Self-reliant India: PM Modi emphasises on India's five pillars

New Delhi, May 12: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday emphasised on making India self-reliant and to achieve this five pillars need to be strengthened.

The Prime Minister said India's self-reliance will be based on five pillars economy, infrastructure, technology-driven system, vibrant demography and demand.

Recalling the devastation in Kutch after the earthquake, Prime Minister said that through determination and resolve, the area was back on its feet. A similar determination is needed to make the country self-reliant.

• Economy, which brings in quantum jump and not incremental change
• Infrastructure, which should become the identity of India
• System, based on 21st-century technology-driven arrangements
• Vibrant Demography, which is our source of energy for a self-reliant India
• Demand, whereby the strength of our demand and supply chain should be utilized to full capacity.

He underlined the importance of strengthening all stakeholders in the supply chain to increase, as well as fulfil, the demand.

The Prime Minister announced a special economic package and gave a clarion call for Atmanirbhar Bharat.

He noted that this package, taken together with earlier announcements by the government during COVID crisis and decisions taken by RBI, is to the tune of Rs 20 lakh crore, which is equivalent to almost 10 per cent of India's GDP.

He said that the package will provide a much needed boost towards achieving 'Atmanirbhar Bharat'.