Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the effective collaboration among students, government along with private organisations will fulfill the dream vision of New India. He said, the future of India will be dependent on the innovations and work done by the youth. Mr Modi said, their innovative mindset will take India to the top.<br />''<br />''Interacting with Smart Hackathon innovators through video conference, Mr Modi said, from service to manufacturing, there are a plethora of opportunities in New India. He said, from agriculture to drones, the youth can work on innovations across sectors. He exhorted the youth to work to create smart solutions for the agriculture sector like promoting use of drones, or new technology for irrigation. He said, today's young generation is creating fast and smart solutions for India.<br />''<br />''Prime Minister has urged the youth to look at innovations not just for India but for countries across the world. He stressed on the need to take affordable, sustainable and innovative solutions to the world. Mr Modi said, India can implement a 6G network connection by the end of this decade. He said, to augment innovation in India, there is a need provide both social and institutional support to the young innovators. Mr Modi said, to boost the culture of innovation in the country, focus should be on Social support and Institutional support.<br />''<br />''Prime Minister expressed confidence that the aspirational society of India will act as a driving force for a New India. He said, the country will move forward with new ideas, new aspirations and new resolves. Mr Modi said, Smart India Hackathon is an excellent example of public participation. He added that the pledge of Jai Anusandhan will help in meeting the country's vision for a New India in the next one hundred years.<br />''<br />''Earlier, Mr Modi spoke with the team of Prerak- an assistive made in India brace that helps people with knee related disabilities. The brace will be made by using only Indian raw material, with a vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat in medical devices. Mr Modi interacted with innovators of an app based solution for dementia patients that will help improve memory, mood and attention through videos, yoga, and alarms.<br />''<br />''The Prime Minister also spoke with the all girls team 6 pixels who are devising a machine learning based solution which can translate inscriptions on ancient temples. He said this can give a big boost to India's tourism and help the world understand more about India's culture interactively. He interacted with innovator Nitesh Pandey from Assam, who outlined how the team is working on simplifying the process for IPR filling for grassroots innovators through Artificial Intelegence.<br />''<br />''The growing popularity of Smart India Hackathon can be gauged from the fact that the number of teams registered for Hackathon has seen a four-fold growth in the ongoing fifth edition of Hackathon. It has grown from around seven thousand 500 in the first edition to about 29 thousand 600 in the fifth edition. This year more than 15 thousand students and mentors traveled to the 75 nodal centres to take part in the Smart India Hackathon 2022 grand finale.<br />''<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Smart India Hackathon was started in the year 2017. It has been the constant endeavour of the Prime Minister to promote a spirit of innovation in the country, especially among the youth. It is a nationwide initiative to provide students a platform to solve the pressing problems of society, organizations, and the government. The Hackathon also aims to inculcate the culture of product innovation, problem-solving and out-of-the-box thinking among students. This year, Smart India Hackathon – Junior has also been introduced as a pilot, for school students to build a culture of innovation and develop problem-solving attitude at the school level. </span>