Union Electronics & Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the government’s focus in the next five years will be on manufacturing as it seeks to tap huge employment potential. The union minister was addressing the inauguration ceremony of Viksit Bharat Strategy Room and ‘NITI for States Platform’ at New Delhi on Thursday.
Pointing out that India has the largest inclusive development programme anywhere in the history of the world, nearly 51 crores Jan Dhan accounts have been opened in India.
According to the minister, around 11 crore gas connections were provided across the country. Union Minister Vaishnaw highlighted that close to 55 billion dollars mobile phone connections were made available in the country. The country used to import 98% of mobile phones 10 years ago and today it is manufacturing and exporting 99% of mobile phones.
