Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked the fresh IIT graduates to recognize the needs of the country and connect with the changes on the ground. He also asked them to identify with the aspirations of the common people in the context of Atamnirbanar Bharat. The Prime Minister was addressing the 51st Annual Convocation Ceremony of IIT Delhi as chief guest via video conferencing in Delhi today.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''Congratulating more than 2000 IITians on their convocation, the Prime Minister said AtmaNirbhar Campaign is a mission that gives opportunities to youth, technocrats and tech-enterprise leaders of the country. He said a favorable environment has been created for implementation of the ideas and innovation of the technocrats freely and to scale them and market them easily. He said that India is committed to provide 'ease of doing business' to its youth so that they can bring changes in the life of crores of their countrymen through their innovation.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''The Prime Minister said Other Service Provider (OSP) guidelines have been simplified and restrictions have been removed recently, which would reduce the Burden of Compliance for BPO Industries. He said BPO Industry has also been exempted from various requirements including bank guarantee. He added that provisions that prevented the Tech Industry from facilities such as Work From Home or Work From Anywhere, have also been removed. This will make the country's IT sector globally competitive and will give more opportunities to young talent.<br />''<span style="color: #222222;"><br />''The Prime Minister said today India is among the countries where corporate tax is the lowest. More than 50 thousand startups have started in India since the launch of Start-up India campaign. He listed the outcome of the Government's efforts with respect to promoting startups like the 4-fold increase in the number of patents in the country in the last five years, a 5-fold increase in trademark registrations. He said over 20 Indian unicorns have been established over the years and this number would increase further in the next one or two years.</span>
News On AIR | November 7, 2020 8:21 PM
PM asks IIT graduates to identify with aspirations of common man for Atmanirbhar Bharat