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taking several steps to build Aatma Nirbhar
                                                                 Bharat.  I  am  confident  that  measures,  like,
                                                                 opening  up the  Space sector  will  generate
                                                                 many new employment  opportunities  for
                                                                 our youth  and  provide further avenues  to
                                                                 enhance their skills and potential.

                                                                 INCREASE IN EXPORTS DURING CORONA
                                                                    Only a few months ago, we used to import
                                                                 N-95  masks,  PPE  kits,  and  ventilators  from
                                                                 abroad. We not only made N-95 masks, PPE
                                                                 kits and ventilators during the pandemic, but
                                                                 were able to export these to all over the world.

                                                                 MAKE FOR WORLD
                                                                    Apart  from  ‘Make  in  India’,  we  must  also
                                                                 embrace the mantra of ‘Make for World’.


                                                                       You must have noticed that a
                                                                      special stress has been laid in
             INDIA’S FREEDOM STRUGGLE INSPIRES                         National Education Policy on
             THE WORLD                                                National Research Foundation

               India's freedom struggle inspired the entire         because in order to progress, the
             world.  The  idea  of expansionism  left  some         nation needs to innovate. Higher
             countries enslaved.  Even  in  the  midst  of
             fierce wars, India did not allow its freedom              the stress that will be laid on
             movement to suffer.                                    innovation and research, greater
             RESOLVE FOR A SELF-RELIANT INDIA                      would be the strength to take India

               Amid  Covid  pandemic,  130  crore  Indians          forward in this competitive world.
             took the resolve to be self-reliant, and 'Aatma
             Nirbhar Bharat' is  on the  mind  of India.
             This dream is turning into a pledge. Aatma          PIPELINE PROJECT TO BOOST GROWTH
             Nirbhar  Bharat  has  become a  'mantra' for           National  Infrastructure pipeline  project
             the 130 crore Indians today. I am confident         worth Rs 110 lakh crore will boost our overall
             of  the  abilities,  confidence  and  potential  of   infrastructure projects. We will  now focus
             my fellow Indians.  Once we decide  to do           on  multi-model  connectivity  infrastructure.
             something, we do not rest till we achieve that      We  can't  work in  silos  anymore; we  need
             goal.                                               to focus on comprehensive  and  integrated
             CRUCIAL ROLE TO PLAY IN GLOBAL                      infrastructure.  About  7,000  projects  of
             ECONOMY                                             different  sectors  have  also  been  identified.
               Today, the whole world is inter-connected         It will bring a new revolution in infrastructure
             and inter-dependent. It's time for India to play    sector.
             an important role in the global economy. For        INDIA, A MAJOR FOOD PRODUCER
             this, India has to become self-reliant. From           How long  will  the  raw material  from our
             Agriculture,  Space to  healthcare,  India  is      country  become  a  finished  product  and


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