Youth Are Torch Bearers For New India: Piyush Goyal
Youth are the torchbearers for the new India, said Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday while addressing the students at the Badruka College of Commerce and Arts ( BCCA) in Hyderabad.
Goyal called upon the youth to think about their country first even while following their passion.
He said, “India would be among the most developed countries in the world by 2047 by following the principles of ‘Panch Pran ‘delineated by the Prime Minister in his independence day address.”
Recalling PM Modi’s address to the nation from the Red Fort in which he spoke about ‘Panch-Pran’ (five resolves), Goyal asked the students to contribute to making India a developed country by the time it celebrates its 100th Independence Day in 25 years.
The minister said that there was a time when the people of India were worried about the very basic necessities of life such as food, clothing and shelter.
“But Modi government’s relentless focus on improving the lives of people by ensuring that every single citizen had a good home with electricity, cooking gas, clean water and internet connectivity, toilets and road connectivity has empowered India’s population to be aspirational," Goyal added.
Flagship welfare programmes rolled out by the central government like the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojana, Swachh Bharat Mission, Jal Jeevan Mission have helped the poor to improve their quality of life, Goyal emphasised.
