New Delhi: The Prime Minister of India – Narendra Modi on Monday said “India is on the threshold of starting the largest vaccination programme in the world, a day after the country formally approved the emergency use of two vaccines against the coronavirus disease.”
On the mass vaccination program PM Modi congratulated people of India and said “One step to one more step towards self-reliant India. Every Indian will be proud that the two vaccines which have been allowed to use emergencies are made in India.”
PM Modi while addressing at the National Metrology Conclave via video conference he added “The entire country is indebted to all scientists and technicians.”
With the National Metrology Conclave, PM Modi also dedicated Bhartiya Nirdeshak Dravya and National Atomic Timescale to the nation.
PM Modi laid down the foundation of the National Environmental Standards Laboratory.
On the ‘Make in India’ program PM Modi expressed his views and said that “We do not want to fill the world with Indian products, but we must win the hearts of every customer of Indian products in every corner of the world. We have to make sure that ‘Made In India’ needs to have global demand as well as acceptance”
PM Modi also asked scientists of CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) to discuss and converse with students of educational institutes in the entire country and share their experiences with the NextGen.
“CSIR scientists should interact with more and more students of the country, share their experiences of the coronavirus period and the work done in this research field with the new generation,” PM Modi said. This will help you in preparing a new generation of young scientists in the coming tomorrow, he added.