Union Minister Anurag Singh Thakur launches MY Bharat campaign, says India is witnessing defining change in all sectors
Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Singh Thakur has said that India has been growing to a place where the world is watching.
Speaking to the youth after launching MY Bharat campaign, he said that the achievement of the Government has shown a quantum jump in development in all sectors. The Minister said that whether it is infrastructure, economy, or any field, the country has been witnessing a defining change in all sectors.
Elaborating on the achievements, he said that by introducing digital payments, India has become the fifth-largest economy and has registered 48 percent of such payments in the world. He said that the country which had just 500 startups in 2014 has grown up to be the third-largest country that has an ecosystem for start-ups.
He said that India has surpassed UK and has become the fifth largest in the world. Mr Thakur gave a clarion call to the youth to contribute towards nation’s development. He said that lakhs of youth sacrificed their life for an independent India, and now it was time for Indian youth to contribute and pledge and make it a developed country in 2047.
The Minister said that during Covid pandemic five lakh crore funds were given for industry. He observed that policies of the government brought India out of the pandemic. Self-reliant India is not a slogan but it is happening. He said with the Make in India program the country has become the seventh-largest manufacturer of mobile phones in the World. He said that while earlier India was importing 90 percent of its mobile handsets, it is now exporting over 80 percent of them.
The Minister said, manufacturing drones or Garuda will help women SHGs for spraying nano fertilizers and pesticides. The Minister remarked that the successful landing of Chandrayan mission first time on the South pole of the moon put India on the global pedestal. Referring to Swami Vivekananda’s vision, he said, the 21st century belongs to India, and asked the youth to take up the challenge in MY Bharat, and join online with the volunteers. The Minister distributed ten lakh rupees worth of schemes as part of VBSY.
