Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants India to become global leader in farm sector

Making a strong case for modernising the farm sector, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said using technology in agriculture can help India become self-sufficient and a global leader in the sector.

Addressing the meeting of the Governing Council of the Niti Aayog, the PM said that the rapid urbanisation can become India's strength instead of weakness by leveraging technology to ensure ease of living, transparent service delivery, and improvement in the quality of life.

He also said that India should become self-sufficient in the production of edible oil.

The Prime Minister also asked the states to set up dedicated teams for upcoming India's presidency of the G-20 in 2023 with a view to deriving maximum possible benefit from the initiative. G-20 is a grouping of developed and developing nations.

This was the first physical meeting of the Governing Council since the onset of the pandemic. It was attended by 23 chief ministers, 3 Lieutenant Governors and 2 Administrators and Union ministers.

During the meeting issues like crop diversification, implementation of National Education Policy in school and higher education, and urban governance were discussed.