State urged to focus on promoting its Trade, Tourism and Technology
The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has highlighted the need to focus on modernized agriculture, animal husbandry and food processing to become self-sufficient and a global leader in the agriculture sector.
Addressing the seventh meeting of the Governing Council (GC) of NITI Aayog, he said rapid urbanization can become India’s strength instead of weakness by leveraging technology to ensure ease of living, transparent service delivery, and improvement in the quality of life for every citizen of urban India.
Modi also called on each state should focus on promoting its 3Ts, Trade, Tourism, Technology, through every Indian Mission around the world.
He said the states must focus on reducing imports, increasing exports and identifying opportunities for the same in every state.
“We should encourage people to use local goods wherever possible,” he added.
The Governing Council discussed four key agenda items:
(i) crop diversification and achieving self-sufficiency in pulses, oilseeds and other agri-commodities;
(ii) implementation of National Education Policy (NEP) in school education;
(iii) implementation of National Education Policy in higher education; and
(iv) urban governance. fiinews.com
