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India’s AI And Semiconductor

Initiatives Will Benefit All Of Humanity

Today, when the world talks about India’s development and growth story, the
‘Gujarat Model’ is praised. Gujarat has shown that welfare schemes are as important
as infrastructure projects for development. In alignment with this, on March 31,
Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted Gujarat development projects worth over
₹20,000 crore. Additionally, he participated in heritage-related events during his
visit, stating that 21st-century India is not merely a witness to change but is forging
ahead with a firm resolve to lead that change...

he vision of India’s leadership is crystal clear:
true development is realised when villages are
Tconnected to markets, farmers to opportunities, India’s semiconductor industry
and the youth to employment. It is this very vision that is advancing rapidly across
drives the nation to not only consistently invest sub- various states, creating new
stantial sums in infrastructure but also to ensure the opportunities for countless
timely completion of these projects, thereby delivering young people. We are now
their benefits directly to the citizens. In line with this
objective, Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in working on ‘Semiconductor
Gujarat on March 31, where he addressed three public Mission 2.0’ to further expand
rallies. In Vav-Tharad, he laid the foundation stones for these efforts.
and inaugurated numerous road and rail connectivity
projects designed to link villages with markets; simul- Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
taneously, in Sanand, Ahmedabad, he inaugurated a
semiconductor plant poised to significantly boost em- Scan the QR code to watch the
ployment opportunities. Furthermore, he dedicated Prime Minister’s full program.

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