CM Rekha Gupta says Delhi aims to become India's most dynamic urban economy

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta said at the Bhartiya Vyapar Mahotsav that Delhi must strengthen trade and business to support India's growth. She said digital transformation, startups and wider market access are reshaping the economy.

In Short

• Gupta linked trade and business to the broader Viksit Bharat vision
• She said India is evolving from consumer market to manufacturing hub
• Expanding free trade deals were credited with opening more overseas markets

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday said her government is working to make the national capital the most dynamic urban economy in the country, stressing the need for Delhi to keep pace with India’s rapid economic growth.

Speaking at the Bhartiya Vyapar Mahotsav at Bharat Mandapam, Gupta said trade and business would play a key role in advancing the vision of Viksit Bharat.

She said India, once largely viewed as a consumer economy, is now emerging as a trusted manufacturing hub and a reliable global supply chain, attributing the transformation to the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and policy reforms introduced since 2014.

Gupta also highlighted India’s expanding network of free trade agreements, saying these have helped domestic businesses and industrialists gain greater access to international markets.

She said the country was now moving beyond conventional economic growth towards economic transformation driven by digital technology.

Citing the rapid expansion of India’s startup ecosystem, Gupta said the number of startups had increased from around 100 before 2014 to more than 2.5 lakh.

She also pointed to the growth of digital initiatives such as the Unified Payments Interface and Direct Benefit Transfer, saying technology had fundamentally transformed the country’s economic landscape.

The chief minister said Delhi would need to play a larger role in this growth story by strengthening its trade, business and economic ecosystem.

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