Civil Society has vital role to play in development of country : Rajnath

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New Delhi : Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on March 9, 2018, said the civil society and NGOs have a vital role to play in development of the country. Addressing a function at NOIDA, he said for a developed India we need to work together.

Rajnath said he has witnessed NGOs working in remote inaccessible parts of LWE affected regions where even the local administration finds it difficult to reach. He said PM Narendra Modi has directed focus on the development of 115 aspirational districts which are lowly ranked on the development index, according to a PIB release.

The Union Home Minister said while India ranks 8th in the world in terms of GDP and third by Purchasing Power Parity, it is placed a lowly 131 out of 188 countries in the Human Development Index.  ” To fulfil Prime Minister’s Vision India 2022, we need not only a high GDP but also a high Gross Domestic Prosperity index,” Rajnath said.