Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday welcomed constructive criticism of his government's performance and said such assessments "strengthened democracy" and would build an aware nation. Stating that he believed governments must be accountable in democracy and they must give report cards to the people, Modi said, "An audit and assessment of the performance of the present government in the last three years is happening all over on newspapers, social media or TV for the last 15 days. There have been many surveys and several opinion polls. I see this entire process as a very healthy sign. The works done during these years were tested on every touchstone. It was analysed by every segment of society. And this is a great process in democracy."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday welcomed constructive criticism of his government's performance and said such assessments "strengthened democracy" and would build an aware nation. Stating that he believed governments must be accountable in democracy and they must give report cards to the people, Modi said, "An audit and assessment of the performance of the present government in the last three years is happening all over on newspapers, social media or TV for the last 15 days. There have been many surveys and several opinion polls. I see this entire process as a very healthy sign. The works done during these years were tested on every touchstone. It was analysed by every segment of society. And this is a great process in democracy."