With vocal-for-local thrust, local becomes global, says Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said India achieving its export target of $400 billion this fiscal shows that the demand for its items is increasing all over the world. If every Indian gets vocal for local, it does not take much time for the “local to become global”, he asserted.

In his monthly Mann ki Baat radio broadcast, Modi also noted that the government has purchased items worth more than ₹1 lakh-crore over the past year through Government e-Market (GEM), with close to 1.25 lakh small entrepreneurs and shopkeepers having sold their goods directly to the government.

From a time when only big companies could sell goods to the government to now when even the smallest of shopkeepers can sell their produce, a new India has emerged, he said.
“She (new India) not only dreams big but also shows the courage to reach that goal, where no one has reached before. On the basis of this very courage, all of us Indians together will definitely fulfil the dream of an Aatmanirbhar Bharat, a self-reliant India,” he said.

Non-English markets

The PM lauded the rise in the market for Ayush products and start-ups related to it and asked entrepreneurs to try to make their portals in all languages recognised by the United Nations as there are many countries where English is neither spoken nor understood much.
“Promote your information keeping such countries in mind as well. I am sure that soon, Ayush start-ups from India with better quality products will reign all over the world,” he said.

Hailing the potential of Indian products, he said the basis of its strength is the country’s farmers, artisans, weavers, engineers, small entrepreneurs, the MSME sector and people from many different professions. “It is only due to their hard work that the goal of exporting to the tune of USD 400 billion has been achieved and I am happy that this power of the people of India is now reaching new markets in every nook and corner of the world,” Modi said.

“When each and every Indian is vocal for local, it does not take long for the local to become global. Lets make the local global and augment the prestige of our products further,” he added.

Stronger supply chain

Modi further said that India achieving the export target of $400 billion, at first instance, might come across as a matter related to the economy, but it is related to the capability of India. In a way, this means that the demand for items made in India is increasing all over the world and that the supply chain of India is getting stronger by the day, Modi said.

The nation takes great strides when resolutions are bigger than dreams, he asserted.
When there is a sincere effort day and night for the resolutions, they attain fruition, he added. Noting that new products from all corners of the country are reaching foreign shores, Modi cited leather products from Hailakandi in Assam, handloom products from Osmanabad, fruits and vegetables from Bijapur and black rice from Chandauli.

“Now, you will also find the world famous apricot of Ladakh in Dubai too and in Saudi Arabia, you will find bananas shipped from Tamil Nadu. Most importantly, an array of new products are being sent to newer countries,” he said.

With inputs from agencies