New Delhi, Sep 06: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh on Wednesday said Indian youth today are no longer the prisoners of aspirations as a host of new openings available now beckon them with opportunities of livelihood as per their inherent aptitude.
A lot of this has been possible because of groundbreaking reforms brought by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, including the StartUp policy, National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, space sector and drone deregulations, new geospatial policy, National Research Foundation, etc, he said.
Addressing the KAMP Pratibha Utsav-2023 here, Dr Jitendra said this is the best times happening in India and the successful launch of Chandrayaan-3 has sparked global aspirations in Indian students. “Chandrayaan-3 was followed by Aditya L1, the first space-based Indian mission to study the Sun and a couple of days from now India will be hosting the historic G20 Summit Meet in Delhi and the credit for all these goes to our visionary Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” he said.
He said PM Modi also brought in the new National Education Policy (NEP-2020) which supplements the Start-Up ecosystem with the promise to open new career and entrepreneurship opportunities for students and youth in India.
One of the objectives of NEP-202 is delinking degrees from education, he said, adding, “Linking degrees with education has taken a heavy toll on our education system and society as well. One of the fall-outs has been an increasing number of educated unemployed.”
Referring to the 9 years of Modi rule, Dr Singh pointed out that apart from formal jobs, lakhs of opportunities and avenues were created outside the government sector for the youth of the country, be it Start-ups, Mudra Scheme, or PM SVANidhi.
Dr Jitendra felicitated the young achievers and said that he always believed in catching the young talent young and advised the KAMP to focus on students from class V to class X to get the desired results. He complimented the organisers for designing the course in a more scientific fashion with 8 fundamental issues ranging from Aptitude to Mathematics to Mechanical Engineering. He also underlined the right kind of Mentorship for students.
In her welcome address, Dr Ranjana Aggarwal, Director, CSIR-NIScPR said, “One Week One Lab” campaign is a unique platform that enables each CSIR laboratory to unveil its legacy, technological breakthroughs, and success stories to a diverse array of stakeholders in our society. One Week One Lab campaign is the brainchild of Dr Jitendra Singh. His support and vision have been instrumental in making this campaign a reality.
