Believing that the progress of states is crucial for the country's development, he also instructed his Council of Ministers to give priority to the issues brought forth by the state governments as also the MPs.
The directives were given by Modi at a Cabinet meeting here in the context of his 10-point vision which includes increasing investment, completing infrastructure projects in time-bound manner and exploiting the natural resources to the country's benefit.
A number of Governors also met the Prime Minister today.
Those who made the courtesy calls and conveyed their best wishes to Modi were Jagannath Pahadia (Haryana), ESL Narasimhan (Andhra Pradesh), N N Vohra (Jammu & Kashmir) and V K Duggal (Manipur).