Capital Dialogue, a flagship programme organised by The Sunday Guardian Foundation, on Wednesday here witnessed a brainstorming discussion with Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh.
Singh talked about umpteen schemes that the BJP government has rolled out for the benefit of marginalised, poor and needy without any agenda, or without any politics of appeasing the party vote bank. He said, “The schemes are there for all and for all those who needed us, and we without any prejudice have distributed yojanas for public welfare. There are many people who found solace in our social reform schemes.”
Singh, who is a minister with various portfolios, including Science and Technology, Earth Sciences, PMO, Atomic energy and space, while talking about space science said that there was never any dearth of calibre in the country. Yet there was potential among our skilled people which was untapped till now and needed a more vehement platform.
“What has changed now is the utilisation of talent through emphathetic policies and the department has worked out best ways to tap talent. Moreover, Modi ji has specific penchant for space and had given us full support to play out the important decisions in the department,” the minister said.
He added, “For us it is to initiate, one step for man, one giant step for mankind.”
He further emphasised that space technology is going to be a major area in Indian economy which will help generate economy. “We have used space technology in various other sectors and not confined it to only one department. Now it is used in road construction, building railways, highways, and even in robotic surgery, it is used in larger spectrum, he said.
The minister also stated that this government is working with utmost sincerity to take the institutions forward and push them into a very advanced stage.
Defining the concept of citizen-centric governance the Union Minister said, living in an age of sustainable goals and sustainable models is important and PM Modi has given the most sustainable governance model to us and the world.
“It’s a model which has been sustained over the last two decades and promises to sustain the future as well as you see right now,” he said, adding “It is a model which has defied the principles of diminishing returns with each passing year. Instead of there being some kind of anti-dimension, the dividends go on increasing. This is a model which gets strengthened after each challenge.”
Morever, talking about PM Modi Singh said, “We have a government headed by someone like Modi on which the youth of the country trusts. And we have more than 70% of this population below the age of 40.”
