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that promotes foreign direct investment, technology sharing and implement intellectual
property rights along with development of manufacturing sector. This initiative targets
25 sectors ranging from automobile to Information Technology (IT) and Business Process
Management (BPM). It also facilitates job creation along with fostering innovation and
enhancing technical skill development, thereby protecting intellectual property.

On the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in 2019, the nation aims to provide a
germane tribute to the father of nation by attaining utmost sanitation of the entire country.
This dedicated pledge, serve as an exhortation to the entire nation, a clarion call for a mass
movement for cleanliness. An inspiration for people to join the cleanliness drive, ushering
in a sense of responsibility among citizens is equally important as educating the children
as well as inducing development streams. For a country aiming towards global emergence
as superpower, her own internal cleanliness was equally important as her technological
and infrastructural advancements.

Digital India
India, which is becoming increasingly digital, will soon witness reduced dependency on
foreign vendors for providing navigation based on satellite systems, which will eventually
cease and create self-sustained toughness. Already select smart phones are receiving
NAVIC signals. Soon all Indian handsets will be compatible with the aid of chipsets, which
makes the concept of Indian entrepreneurs making a marked use of Indian signals rather
attractive.

The surging ahead of our satellite communication system will aid citizens while navigating
routes during road journeys, increase competence of operation of transportation sector,
monitor train movements in the mammoth network of Indian railways. This would
restructure and reorganize road, rail and ship transport, making it cheaper for common
man and more cost-efficient. These signals can also be put to better use for ensuring
women’s safety, based on usage of distress signals while using the panic button, which
will be mandatory on all Indian mobile handsets by 2018.

Agriculture and Food Processing
Looking into the sectors of agriculture and food processing, having a solid target of doubling
the present production of food and agricultural products, infrastructure with quality electric
power including solar farming throughout the country, along with provision of urban
amenities in rural areas and interlinking of rivers; focus on education and healthcare that
will provide social security, that will go a long way in eradication of illiteracy; providing
health facilities for all; bringing information and communication technology within the
reach of every citizen etc are areas that have been highlights of India’s new agenda. A lot of
emphasis is being laid on critical technologies and strategic industries, which will witness
the growth in nuclear technology, space technology and defense technology. Being one of
our core competencies it will be a wealth generator as well. India is also tapping the role
of technology in tele-education, tele-medicine and e-governance to promote education in
remote areas and healthcare.

Enhancing tourism and ensuring growth of small scale sectors, for a developed India
are the areas of focus with other development plans. With the induction of technological

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