New-age entrepreneurs are going to change the fortune of India; Mr Piyush Goyal
Published: Sep 03, 2020
By TIOLCORPLAWS News Service
NEw DELHI, SEPT 03, 2020: ADDRESSING CII's event on 'Launch of India's Future Business Group', Union Minister of Commerce and Industry & Railways Mr Piyush Goyal said today that New age ideas will help us to prepare India to contribute in a much bigger way to global supply chains. He said "We need to build a platform with like-minded countries and trusted partners to promote new-age businesses in India." India can engage with other countries and build up a platform with trusted partners to promote new-age businesses.The minister said that it is the youngsters, who are going to change the fortune of India, create jobs & bring prosperity to the people. "We have a huge start-up ecosystem in India. It's more about recognizing our capabilities, uplifting our entrepreneurs. Some of the ideas that youngsters have come up with are truly revolutionary." He suggested that Colleges should look at entrepreneurship or other courses around new-age businesses. We can also look at more vocational training & assessment process to see what is in the young person's mind, he added.
Mr Goyal called upon the senior business leaders to become mentors, not only to their own family or businesses but also to the new age & young entrepreneurs. He said "I would appeal to them to allocate quality time for this. It will really encourage the youngsters". The Minister referred to the Aatmanirbhar Bharat as only the beginning of India's self-realization of its own potential to grow which will contribute to the global economy from a position of strength and trusted partner in resilient global supply chains. He said that India has tremendous potential for new businesses. He said "The objective is to get growth back in India. We will all have to work collectively to achieve that. Prime Minister had once said, "We have a million problems but at the same time, we have a billion minds." Our industry has truly demonstrated the capabilities of the intelligent Indian entrepreneur and the ability to surpass traditional businesses to promote new age businesses. India has immense capability & strength to grab the future. We will overcome the pandemic faster than anybody imagines."