Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the government is modernising the country’s education system to meet the needs of the 21st century. He added that the Centre is bringing world-class knowledge within every student’s reach in the country. Mr. Modi stated this while addressing the YUGM Conclave, a first-of-its-kind strategic conclave convening leaders from government, academia, industry, and innovators at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi today. He highlighted that a country’s future is dependent on its youth, which is why it is crucial to prepare them for India’s bright future. The Prime Minister noted that the New Education Policy is driving transformation in the country. He said the trinity of Talent, Temperament and Technology will transform India’s future.
Mr Modi said, India’s university campuses are emerging as dynamic centres where the Youth are driving breakthrough innovations. He said, ‘One Nation One Subscription’ scheme is bringing world-class knowledge within every student’s reach. The Prime Minister said that, in this year’s budget, the Government has decided to increase the number of seats and capacity at IITS. He said, Several Meditech courses have been started in collaboration with IITS and AIIMS. Mr Modi stressed to complete this journey on time and ensure that India is included in the list of the best in the world for every future technology.
The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, said that the government is working on the vision of “Make AI in India”, intending to make AI work for India. Mr. Modi said India is among the leading countries in the development and adoption of information technology. He added that to further accelerate this growth, the government has launched the India AI Mission.
Addressing the conclave, Union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan said, before 2014, there were only three operational research parks. He said that, after 2014, six additional parks have been established, and the Government is planning to create thirteen more research parks. Union Minister for Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh said, 21st century belongs to India. He said, in the last 11 years Narendra Modi Government has given top priority to innovation.
The Conclave aims to catalyse large-scale private investment in India’s innovation ecosystem, accelerate research-to-commercialisation pipelines in frontier tech, strengthen academia-industry-government partnerships and foster a national innovation alignment toward Viksit Bharat@2047.
