Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi on Sunday, while addressing a public event in Bengaluru, stated that the country is firmly on track to become the world’s third-largest economy, ANI reported.

“We are rapidly moving towards becoming the top third economy. This speed came to us from the spirit of reform, perform, and transform. This speed came to us from clear intention and honest efforts. In 2014, Metro was limited to only five cities. And now there is a network of more than 1,000 km in 24 cities... Before 2014, about 20,000 km of rail route was electrified... We have electrified more than 40,000 km of rail route in the last 11 years itself... Till 2014, there were only 74 airports in India. Now their number has increased to more than 160... The figures for waterways are also equally impressive,” PM Modi said, adding that from three operational national waterways in 2014, India has reached to 30.

He further noted that in the past 11 years, India’s economy has jumped from the 10th place to the top five. “We are now moving rapidly towards becoming one of the top three economies,” PM Modi added, according to ANI.