‘J&K requires StartUp mindset’
Excelsior Correspondent
SAMBA, Oct 14 : Union Minister of State in PMO with Independent Charge Science & Technology, Dr. Jitendra Singh today said, sky is not the limit’ for India’s Space journey after the successful Chandrayaan-3 mission and the unlocking of Space sector by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, ‘
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Delivering the inaugural cum keynote address at ‘Campus Dialogue’ on Chandrayaan 3 under the theme ‘Viksit Bharat @ 2047’ at the Central University of Jammu today near here , today Dr. Jitendra said, that country’s quantum leap in space research with India’s space economy standing at $8 billion has been only possible due to the courageous decision taken by PM Narendra Modi to unlock the space sector from the shackles of the past.
While interacting with the academia and students, Dr. Jitendra Singh said India’s Space economy is projected to grow beyond $40 Billion by 2040 and as per ADL (Arthur D Little) Report, India’s space economy has the potential to go beyond $100 Billion by 2040, which is going to be a gigantic jump.
On the successful conduct of the G20 Summit and Chandrayaan-3 Mission, Dr Jitendra Singh said, “India today is at par with countries, such as the United States which commenced their space journey decades before us”. Stating that India has made a quantum jump in its space journey in the last nine years, the Minister said, Prime Minister, Narendra Modi-led Government has created a supportive ecosystem. He added that the space sector has been opened for public private participation, with a swift increase in number of Space StartUps.
Dr Jitendra Singh informed that the Government of India has embarked on a mission to open Space Technology Teaching Centres in higher educational institutions. In this regard, the Minister mentioned the ISRO Teaching Centre established at the Central University of Jammu. A similar centre has also been set up at NIT, Agartala in Northeast, he informed.
Enumerating the salient features of the National Education Policy 2020, Dr Jitendra Singh stated that India’s youth are no more “prisoners of their aspiration” as the Policy now empowers them to choose or change subjects freely depending on their aptitude, skill, interest and other factors.
Dr Jitendra Singh said there were four startups in space sector earlier whose number has now risen to 150.
He however regretted that though other parts of country maintained the pace in StartUps, unfortunately the J&K lacks the awareness to pick up.
Dr Jitendra Singh while, rejecting that there is no support and facility from the Government for StartUps in J&K, said the same ecosystem is also available in UT of J&K which is available in rest of the country.
Dr Jitendra Singh said there is full support from Government and Jammu is the first city in North India which has ISRO collaboration PG Department in CU. They have started teaching and admissions are done on the same basis as are being done in IIT and NIT.
There is hundred percent placement for the pass outs from the University. But unfortunately people are not aware. He said two days back Manik awards were announced and 83 entries were from rural India.
Dr Jitendra Singh said while Government is to provide all support and assistance only the mindset of parents has to change.
Prof. Sanjeev Jain, Vice Chancellor, Central University of Jammu and Prof. B.N. Tripathi, Vice Chancellor, SKUAST, Jammu were among those who also spoke on the occasion.
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