Union Minister of State for Science & Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh said that Youth at 2023 will define India at 2047. Speaking as chief guest at the Youth 20 Consultation on ‘Peace-building and Reconciliation: Ushering in an Era of No War’ at the University of Jammu, he said that three generations have passed since Independence and there was no dearth of talent or capabilities, but the favourable milieu was lacking which has now been made available by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
So this is a great opportunity but at the same time also a challenge and privilege because the same youth will be deciding the face of India@2047. Those who are thirty today will be the prime citizens, he said.
Dr Jitendra Singh said that 2023 is a very important year for the country as India is holding the G20 presidency. In this auspicious year, one can confidently say that Prime Minister Modi has given a model of governance which is sustainable, which defies the principle of diminishing returns and which grows stronger with each new challenge.
The Minister recalled that soon after the Government came to power in May 2014, a large number of transformational changes have been introduced. Most of the functioning has been converted online and in order to bring in transparency, accountability and citizen participation, the human interface has been reduced to the bare minimum. This highlights the fact that now there is a government that is ready to trust the youth of this country.
Talking about grievance redressal, Dr. Jitendra Singh said that the grievance redressal mechanism was shifted to CPGRAMS as a result of which about 20 lakh grievances are received every year in comparison to just 2 lakhs every year before this government came in because this government followed a policy of time bound redressal and gained the confidence of the people.
