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PRIME Minister Narendra Modi has said that knowledge can play crucial role in making India developed by 2047. Addressing a gathering of students and faculty members at Sushama Swaraj Auditorium at Nalanda University in Rajgir on June 19, PM Modi said India can achieve a position of superpower by strengthening its education and knowledge system.
The Prime Minister inaugurated the newly- built campus of Nalanda University in Rajgir in Bihar. “Nalanda is not just a name, it is an identity, a regard. Nalanda is the root, it is the mantra. Nalanda is the proclamation of the truth that knowledge cannot be destroyed even though books would burn in a fire,” PM Modi said. He said the rejuvenation of the Nalanda University in its new form symbolises the capacity and might of emerging India.
PM Modi reiterated that his government is trying to re-establish India as a big knowledge centre by providing it with a new identity in the education sector. Speaking on the occasion, Dr Jaishankar said, they are witnessing the revival of a global bridge of learning that can build relationships even further than in the past.
Education, training and capacity building are the most effective ways of promoting international understanding, he said. Lauding the history of the ancient university, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar said, “The Nalanda University has a glorious history. In the ancient times, the Nalanda University was identified as the centre of education.”
Prime Minister also visited the ruins of ancient Nalanda University which has been accorded as world heritage. Ambassadors from 17 countries also attended the event.
In Varanasi on June 18, PM Modi had said that agriculture will play major role in making India world’s third largest economy. He said that the central government is committed to enhance the living standard of the farmers and increasing their income is the priority of his government.
The Prime Minister was addressing a large gathering at PM Kisan Samman Sammelan in Varanasi where he released the 17th instalment of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi amounting to more than 20,000 crore rupees to around 9.26 crore farmers.
He also gave certificates to more than 30,000 women from Self Help Groups (SHGs) as Krishi Sakhis. The Prime Minister thanked people of Kashi for electing him for the third consecutive term.
