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Anil Agarwal, Chairman, Vedanta, has shared a post on X, highlighting the Modi government's vision of “Minimum Government, Maximum Governance,” stressing the transformative impact of trust-based systems on India’s economic landscape.

In the post, Agarwal pointed out the significant shift in passenger experience at Indian airports, where 99.9% of travelers now clear customs without waiting for physical checks. He credited this global success story to the government’s move toward trust-based regulation, a philosophy that the recently passed Jan Vishwas Bill will further. 

He emphasized that the primary objective of any government must be to promote economic development and job creation through manufacturing. He noted that while strict enforcement is necessary for serious crimes like arms smuggling or narcotics, trust-based regulation should be the standard for the broader business community to ensure revenue growth and GDP expansion.

Sharing insights from AI-driven data, Agarwal noted a stark disparity in regulatory burdens, stating that while other countries might issue 100 notices, India currently issues 800 despite having one-third of the production level. He argued that the Jan Vishwas Bill is essential to eliminate these "speed breakers" that distract management and officials from productive activity. In the post, he wrote:

“Many of you would remember the time when it used to take a long time to clear customs at Indian airports. It was a stressful experience. Today, 99.9% passengers go through without any waiting or checking. Worldwide, people hugely appreciate this change. And this is because the Modi Government has moved to trust-based systems. Even the payment of income tax involves no interface with officials. This is the PM’s vision of minimum government, maximum governance, in practice. That is also what the recently passed Jan Vishwas Bill seeks to further.

The primary objective of any government is to promote economic development and job creation through manufacturing. That is what grows GDP, creates jobs and contributes revenue to the exchequer.

Unless a matter involves arms smuggling, narcotics or human trafficking, trust-based regulation should be the norm.

AI has revealed that if other countries issue 100 notices, India issues 800! And with one-third production level. There must be some accountability. But more fundamentally, this only distracts management and officials from productive activity. Jan Vishwas philosophy will change this.

Trust, respect and encouragement for our businesspeople and entrepreneurs will be a game changer. All that is required is a smooth road with no speed breakers, just like the Government has done for national highways, where vehicles don’t have to stop to pay tolls. It's automated.

This will enable India to become free from any import dependence and achieve the Prime Minister’s goal of a Viksit Bharat.”