“Atmanirbhar Bharat” a word which has become very common in India during the COVID-19. Our Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi coined this word to create a self-sufficient India. Also, the 2014 “Make In India” was promoted however that didn’t have much impact because we had the option of cheaper and faster substitutes under “Made In People’s Republic of China”.
So did the “Make In India” fail answer is yes and no both. No, we didn’t fail, a lot of global firms have set up their back-end operations and assembling unit in India. Yes, we failed because we are still not self-sufficient nor we were able to create an India as an industrial destination.
If we really want to create an Atmanirbhar Bharat then we should look into the GDP of countries like the United States of America (USA), People’s Republic of China (China), Republic of China (Taiwan) and Republic of the Philippines(Philippines). Below is the table on GDP contribution of the competitor countries and countries with a strong economy: (Source: Central Intelligence Agency – The World Factbook)
The above data shows India has huge scope to become a strong self-sufficient country in the world and Agriculture can be the dominating sector. If we are able to develop our Agriculture sector and develop the Industrial sector which will create jobs for the rural and urban sectors.
However, to become Atmanirbhar Bharat both state and central government should work towards the improvement and/or up-gradation of P.I.P.E.
Policy is something both central and/or state government should rework on and following are the areas to be reworked:
Infrastructure is a need of time and if we really want to create “Atmanirbhar Bharat” then we would require to expedite the current project(s) and/or long-pending projects. Following infrastructure projects should be expedited or initiated:
Professionalism and this is something people wouldn’t agree with me but yes we lack professionalism in our business. This is something we should learn from our neighbor China. What is “Professionalism”? According to Britannica Professionalism means the standards, practices, or motivations associated with a profession.
Education requires a major overhaul and curriculum should be developed more according to the industry and job market. Skill development and vocational education should be made part of the curriculum with mandatory projects which should be evaluated and graded.
If we are planning for the Atmanirbhar Bharat then each individual will have to contribute towards it and will require to change our behavior towards the local business and markets.
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