Self-reliant India Mission

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the Atma-nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan (or Self-reliant India Mission) and said that in the days to come his government would unveil the details of an economic package — worth Rs 20 lakh crore or 10% of India’s GDP in 2019-20 — aimed towards achieving this mission.

PM Narendra Modi announced a Rs 20-lakh-crore stimulus package, equivalent to about 10% of India’s GDP, aimed at making the country self-reliant and reviving the stalled economy. Details of the plan, dubbed the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan, will be unveiled by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman starting Wednesday, the Prime Minister said in his address to the nation on Tuesday evening.

The package will focus on land, labour, liquidity and laws, and will cater to various sectors including the cottage industries, micro, small & medium enterprises (MSMEs), the working class, middle class and industry, among others. He said the package will also focus on empowering the poor, labourers and migrant workers, both in the organised and unorganised sectors. It will seek to increase efficiency and ensure quality.

Self-reliance will prepare India for tough competition in the global supply chain, and it is important that the country should emerge victorious, he said. He said a self-reliant India will stand on five pillars - the economy, infrastructure, system, demography and demand.

PM also focused on the importance of local manufacturing, local markets and local supply chains, saying the Covid-19 crisis had taught India the importance of these key elements. “All our demands during the crisis were met locally. Now, it is time to be ‘vocal about local’ products and help them become global,” he said.

आर्थिक संकट से निपटने के लिए प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी (PM Modi) ने मंगलवार को 20 लाख करोड़ रुपये के भारी-भरकम आर्थिक पैकेज की घोषणा की। यह आर्थिक पैकेज हमारे श्रमिकों, किसानों, ईमानदार करदाताओं सूक्ष्म, लघु एवं मझोले उद्यमों और कुटीर उद्योगों के लिए होगा. पैकेज में भूमि, श्रम, नकदी और कानून सभी क्षेत्रों पर ध्यान दिया गया है।

इसमें कंपनियों और छोटी एवं मझोली इकाइयों (MSME) में काम करने वाले श्रमिकों के वेतन का भुगतान जैसी चीजें शामिल होंगी ताकि उनके श्रम बल को बनाया रखा जा सके. शीर्ष सूत्रों ने कहा कि यह पैकेज सभी क्षेत्रों के लिए एक व्यापक पैकेज होगा। सरकार के हाल के निर्णय, रिजर्व बैंक की घोषणाओं को मिलाकर यह पैकेज करीब 20 लाख करोड़ रुपये का होगा, जो देश के सकल घरेलू उत्पाद का लगभग 10 प्रतिशत है। 

यह पैकेज भारत को आत्मनिर्भर बनाने के अभियान में महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका निभायेगा।