(Priyanka Gupta, Intern Journalist)New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday addressed the Grand Finale of Smart India Hackathon 2020 through video conferencing. The Prime Minister, while highlighting the features of the new education policy brought by the government, said that it emphasizes on making the job-giver rather than the job-seeker. It is an attempt to change our thinking and approach. With the new education policy, India’s languages will grow and develop. It will further enhance the knowledge of India.
Not a challenge that our youth cannot compete with
The Prime Minister said that the role of all of your youth is very important in achieving the goal of giving a good life to the poor of the country. I have always believed that there is no such challenge facing the country that our youth cannot compete and find solutions. The country has got amazing inventions over the years through the Smart India Hackathon. I am sure that the young companions participating in this hackathon while understanding the needs of the country, will work on new solutions to make the country self-reliant.
Our youth has met every challenge
The Prime Minister said that on the one hand there is talk of giving a natural place to local folk arts, education, and knowledge in the new education policy, on the other hand, there is an invitation to the top global institutions to open campuses in India. I have always trusted the youth power of the country. The youth of the country have proved this again and again. Recently, the demand for Face Shields to rescue Corona had increased. The youth of the country came forward to meet this demand with 3D printing technology.
India’s rich languages will get strength
PM Modi said that the new education policy will also introduce the world to the rich languages of India. One of the biggest advantages will be that students will get to learn in their own language in their early years. Anyway, if you look at the list of the top 20 countries of the world on the basis of GDP, most of the countries provide education in their home language, mother tongue. These countries develop the thinking and understanding of the youth in their country and also emphasize on other languages to communicate with the world.
Emphasis on making jobs
In our country, the vernacular was left in its own right. It had very little chance to flourish and move forward. Now the changes brought in the education policy, the languages of India will progress, they will develop further. These will not only increase the knowledge of India but will also increase the unity of India. The new education policy emphasizes on creating a job-giver rather than a job-seeker. This is an attempt to bring reform in our thinking and approach. There is now a systemic reform in the education system, an attempt to change both the intent and the content of education.
Don’t skip learning, questioning and solving
PM Modi said that Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, the chief architect of our Constitution and the great educationist of the country, used to say that education should be accessible to all. The new education policy is devoted to this idea. The current time is to focus on learning, research, and innovation. Similar efforts have been made in the new education policy. I appeal to the youth not to give up three things – learning, questioning, and solving …
Shuffle on previous governments
PM Modi also indirectly targeted the apathy of previous governments over education. He said the old education system has given the country such a large population that it is educated but most of what they have read, it does not work. Even after the degree of degrees, they feel an incompleteness in themself. Be it creating new resources for online education or these campaigns like Smart India Hackathon … Our effort is to make India’s education more modern so that talent gets a full opportunity here.
Must change rapidly in the 21st century
The Prime Minister said that the new education policy has been formulated keeping in mind the thinking, their needs, their hopes, expectations, and aspirations of the youth of the 21st century. We are proud that in the past centuries, we have given more than one best scientist, best technician, technology entrepreneur to the world. But this is the 21st century and in a rapidly changing world, India too needs to change as fast to play its effective role. Our effort is to provide opportunities for young talent.
Data driven solution in healthcare will help
PM Modi said that I have got an opportunity to join all the past editions. You have the opportunity to know, hear, and understand. Today I can say that the goal of connecting the youth of the country to the challenges of the country and to prepare their innovative based solutions was that we had gone for. All of you young participants have made a big contribution to it. We have succeeded in this. A data-driven solution in healthcare can lead to a big change. With this, we can deliver an affordable healthcare system from poor to poor and to far-flung villages.
Emphasis on smart policing
The Prime Minister also met the innovative students one by one. He asked a student whether an alert system could be developed for the safety of children and women, which was properly integrated. Can this school bus, auto, cab be connected in real-time with the police control room? The Prime Minister also emphasized smart policing. He told a participant that Artificial Intelligence can prove to be very helpful to make policing effective. If we do something in this direction, it will be important for administrative reform.
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