Collaborate in nation building to make India No. 1 in every field by 2047: Amit Shah to youth

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday asked the youth to join hands in nation building and ensure that when the country celebrates its centenary year of independence in 2047 India is number one in every fieldHe also called on the youth to take a resolve for progress in their personal lives and also to contribute towards nation building in some field in this 75th year of independenceAlso read Govt working to empower every section of society PM ModiWhen we celebrate the centenary year of independence in 2047 in every field this great nation of ours should be number one To build such a nation you the youth must join hands on the appeal of PM Modi and contribute in building a great India Shah saidSpeaking at the platinum jubilee celebrations of B V Bhoomaraddi College and after inaugurating an indoor stadium at the campus he listed out progress made by the country in various fields and strong foundations laid by the government for development in a number of areasKarnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai who is also an alumni of the college Union Minister Pralhad Joshi senior BJP leader B S Yediyurappa several ministers and legislators were present at the eventAsking students and youngsters to read about the freedom struggle and sacrifice made by the people for the country to attain independence Shah said Everyone is not fortunate to sacrifice their lives for the sake of the country like our soldiers do We may not sacrifice our lives for the country but we can live our lives for the sake of this nationOne should try to attain heights in his or her professional or field of choice but along with that our aim should also be that India becomes number one in the whole worldPointing out that India is today the fifth largest economy from 11th position in the span of last eight years Shah said it is being predicted that India will become the worlds third largest economy by 2027Prime Minister Modi with this in mind has a dream for Indias youth that India becomes a US five trillion dollar economy If this happens technical university students like you will have lots of opportunities he saidHighlighting Indias growth in the startup space the Home Minister said there were only three unicorn startups in 2014 but today there are more than 70000 startups in the country Seventyfive among them are unicorn startups and 30 per cent of these enterprises are headed by womenAround 45 per cent of these startups are from Tier2 and 3 cities he said adding that this shows those who have ability can succeed irrespective of the place he or she is inNoting the initiatives taken by the Modi government to make India a manufacturing hub and the fifth largest economy today Shah said patent registration determines any countrys futureIn 201314 3000 patent applications used to come for registration and now in 202122 it has increased to 15 lakh applications he said Also the count of registered patents has increased from 211 to 24000 since thenI want to tell youth to come out of traditional thinking and framework and to think anew be courageous and move ahead he told the youthPointing at the increase in IITs IIMs AIIMS IIITs universities and colleges in the country Shah said the Central government under PM Modi has increased the ambit of educationSpeaking about the National Forensic Sciences University campus for which he will be laying the foundation near here Shah said the field of forensic science is going to be big in the days to come which needs a trained human resourceIt is going to create a lot of opportunities for the students of science because in the days to come we are going to make forensic evidence compulsory for the crimes to which punishment is more than six years If this happens the country needs more than 50000 forensic scientists the minister pointed outThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever