Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said his government's goal is to make this decade a "techade", adding that the central government has launched a 'Start-Up India' mission to encourage young entrepreneurs.
Addressing the 'Skilling for Future' event at the National Science Foundation, PM Modi said, "We have established around 10,000 Atal Tinkering Labs in schools wherein children are being provided with all kinds of facilities for various types of innovations. To encourage young entrepreneurs, we have started the 'Start Up India' mission. Our goal is to make this decade a techade -- tech decade."
Further, at the event, PM Modi said India and the US need a pipeline of talent, adding that while the US has top-class educational institutions and advanced technologies, India is home to the world's biggest youth factory.
"To maintain growth momentum, India and the US need a pipeline of talent. On the one hand, the US has top-class educational institutions and advanced technologies. On the other hand, India has the world's biggest youth factory. That is why, I believe that the India-US partnership will prove to be the engine of sustainable and inclusive global growth," PM Modi said at the event. -- ANI