PM Modi pitches for 'New India' at Smart India Hackathon

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that his initiatives like 'new India' 'smart cities' and 'cashless transactions' revolve around the information technology and budding innovators have a major role to play in a foolproof technological advancement.

Addressing over 10,000 participants in the Smart India Hackathon via video conference, PM pitched for the enhancement of technology to find out a durable solution for day-to-day problems.

It may be mentioned that the Smart India Hackathon was an HRD ministry initiative to promote innovation, especially among engineering students.

What else PM Modi said?

• To develop a new India, it is important to convert demographic dividend into development dividend.
• For this, shift your focus on skill engagement optimisation.
• Zero was invented in India and it traveled from Upnishads to Upgrah (satellites).
• Over 29 ministers are exercising continuously for the execution of the Centre's initiative towards building a new India.
• Society is getting technology-driven and it is important to use more information technology for the day-to-day problems faced by people.

Government has solutions to all problems is the biggest illusion:

• People think that government knows everything and it has solutions to all problems.
• This is the biggest illusion.
• Government lacks several ideas and it needs a solution for problems from people outside the government.
• Come forward; send suggestions; share the innovative ideas with us.
• Innovation is the foundation of future and history is written by those who challenge the existing order.
• Government has launched start-up India and Mudra scheme to help innovators.

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