The biggest strength of Make in India is “human capital”, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday at the launch of “Imprint India”.
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“The biggest strength of “Make in India” is human capital”.
The Prime Minister will launch three gold related schemes – Gold Monetisation Scheme (GMS), Gold Sovereign Bond Scheme and the Gold Coin and Bullion Scheme – at a function at 7 Race Course Road.
“Society is becoming technology driven”.
“It is necessary to develop in our students a scientific temper, which allows the flight of imagination beyond the realm of grades and classrooms”.
Indian youth are second to none in entrepreneurship and educational institutes must work towards creating an innovation and research network that will produce entrepreneurs and nurture innovations, President Pranab Mukherjee said here today.
The objectives of this initiative is to identify areas of immediate relevance to society requiring innovation, direct scientific research into identified areas, ensure higher funding support for research into these areas and measure outcomes of the research effort with reference to impact on the standard of living in the rural or urban areas.
The idea of launching “IMPRINT India” originated during the conference of Chairmen, Board of Governors and Directors of Indian Institutes of Technology convened by the President atRashtrapati Bhavan on August 22, 2014. President during his speech said that it is a proud moment for all of the citizens of India, as our universities have been ranking in the top 200s in the world (Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore at 147th rank while IIT Delhi at 179th rank).
The president said that “quality should not be sacrificed at the altar of expansion”. These areas include computers & information technology, healthcare, energy, sustainable habitat, water resources and river systems, advanced materials, manufacturing, defence, nano technology hardware, environment & climate change.
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Mukherjee said that the new education policy must alter the dynamics of the education sector and help the nation achieve the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) target of 30 percent by 2020, “a goal we can not afford to miss”.
