In a jab at past administrations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi remarked on Friday that those governments were antiquated and dysfunctional, much like when mobile phone screens would freeze in the past. PM Modi observed, “You must have seen how the mobile phone screen used to get frozen ten or twelve years ago,” during his speech at the 7th India Mobile Congress. The circumstances were the same as under earlier frozen regimes. After we arrived, there was no point in restarting them. Users ceased utilizing antiquated technology after 2014, and doing simple tasks like changing batteries or restarting the system became pointless.
Prime Minister Modi further said that earlier India was an importer of mobile phones but now it has become the second largest mobile manufacturer in the world. “India used to be an importer of mobile phones whereas today, India has become the second largest mobile manufacturer in the world. Noting the lack of vision when it came to electronics manufacturing during previous governments. Today is exporting about Rs 2 lakh crores worth of electronics manufactured in the country,” PM Modi added. The PM also stressed that the government is working in a way that the benefits of technology should reach everyone and everyone should benefit from the resources.
“We believe in the power of democratization. The benefit of development should reach every section and region, everyone should benefit from the resources in India, everyone should have a life of dignity and the benefit of technology should reach everyone. We are working rapidly in this direction. For me, this is the biggest social justice. Collateral-free loans under the Mudra scheme, access to toilets, and DBT through JAM Trinity have one thing in common that is they are ensuring previously inaccessible rights for the common citizens. Bharat Net which has connected about 2 lakh Gram Panchayats with broadband. 10,000 Atal tinkering labs are exposing about 75 lakh children to cutting-edge technology,” PM Modi said.
He further informed that an 80 thousand crore rupees PLI scheme is going on for the development of semiconductors. “For the success of both hardware and software in the tech ecosystem, it is important that we build a strong semiconductor manufacturing sector in India”, he said, saying that an 80 thousand crore rupees PLI scheme is going on for the development of semiconductors.
“Today, semiconductor companies around the world are investing in semiconductor assembly and testing facilities in collaboration with Indian companies. India’s semiconductor mission is moving forward with the vision of meeting not only its domestic demand but also the needs of the world,” he added.