Gandhinagar, Jan 11: Union Minister for Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday attended the inaugural session on Building Workforces for Future: Development of Skills for Industry 4.0 at the Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2024, held at Mahatma Mandir Convention and Exhibition Centre, Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

While speaking at the event, the Minister mentioned that the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024 is the perfect platform for reflecting on the developmental journey of the country to set national priorities.

Paying reverence to Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Pradhan expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi for enhancing the country’s standing at the Global High Table.

The Minister mentioned that under the leadership of the Prime Minister, the Gujarat model of development has become a guide for states’ skilling efforts to realise the vision of Viksit Bharat @2047. He added that the NEP-led synergies in the education and skill ecosystem will make the Yuva Shakti of the country future-ready.

Pradhan emphasized how the Demography, Demand and Decisive Government have become the factors of the India moment. He also said that the start-up and innovation culture of India has made the country a hub of knowledge and skills.

The Minister also talked about enhancing proficiency, productivity, skill and competency of the vast demography. He highlighted how India is firmly positioned to make use of Industry 4.0, which is sweeping the world of industry and innovation.

Pradhan also mentioned that when the world's population is rapidly ageing, India is empowered by its youth. He also stressed that experts have suggested that in the next 25-30 years, the country will lead in terms of the working-age population. For realising the goal of ‘Viksit Bharat’ by 2047, everyone has to contribute, especially the youth, he added.

Pradhan emphasised the importance of Gujarat and its development-oriented, inclusive and participative model. The biggest strength of the 'Gujarat Model' is 'Women-led development', he added.

The Minister commended the State’s effort in driving the implementation of the National Education Policy 2020. He mentioned how the government, in line with the NEP, is diligently working on fostering greater synergy between education and skills. Today, the world looks towards India to provide low-cost, quality, sustainable, and scalable solutions to global challenges, Pradhan said.

Prominent industry leaders, entrepreneurs, officials of Gujarat Government, and other dignitaries were also present at the session.

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