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PM Modi urged youth to support Make in India at Sardardham, praising its role in education and girls’ empowerment, and stressed self-reliance.
PM Modi (Photo: YouTube/ Narendra Modi)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asserted that the path to a developed India lies in building a self-reliant India.
While virtually addressing the foundation stone laying ceremony of Sardardham Phase-II in Ahmedabad, PM Modi said India has a significant chance to achieve self-reliance as the world is going through instability.
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“We launched Skill India Mission under which crores of youth are being prepared as skilled manpower in different fields. Today, a large part of the world is stuck in the problem of ageing; they need youth, and India has the capacity to provide youth to the world.
He also urged the nation’s youth to embrace “Make in India” products to help build a better future for generations to come. Noting that only Operation Sindoor is not patriotism, he appealed to traders to decide to sell only swadeshi items.
“India has to become self-reliant in today’s world, which means we should use indigenous products. Our enthusiasm for ‘Make in India’ should increase. The Swadeshi movement will strengthen our future, and you have to lead it. The youth of our society should decide that not a single foreign thing comes to our house,” he added.
PM Modi said India’s strength lies in ‘Make in India’ and self-reliance, which will brighten the future of the coming generations.
Further emphasising India’s demographic strength, PM Modi asserted that his government is focused on creating maximum employment opportunities for the youth. He said that the central government is creating new employment and entrepreneurship opportunities for young people through initiatives like the Mudra Yojana and the newly launched PM Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana.
“Today, the number of startups in India has reached close to 2 lakh. Startups are being created in tier 2 and 3 cities. We started the Mudra Yojana. Under this, Rs 33 lakh crore have been given to the youth for self-employment. Due to this, lakhs of youth have become self-reliant and are also making others self-reliant,” he added.
PM Modi said the world values India’s talent along with its labour and understands its importance, which has created new opportunities in various countries.
“Our youths are surprising the world in many sectors like healthcare, education, and space,” he added.
He also lauded the exemplary work of Sardardham in promoting education and providing opportunities for girls’ empowerment.
PM Modi said Indian society is awakened and has started supporting the endeavours of its daughters.
“Today, a new awakening has come in society. They are coming forward themselves and making arrangements for the progress of their daughters. The seeds that were sown in Gujarat have today become a movement in the whole country through ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao,” he said.
He also recalled that the school dropout ratio of girls was very high when he became chief minister of Gujarat (in 2001).
He said schemes like ‘Kanya Kelavani’ benefited immensely and encouraged the society to come forward and take the responsibility for educating girls.
PM Modi said female foeticide was another concern, which was addressed by him with the support of society, and by launching a movement to eradicate the social evil.
(With inputs from agencies)
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Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben…Read More
Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben… Read More
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