‘Makes me completely happy too:’ PM Modi hails Elon Musk’s Doge mission, highlights achievements of his personal govt

Indian PM Narendra Modi recalled his “heat assembly” with US billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk and lauded his Division of Authorities Effectivity (Doge) throughout his podcast with Lex Fridman, a US-based AI researcher.

Fridman requested PM Modi to shine a lightweight on key takeaways from his conferences with Musk, Vice President JD Vance, Director of Nationwide Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and Indian-American entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy.

Talking of Musk, Modi stated he had identified him since his time as chief minister of India’s Western state of Gujarat.

“As for Elon Musk, I’ve identified him since my time as Chief Minister. He was there together with his household and kids, so naturally, the ambiance felt heat and pleasant,” PM Modi stated.

“He was there together with his household and kids, so naturally, the ambiance felt heat and pleasant,” Modi stated.

PM Modi then went on to reward Musk’s Doge mission, which is geared toward downsizing the federal authorities and reduce expenditure.

He additionally drew a parallel between the mission undertaken by the Doge and his personal thought to free India from “deep-rooted points and dangerous practices”.

“Now, together with his Doge mission, he’s extremely enthusiastic about the way it’s progressing. And actually, it makes me completely happy too, as a result of once I took workplace in 2014, I needed to free my nation from the deep-rooted points and dangerous practices which have crept in, and I’ll proceed striving to eradicate as lots of them as I presumably can,” he stated.

“I observed that the advantages of sure authorities schemes, particularly welfare packages, had been being exploited by so many individuals who by no means even existed in actual life,” PM Modi defined.

The PM stated that such daring reforms entice world attraction, like how Doge is presently being mentioned around the globe.

“And naturally, when daring modifications occur, identical to Doge’s mission, they change into a subject of dialogue worldwide,” the PM added.

PM Modi additionally highlighted the achievements of his administration concerning bettering authorities effectivity.

“After I took workplace in 2014, authorities advantages had been being exploited by faux identities. We recognized and eliminated 100 million fraudulent entries, saving almost ₹3 lakh crore by way of Direct Profit Switch,” he stated.

He additionally highlighted the elimination of 40,000 pointless compliances and 1,500 outdated legal guidelines to streamline governance.

“For me, it’s about liberating the system from inefficiency and dominance — one thing I see in President Trump’s strategy as nicely,” Modi stated.