New Delhi, August 7
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday made a strong case for modernising agriculture, animal husbandry and food processing to help the country become self-sufficient and a global leader in the agriculture sector.
The Prime Minister also asked the states to focus on promoting 3Ts—Trade, Tourism, Technology—with a view to reducing imports and increasing exports, said an official release after the seventh meeting of the Governing Council of the NITI Aayog.
“We should encourage people to use local goods wherever possible,” he said, adding, ‘Vocal for local’ is not the agenda of an individual political party but a common goal.
India, he said, needs to “focus on modernized agriculture, animal husbandry, and food processing to become self-sufficient and a global leader in the agriculture sector.”
He further said rapid urbanisation can become India’s strength instead of weakness by leveraging technology to ensure ease of living, transparent service delivery, and improvement in the quality of life for every citizen.
The Prime Minister also appreciated the collective efforts of all the states in the spirit of cooperative federalism in the fight against the Covid pandemic.
“Every state played a crucial role according to its strength and contributed to India’s fight against Covid. This led to India emerging as an example for the developing nations to look up to as a global leader,” he said.
