New Delhi, Mar 9: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called for accelerating the integration of India’s education sector with the real-world economy, stressing the need to expand focus on emerging fields such as artificial intelligence and automation.
Addressing a post-budget webinar, the Prime Minister said the country must further strengthen the linkage between education and economic needs as India moves towards an innovation-driven economy.
“We will have to accelerate the process of linking our education system to the real world economy even further. We will have to increase our focus on subjects like AI and automation, digital economy and design-driven manufacturing,” Modi said.
He noted that preparing students for new technologies and future industries is essential for sustaining economic growth and strengthening India’s global competitiveness.
The Prime Minister also highlighted the government’s efforts to strengthen the healthcare sector, saying the country is working towards a vision of preventive and holistic health.
“In the past few years, the country’s health infrastructure has been strengthened… medical colleges have opened in hundreds of districts… through the Ayushman Bharat scheme and Arogya Mandirs, access to health services has been extended to every village,” he said.
Modi added that traditional Indian wellness practices are also gaining global recognition. “Our yoga and Ayurveda are becoming popular all over the world,” he said. (Agencies)
