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Railways
Record of highest-
ever cargo loading We have started the Make in India
n Indian Railways campaign to generate employment
has recorded the and self-employment opportunities
highest-ever cargo for the youth. We are working
loading of 1,588 million tonnes (MT) in FY
vigorously towards making India a
2023-24. It was 1,095 MT in 2014-15. Railways
global manufacturing hub. We want to
aims to reach 3,000 MT by 2030.
increase the share of manufacturing
n Indian Railways has commissioned 31,180
in our Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
km of track in the last decade. The pace of
to 25% in the near future.
track laying has increased from 4 km per
day in 2014-15 to 14.54 km per day in 2023-
24. - Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
n 41,655 route kilometers have been
electrified between 2014-2024, while only unprecedented success story of 'Make in India'
21,413 route kilometers were electrified in many sectors for global economic growth. PM
before 2014.
MITRA Mega Textile Park is becoming a great
example of 'Make in India' and 'Make for the World'.
"PM MITRA Mega Textile Park will boost the textile
Improving India's Logistics sector in line with the 5F (Farm to Fiber to Factory to
Performance Index ranking and Fashion to Foreign) vision. PM MITRA Mega Textile
making it among the top 25 Park will provide state-of-the-art infrastructure for
the textile sector, attracting crores of investments
countries by 2030 is one of the major
and creating lakhs of jobs.
objectives of the National Logistics
The Prime Minister has praised India's highest
Policy, 2022. Not only this, but the
ever increase in defence production in 2023-24.
Government of India has also signed Defence production increased to Rs 1,26,887 crore
an agreement with the National in the financial year 2023-24. On this increase,
Council of Applied Economic the Prime Minister also shared a post on social
media X and said, 'Very encouraging development.
Research to assess the logistics cost
Congratulations to all those who have contributed
at a fixed interval so that its cost
to this achievement. We are fully committed
can be reduced by identifying it to creating a conducive environment to further
enhance our capabilities and establish India as a
leading global defence manufacturing hub. This
will enhance our security system and make us
self-reliant!' India has prepared a roadmap for
a manufacturing initiative, the largest initiative
launched by any country in recent history. It
demonstrates the transformative power of public-
private partnerships. This collaborative model has
also been successfully expanded to include India's
global partners. In addition, the Indian government
is building a pentagon of corridors across the
country to accelerate manufacturing and establish
India as a global manufacturing hub.
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