New Delhi, March 1 -- India's G20 Sherpa and former CEO of Niti Aayog Amitabh Kant has joined the ongoing debate over work hours and said that the nation should focus on becoming a $30 trillion economy, which is possible through hard work rather than work-life balance amid ongoing work culture debate.

Kant made the remark while speaking at Business Standard's Manthan summit, and said that now it has become "fashionable" to talk about not working hard.

"I strongly believe in hard work. Indians must work hard, whether it's 80 hours or 90 hours a week. If your ambition is to move from a $4 trillion to a $30 trillion economy, you can't do it through entertainment or by following the views of some film stars," said Kant, according to an NDTV...