Changes being made in every sector to ensure growth: PM
MYSURU: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said necessary changes are being made in every sector to ensure growth and to make this decade India’s.
He also said that efforts are being made at all levels to make the country a global hub for higher education and its youth competitive. “In the last 6-7 months you might have seen the speed and the ambit of reforms is increasing. Whether it is agriculture, space, defence, aviation or labour. In every sector necessary changes are being made for growth,” Modi said.
Addressing the centenary convocation of the University of Mysore through video conference, he said it is being done for the sake of crores of youth in this country and to make this decade India’s.
“This decade can be India’s only when we make our foundations strong. This decade has brought an immense opportunity for young India,” he added.
Modi said the all-round reforms that are taking place in the country now, have never happened in the past, and even if decisions were made in the past they were restricted to any one sector, leaving aside others. Noting that multiple reforms in multiple sectors have taken place in the last six years, he said if national education policy is ensuring the future of education sector, agriculture related reforms are empowering farmers, while that of labour, giving thrust to growth, security of both labourers and industries.
Karnataka Governor and Chancellor of Universities in the State, Vajubhai Vala and Deputy Chief Minister CN Ashwath Narayan were among others present on the occasion. The Prime Minister pointed out that consistent efforts have been made in the last 5-6 years, so that country’s education system helps students move ahead amid needs of the 21st century, especially in the higher education sector where focus has been on infrastructure development to structural reforms.
“Efforts are being made at all levels from qualitative to quantitative, to make India a global hub for higher education and to make our youth competitive,” he
Efforts are being made at all levels from qualitative to quantitative, to make India a global hub for higher education and to make our youth competitive
Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
said, citing increase in number of IITs, IIITs, IIMs and AIIMS in the last six years.
Lauding the University of Mysore and its rich legacy, Modi remembered the erstwhile Maharaja of Mysuru Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar and Diwan Sir M Visvesvaraya for their vision behind it.
‘Future will be shaped by societies that invest in science, innovation’ Calling for well-planned investments in science and innovation, Modi on Monday said the future of the world will be shaped by societies that invest in these areas but collaboration and public participation will be among the key metrics.
“Future will be shaped by societies that invest in science and innovation,” the prime minister said in his keynote address at the inaugural function of the Grand Challenges Annual Meeting 2020.
Modi said these investments must be planned well in advance and cannot be done in a short-sighted manner.