He then signed documents for 15-20 minutes before heading to the stately Hyderabad House to meet leaders of SAARC countries and Mauritius who attended his swearing in Monday evening.
Modi's first official act was to announce ex-gratia of Rs.2 lakh and Rs.50,000 to the kin of those killed and to the seriously injured in a train accident in Uttar Pradesh Monday.
The disaster in Sant Kabir Nagar district left at least 25 people and about 100 injured.
