
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged chief secretaries to focus on 'human capital-driven' reforms for a developed India, emphasizing youth empowerment and demographic strength as key drivers. He called for quality in governance, service delivery, and manufacturing, aiming for 'Made in India' to meet global standards. Discussions included skill development, education, and sports, with a call for states to boost manufacturing, ease of doing business, and the services sector, positioning India as a global services hub and potential food basket through high-value agriculture.