Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India is on the way to becoming the fifth largest economy in the world.

Speaking at the India-South Africa Business Summit here, he said India is the world’s fastest-growing major economy and the government is committed to reforms that will further propel it.

At $2.6 trillion, the Indian economy is currently ranked sixth in the world behind the United States (US), China, Japan, Germany and the United Kingdom (UK).

Modi listed out government’s initiatives including the push for boosting domestic manufacturing through Make in India and digitising the economy through Digital India.