The compendium, titled “Atmanirbhar Bharat: Marching to a $5 Trillion Economy” was launched by Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, the Union Minister of Jal Shakti of the Government of India in New Delhi on July 17. The compendium is probably the only extensive study on the a variety of elements of the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative. Commissioned by Amway India and is edited by Leading International Consultant & Columnist Rajesh Mehta and Anand Mishra, a Washington DC based investigation scholar.
In the foreword of the compendium penned by him, Shekhawat rejects this perception and clarifies the standard thrust of the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative: “Contrary to the opinion of many who allege that it is a new mantra to close the Indian economy from the rest of the world, the Atmanirbhar Bharat is a new way to integrate with the global economy and value chain which empowers Indian industry and economy.” He additional points to the truth that the initiative effectively “integrates with the other major initiatives of the government such as Make in India, Startup India, and Vocal for Local.”
Underscoring the value of the Atmanirbharta Bharat initiative, Anshu Budhraja, the CEO of Amway India, mentions in preface of the compendium, “At a time when world is working with its entire wherewithal to fight off the unprecedented challenge thrown by the Covid 19, the mantra of Atmanirbhar Bharat has acted as a galvanizing force to unite all Indians and stride forth.”
The present volume is the fourth in a series of compendia that Amway India has brought out on vital challenges such as ladies entrepreneurship, ability development, and water conservation and so forth. From the policymaking world, folks of immense consequence such as Dr. Sanjeev Varshney, Adviser & Head of International Cooperation at the Department of Science & Technology Dr. Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, DG, National Mission for Clean Ganga Sandeep Chakravorty, Joint Secretary MEA Prof. Rajendra Pratap Gupta, Chairman of the Dynamic Coalition on Internet & Jobs and Dr. Shekhar Mande, Secretary, DSIR have shared their insights.
From the academic world, luminaries such as Dr. R.A. Mashelkar, Former DG of CSIR Dr. Anil Sahasrabudhe, Chairman of AICTE, Dr. Rakesh Mohan Joshi & Dr. Pramath Raj Sinha have laid out what will be expected to make Indian youth capable of handling the next industrial revolution. All of them emphasize the value of correct skilling and education to develop a competitive workforce. To develop such as workforce, Dr. Mashelkar asserts, “Indian academia must adjust to the power of open disruptions such as open knowledge (Udacity, Courser, a Kahn), open source development/collaboration (GitHub), open innovation (Quirky) and open research (Materials project, OSDD).”
Some of the other professionals featured include things like Sanjay Bhattacharyya, Secretary( MEA) Dilip Chenoy, Secretary General, FICCI Nisha Biswal, President (USIBC) Deepak Bagla, CEO of Invest India Dr. Vidya Velagapudi,(Director, AstraZeneca) Yugal Joshi (Director Swacch Bharat Mission) Nadira Hamid, CEO(ICBc) Dr. Prashant Yadav, Professor, INSEAD Dr. Amit Kapoor, Chairman, Institute for Competitiveness Rameesh Kailasam, CEO of India Tech Dr. Sujata Sharma from AIIMSDr. Badri Narayanan Prasoon Sharma Industrialist Sanjay Jain Dr. Satyam Priyadarshy MP in Norway Himanshu Gulati, Former US Ambassador Vinai Thummlapally, scholar Sameer Patil & Freddy Svane, the Danish Ambassador to India.
The single-most prominent assertion of professionals interviewed and featured in the compendium is that Atmanirbarata is not about closing India from the rest of the world, but is rather an endeavor to reintegrate with the international economy in a cautiously believed-out program which permits the nation to reap maximum advantage from globalization. The second vital aspect for self-dependence, in particular for a nation like India, is the value of supporting the MSME sector due to the fact it employs the majority of the workforce.