Posted On: 22 MAY 2026 12:04PM by PIB Delhi Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today shared details regarding a fruitful meeting of the Council of Ministers held yesterday. The Prime Minister stated that the Council deliberated upon valuable perspectives and best practices relating to boosting ‘Ease of Living’ and ‘Ease of Doing Business’. Shri Modi further highlighted that the discussions focused on how to effectively advance reforms in order to successfully realise the shared dream of a Viksit Bharat. The Prime Minister posted on X: "Had a fruitful meeting of the Council of Ministers yesterday. We exchanged perspectives and best practices relating to boosting ‘Ease of Living, ‘Ease of Doing Business’ and how to further reforms in order to realise our shared dream of a Viksit Bharat." Had a fruitful meeting of the Council of Ministers yesterday. We exchanged perspectives and best practices relating to boosting ‘Ease of Living, ‘Ease of Doing Business’ and how to further reforms in order to realise our shared dream of a Viksit Bharat. pic.twitter.com/ifKpB8le17 — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 22, 2026 *** MJPS/SS/PRK (Release ID: 2263986) Visitor Counter : 1021 Read this release in: Assamese , Bengali , Bengali-TR , Kannada , Urdu , Marathi , हिन्दी , Nepali , Manipuri , Punjabi , Gujarati , Odia , Tamil , Telugu , Malayalam Prime Minister's Office Prime Minister chairs a meeting of the Council of Ministers to boost 'Ease of Living' and 'Ease of Doing Business' Posted On: 22 MAY 2026 12:04PM by PIB Delhi Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today shared details regarding a fruitful meeting of the Council of Ministers held yesterday. The Prime Minister stated that the Council deliberated upon valuable perspectives and best practices relating to boosting ‘Ease of Living’ and ‘Ease of Doing Business’. Shri Modi further highlighted that the discussions focused on how to effectively advance reforms in order to successfully realise the shared dream of a Viksit Bharat. The Prime Minister posted on X: "Had a fruitful meeting of the Council of Ministers yesterday. We exchanged perspectives and best practices relating to boosting ‘Ease of Living, ‘Ease of Doing Business’ and how to further reforms in order to realise our shared dream of a Viksit Bharat." Had a fruitful meeting of the Council of Ministers yesterday. We exchanged perspectives and best practices relating to boosting ‘Ease of Living, ‘Ease of Doing Business’ and how to further reforms in order to realise our shared dream of a Viksit Bharat. pic.twitter.com/ifKpB8le17 — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 22, 2026 *** MJPS/SS/PRK (Release ID: 2263986) <span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today shared details regarding a fruitful meeting of the Council of Ministers held yesterday.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><br /> <span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">The Prime Minister stated that the Council deliberated upon valuable perspectives and best practices relating to boosting ‘Ease of Living’ and ‘Ease of Doing Business’. Shri Modi further highlighted that the discussions focused on how to effectively advance reforms in order to successfully realise the shared dream of a Viksit Bharat.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">The Prime Minister posted on X:</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">"Had a fruitful meeting of the Council of Ministers yesterday. We exchanged perspectives and best practices relating to boosting ‘Ease of Living, ‘Ease of Doing Business’ and how to further reforms in order to realise our shared dream of a Viksit Bharat."</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:center"><br /> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">Had a fruitful meeting of the Council of Ministers yesterday. We exchanged perspectives and best practices relating to boosting ‘Ease of Living, ‘Ease of Doing Business’ and how to further reforms in order to realise our shared dream of a Viksit Bharat. <a href="https://t.co/ifKpB8le17">pic.twitter.com/ifKpB8le17</a></p>— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/2057650152941535252?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 22, 2026</a> <p style="text-align:justify"> </p> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">***</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">MJPS/SS/PRK</span></span></p> " /> var mPlayer = document.getElementById("background_music"); var mPlayAction = document.getElementById("playbutton"); var isPlaying = false; function playAudio() { mPlayer.play(); isPlaying = true; document.getElementById('stopA').style.display = "block"; document.getElementById('playA').style.display = "none"; 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Prime Minister chairs a meeting of the Council of Ministers to boost 'Ease of Living' and 'Ease of Doing Business'
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Note the dual-focus formula: "Ease of Living" (citizen services) plus "Ease of Doing Business" (regulatory reform), both under the Viksit Bharat umbrella—watch for questions conflating the two or asking which ministry owns which pillar.
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