NEW DELHI: The future of India will be dependent on the innovations and work done by the youth, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday as he batted for research and innovation, saying it has to be made a “way of living” with increasing acceptance for it in the society.
Addressing the 15,000 finalists at the grand finale of the Smart India Hackathon 2022, he said social and institutional support will boost innovation and new ideas and original thinking should be respected.
“Research and innovation must be transformed from the way of working to the way of living. To increase the culture of innovation in India, we have to pay constant attention to two things — social support and institutional support. The acceptance of innovation as a profession has increased in society, and in such a situation we have to accept new ideas and original thinking,” he said. “Your innovative mindset will take India to the top. The aspirational society of India will act as a driving force for a new India. With new ideas, new aspirations and new resolutions, we will move forward,” he added.
Modi said India is making rapid strides by keeping its faith in the young population and noted that the country’s innovation index ranking has gone up. He said the new National Education Policy has a roadmap for creating a strong foundation for innovation.
“The number of patents in the last eight years has gone up by seven times and the count of unicorns has gone beyond 100. The country is progressing rapidly through one revolution after another. Infrastructure revolution is happening in India today… The health sector revolution is happening in India today… Digital revolution is happening in India today… Technology revolution is happening in India today… The talent revolution is happening in India today… Today the focus is on making every sector modern,” he said.
SIH, which started in 2017, is a nationwide initiative to provide students with a platform to solve the pressing problems of society, organisations, and government. It aims to inculcate the culture of product innovation, problem-solving and out-of–box thinking among students.
Addressing the 15,000 finalists at the grand finale of the Smart India Hackathon 2022, he said social and institutional support will boost innovation and new ideas and original thinking should be respected.
“Research and innovation must be transformed from the way of working to the way of living. To increase the culture of innovation in India, we have to pay constant attention to two things — social support and institutional support. The acceptance of innovation as a profession has increased in society, and in such a situation we have to accept new ideas and original thinking,” he said. “Your innovative mindset will take India to the top. The aspirational society of India will act as a driving force for a new India. With new ideas, new aspirations and new resolutions, we will move forward,” he added.
Modi said India is making rapid strides by keeping its faith in the young population and noted that the country’s innovation index ranking has gone up. He said the new National Education Policy has a roadmap for creating a strong foundation for innovation.
“The number of patents in the last eight years has gone up by seven times and the count of unicorns has gone beyond 100. The country is progressing rapidly through one revolution after another. Infrastructure revolution is happening in India today… The health sector revolution is happening in India today… Digital revolution is happening in India today… Technology revolution is happening in India today… The talent revolution is happening in India today… Today the focus is on making every sector modern,” he said.
SIH, which started in 2017, is a nationwide initiative to provide students with a platform to solve the pressing problems of society, organisations, and government. It aims to inculcate the culture of product innovation, problem-solving and out-of–box thinking among students.