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Cover Story Sankalp Yatra of New India

CALL FOR MAKE IN INDIA SOON 93
AFTER BECOMING PM

n If a huge country like India remains only
a market, it will never be able to progress
or provide opportunities for our younger
generation. People understood the
significance of this sentence from Prime
Minister Narendra Modi in the context of
the 'Make in India' campaign because, on
Independence Day 2014, Prime Minister Modi
had called on the people of the country to "go
ahead" with Make in India from the Red Fort.
n Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the
global Make in India initiative from Vigyan
Bhavan on September 25, 2014, with 25 key
sectors aiming to become global leaders.
n Keeping in mind the need for greater
emphasis on the manufacturing sector, 15
manufacturing sectors and 12 service sectors
were retained in the Make in India 2.0 after
review.
"Make in India" is no longer a catchphrase.
This "Make in India" is not a formal
invitation. Make in India is our collective
responsibility. People from all over the
world will come here looking for us if we all
move forward with responsibility. You trust
me. Narendra Modi, Prime Minister.

94 Beginning of interlinking of rivers

n When Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Every year, one-third of the took over the leadership in 2014, a
country's area is affected by Special Committee on the Interlinking
drought, and an average of 40 of Rivers was constituted in September
million hectares is flooded. If 2014 and a Task Force in April 2015
such an imbalance is removed, to expedite work on it. The Ken Betwa
then the immense water Link, the first river interlinking project
wealth in the country will not with a cost of Rs 44,605 crore, was
write a story of destruction approved in December, 2021. About
but of development. It was in Rs 395 crore has been spent till
this spirit that former Prime July 31, 2022. Madhya Pradesh and
Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee Uttar Pradesh will irrigate 10.62 lakh
had dreamt of interlinking hectares on completion of the link.
rivers, but with the change of 62 lakh people will get drinking water
leadership, it was on hold. In facilities. 103 MW of hydropower and
this, 30 river links are to be 27 MW of solar power generation
prepared. capacity will be ready. A Draft DPR of
five other river links has been prepared.

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