Local products should be supported by University: PM
Published: Nov 26, 2020
By TIOLCORPLAWS News Service
NEW DELHI, NOV 26, 2020: THE Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi, addressed the celebration of Centennial Foundation Day of University of Lucknow yesterday via video conferencing. The Prime Minister unveiled the University's Centennial Commemorative Coin on the occasion. He also released a special Commemorative Postal Stamp issued by India Post and its Special Cover during the event. The Union Defence Minister and Member of Parliament from Lucknow, Mr. Rajnath Singh and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Mr. Yogi Adityanath were present on the occasion.
The Prime Minister exhorted the University to offer courses on the local arts and products and called for research to do value addition to these local products. Management, branding and strategy to make the products like Lucknow 'Chikankari', brass wares of Moradabad, locks of Aligarh, Bhadohi Carpets globally competitive should be the part of courses offered at the university. This will help in realizing the concept of one district one product. The Prime minister also called for continued engagement with subjects of arts, culture and spirituality to provide them a global reach.
Referring to the need to realize one's potential, The Prime Minister gave the example of Rai Bareli rail coach factory. He said that for a long time, investment in the factory was not utilized beyond minor products and fitting some attachments in the coaches made at Kapurthala. The factory was capable of making coaches but never worked to its full potential. This under-utilization changed in 2014 and full capabilities of the factory were realized and today hundreds of coaches are being produced by the factory. Mr. Modi said that will-power and intention are equally important as capabilities. Referring to many other examples, Prime Minister Modi said "positivity in thinking and possibilities in approach should always be kept alive."
Mr. Narendra Modi also narrated his experience of popularizing Khadi with the help of students in Gujarat through a fashion show at Porbandar on Gandhi Jayanti. This made Khadi 'fashionable'. Amount of Khadi sold in the last six years is more than what was sold in 20 years before that, the Prime Minister informed.