Prime Minister Narendra Modi (AP file photo) Prime Minister Narendra Modi (AP file photo)Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday insisted that the top priority of his government was to create corruption-free, citizen centric and development-friendly ecosystem in India, adding he is ready to pay the political price for the steps taken in this regard by the Centre. “I am aware of the political price I will have to pay for the steps taken by the government but I am ready for it,” he added. The prime minister also said the government’s move to demonetise high-currency notes brought large parts of the underground economy into the formal system. If it slows down, it is more towards 7 and if it paces up it is more towards 8 per cent growth. To scale to 10 per cent rate is “very challenging” and it will not depend on domestic factors only but on how the world is moving, he further said.

Source: Indian Express November 30, 2017 06:05 UTC