Jammu, May 25 -- After India officially became the world's fourth-largest economy, Union Minister Jitendra Singh called the achievement "very good news" for the country, crediting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "farsighted leadership" and the strategic use of technology for the economic progress.

"This is very good news. Thanks to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This is the result of the farsightedness with which India has embarked on a development journey for the last 11 years... We were called fragile 5 (economy). Our economy reached the fifth position in no time, and now we are at the fourth position... The reason behind this huge achievement is that for the first time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the country aware of the importan...