PM Modi speaking at the 95th Annual Day of the Indian Chamber of Commerce
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that self-reliance was already a part of the Centre’s policy, and Covid-19 outbreak gave it a push. He also urged India Inc to make bold moves and not rely on conservative ones. Modi added that the Covid-19 crisis needs to be made into a turning point for India’s economy.
Modi was speaking at the 95th Annual Day of the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC).
Modi added that citizens resolved to turn the crisis into an opportunity, and the present situation should be a turning point for the country. He had in an address to the nation on May 12 announced a push for domestically-produced goods.
He also stressed for ‘Aatamnirbharta’ stating that self-reliance lessons start at home. “It is high time India becomes vocal for local,” he added.
He also invoked Swami Vivekanand and said, “Decades ago Swami Vivekananda wrote, ‘The simplest method to be worked upon at present is to induce Indians to use their own produce and get markets for Indian artware in other countries’. This path shown by Swami Vivekananda is inspiration for India in post-COVID world.”
