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Union Minister of Textiles, Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs and Food and Public Distribution, Piyush Goyal
“It's not about closing all imports. It's a holistic programme targeting the benefits for 1.3 Billion people. It will create capacities for the future,” he said.
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Union Minister of Textiles, Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs and Food and Public Distribution, Piyush Goyal
The COVID-19 has given India a huge opportunity to prepare for the next 25 years," said Piyush Goyal, Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry, while speaking at a media conclave in New Delhi on Thursday.
The Union Minister said that India's economy is fully back on track with the indicators showing great results, amid the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, especially the devastating second wave.
He said that exports are at an all-time high with almost 235 Billion dollars already achieved in just 7 months. GST collections were touching Rs 1.3 lakh cr and PMI for services was at a decadal high. Valuations in Industry are great.
"Lockdown gave us the time to ramp up the capabilities and capacities to tackle the pandemic like no other country. He said that from PPE kits to Vaccines we have found solutions relevant to India. The world is looking towards India," Goyal said.
Talking about the Atma Nirbhar Bharat, Goyal said that the mission is about engagement with the world from a position of strength. “It's not about closing all imports. It's a holistic programme targeting the benefits for 1.3 Billion people. It will create capacities for the future,” he said.
“We believe in strengthening the capacities and quality of Indian products. PLIs have been introduced in 13 sectors. Imports happen wherever some domestic capacity is not there. But we are working towards making India Atma Nirbhar and upscaling capacities in India,” he added.