24 JAN , Delhi: Curtains xame down on 4 day India International Science Festival, IISF-2022 in Bhopal with a call for making India one of the leading Scientific and Technological Powers of the World
Delivering the Valedictory address at IISF in Bhopal this evening, Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar said, the energy and innovative power of the Youth will make India the Number One country in thevWorld. He said, India is a Country full of Youth power ready to do big and added that 52 percent of India’s population is Young Now and it’s right time to bug leaps in what Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi rightly calls Amrit Kaal.
Shri Tomar said, the role of Science, Technology and Innovation can be seen in all spheres of life in India including in the Agriculture Sector. He saud, farmers are now using technology in agricultural production and also for post harvest operations. He said, drone applications are gaining currency in Agri Sector and newer experiments are waiting to happen.
Shri Tomar said, Modi Government is giving special ficus on STI ecosystem and taking personal interest in Scientific Pursuits. He said, in 2014, the budget of Ministry of Science and Technology was Rs 2, 000 Crore, which us now increased to Rs 6,000 Crore, a three fold jump.
Shri Tomar expressed confidence that wirh better R&D and newer innovations, India will emerge as a leading Agricultural Country in the World with increased production and better Productivity. He said, in times to come, India will not only become fully Atmanirbhar as far as food security is concerned, but will also be able to fulfill the needs and demands of many other countries
