PM woos entrepreneurs at NITI Aayog initiative

Six groups of Young Entrepreneurs made presentations before the PM on themes such as - Soft Power: Incredible India 2.0; Education and Skill Development; Health and Nutrition; Energizing a sustainable tomorrow; and Digital India; New India by 2022. 

Appreciating the new ideas and innovations envisaged in the presentations made by the entrepreneurs, Modi said, that in times past, social initiatives had catered to the requirements of people at large, and these movements were spearheaded by eminent people in society. 

The PM described the “Champions of Change” initiative as one effort to bring together diverse strengths for the benefit of the nation and society. He said this initiative would be taken forward and institutionalised in the best possible way. One possibility could be to associate the groups that made presentations today, with the respective departments and Ministries in the Union Government. 

The PM gave the example of Padma Awards to say how processes can be transformed to recognise hitherto unknown heroes of society. Modi said the team of senior officers in Union Government are keen to explore new avenues and ways for the betterment of people. He encouraged the entrepreneurs to continue their ideation in their respective groups.  He said that if they did so, they could go a long way in furthering the cause of governance. 

The PM said a lot of small changes have been brought in by the Union Government, which have brought significant results. He said trusting the common man, through self-attestation of documents is one such initiative. He also mentioned the abolition of interviews for Group C and D positions in the Union Government. 

Modi emphasised that New India could only be built through the efforts of crores of ordinary citizens. He invited the entrepreneurs to join in this effort.