"The prime minister said he was grateful to all those who had contributed towards the formation of a consensus over the tax reform.I am grateful to all the vidhan sabhas, Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and political parties, Modi said. "We are moving forward with the dream of how to make India self-dependent in the field of defence and security," he said.Presently India imports upto 65 percent of its defence requirements, it is estimated.Can we not make India self-reliant in defence sector?, the prime minister asked here. "He said that India "reached Mars in a budget less than that of a Bollywood movie due to the technological advancement. We have to defeat diseases with science," he said.Speaking here, Modi also appreciated the efforts of UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in taking the state forward. The Yogi government has intitiated steps to check the diseases and various hindrances prevalent in UP for years.

Source: Times of India June 20, 2017 15:55 UTC