Union Youth Affairs Minister Anurag Thakur. file. , Photo Credit: ANI
Union minister Anurag Singh Thakur on February 4 said that India is now the hub of the ‘start-up’ ecosystem in the world, with 90,000 ‘start-ups’ and 107 unicorn companies valued at $30 billion at the third position.
The Minister for Information and Broadcasting, and Youth Affairs and Sports was speaking at the closing ceremony of the 36th Inter-University North Zone Youth Festival (Anternad) under the aegis of Association of Indian Universities (AIU) at Jammu University.
Over 1,000 participants from 18 universities across the country participated in the week-long festival.
The Minister said, “India is now the epicenter of the ‘Start-up’ ecosystem in the world, ranked third with over 90,000 ‘Start-ups’ and 107 unicorn companies worth $30 billion, thanks only to the contribution of India’s youth. has been possible since.” ,
Shri Thakur said that the world is looking forward to New India under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as India is now the largest exporter of vaccines, mobile phones and defense equipment.
He said that for sustainable development, sustainable investment is required for the development of green economy leading to green jobs.
“For that, India is moving towards becoming a global hub of five lakh metric tonnes of green hydrogen, 10 per cent of the world with an investment of Rs 8 lakh crore in the next five years which will create thousands of green jobs for the youth of the region. ” country,” he said.
Appreciating the various performances by the youth during the festival, Shri Thakur said that India has a great history with rich culture, art and tradition and the youth of this country have a great responsibility to preserve this culture, art and tradition Which is not seen anywhere. In this world.