India’s many achievements in the last 10 years under PM Modi have changed world perception, says Jaishankar
The Hindu
Belagavi India's economic growth under PM Modi's leadership highlighted by Atma Nirbhar projects, digital advancements, and global vaccine supply. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar inaugurates school in Chikkodi.
India has grown into the fifth largest economy in the last decade. Just 10 years ago, it was ranked 11th economically. This has given a message to the world. All this has been possible due to the various decisions and Atma Nirbhar projects taken up by the Central government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Minister for External Affairs S. Jaishankar said in Chikkodi on Wednesday.
He was speaking after formally inaugurating the new building of KLE Society’s English Medium School (CBSE).
India is doing very well in many sectors. The strides made by India in the digital sector is helping it shine in sectors such as industrial, health and education. India has surprised many countries of the world by becoming a cashless country with digitization, he said.
Mr. Modi has made India shine in the last decade by bringing in amazing projects for the country. Projects such as PM Anna Yojana, Ujwala Yojana and Awas Yojana have been implemented keeping in mind the masses at the centre. All these have taken India towards development, he said.
The general perception a few years ago was that India may not be able to handle COVID-19 as it did not have enough well-equipped hospitals and other modern facilities. However, India changed everyone’s assumptions in just one year. India is proud to have supplied COVID-19 vaccine to more than a hundred countries. All this was possible because of Mr. Modi’s vision and leadership qualities. The foreigner‘s perception of India has completely changed in the last few years, he said.
Once upon a time, there were only 17 passport centres in the country, but today there are 527 such centres. The Prime Minister‘s dream is to create new inventions, start-ups, employment-educational new skills and make India the third most powerful country in the world, Dr. Jaishankar said.
Dr. Jaishankar who had served as a probationary officer in Chikkodi for some time said that he was surprised to see Chikkodi develop over the decades. “During my service here, there was nothing. But now it has developed. Even KLE Society has grown considerably. The team led by KLE Society chairman Prabhakar Kore has made significant achievements in the fields of education, health and research,” he said.
According to the “2023: World Air Quality Report”, India is the third most polluted nation globally and Delhi the most polluted capital city. Though Bengaluru (Rank 673) stands nowhere close to the topmost polluted cities, increasing temperature, irregular rains, growing population and infrastructure are leading to a slow change in the water and air quality of the garden city.