.” He said that his government is committed to providing all possible assistance to the players.

The Prime Minister said, “Earlier it was said that the players are for the government, but now it is said that the government is for the players.” When the government understands the struggles and dreams of the players, its direct impact is also visible in the policies and thinking of the government. There were good players in the country earlier also but there were no policies to support them. He said, “In the last nine years, the country has come out of that old thinking and system. Today there are many such players in the country on whom Rs 4-5 crores are being spent. Now the government’s thinking is focused on the players and in the coming times the country will get many more winners like you.

He said, “Our government is with you, the country is with you.” If you walk with dead thinking, you can neither run the world nor achieve any success. From the tenth economy, we have reached five and I am sure that we will reach three in this decade. He further said, this country will become a developed India in 2047. If disabled people can fulfill their dreams, then the power of Rs 140 crore will not let this dream remain unfulfilled. Praising the disabled players who have overcome the odds, he said, “Out of all the players selected for these games, no one can win. If someone came, he came after learning, none of you has come defeated. You became stronger after facing so many challenges and every countryman is proud of your performance.