Government removing roadblocks in path of youth by introducing reforms: PM Modi at Smart India Hackathon
Government removing roadblocks in path of youth by introducing reforms: PM Modi at Smart India Hackathon
Prime Minister Modi encourages youth innovation and knowledge, introducing reforms to nurture scientific mindset and remove roadblocks
The government is introducing reforms to remove roadblocks in the path of the country's youth, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told young innovators on Wednesday (December 11, 2024), asserting that the future of the world will be driven by innovation and knowledge.
“India’s strength is its innovative youth and technology power. We have introduced a new National Education Policy to nurture a scientific mindset. The government is removing roadblocks in the path of the country’s youth by introducing reforms,” PM Modi said while addressing more than 1,300 student teams via video conferencing.
According to the Ministry of Education, this year, more than 250 problem statements have been submitted by 54 ministries, departments, state governments, PSUs and industries.
“A 150% increase has been recorded in internal hackathons at the institute level, growing from over 900 in the SIH 2023 to around 2,247 in SIH 2024, making this the largest edition so far. More than 86,000 teams have participated in the SIH 2024 at the institute level and around 49,000 student teams (each consisting of 6 students and 2 mentors) have been recommended by these institutes for the national level round,” a Ministry official said.
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