Union Minister Jitendra Singh calls DU students to be India's future leaders

Union Minister Jitendra Singh encouraged Delhi University students to act as "torchbearers" for a developed India by 2047 while emphasising several government initiatives from the past decade that have directly supported youth and students.

In Short

• Jitendra Singh urges Delhi University students to lead India's development by 2047
• India sees a surge in start-ups, growing from 375 to 375,000 since 2014
• Government eliminates interviews for Group C service to ensure fair assessments

Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Wednesday urged Delhi University students to become "torchbearers" in leading India towards development by 2047. He emphasised that the reforms introduced over the past decade have instilled self-confidence in Indian youth and elevated their stature on the global stage.

Speaking to Delhi University students, Minister Jitendra Singh referred to them as the "torchbearers of 2047 India," urging them to lead the vision of a "Viksit Bharat 2047" as envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to an official statement.

Singh, the Minister of State for Personnel, made these remarks during a certificate distribution and felicitation ceremony for young achievers at Daulat Ram College.

He informed the audience about the various initiatives implemented by the government over the past decade that have directly benefited the youth and students. "It has been an amazing journey as India comes a long way from fragile five before 2014 to become top five," Singh was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.

According to a statement from the personnel ministry, within the first 100 days of taking office, the government approved infrastructure projects worth Rs 15 lakh crore and committed to developing 12 industrial nodes that will create employment for 40 lakh youths.

Minister Jitendra Singh highlighted the prime minister's self-certification initiative, introduced shortly after assuming office, noting that it eliminated the need for youths to seek document certification from gazetted officers-reflecting the government's trust in young people.

"There had been allegations that despite getting good marks in written examination, government service aspirants were getting subpar marks in the interview," he adds.

To address this, the government removed the provision for interviews in Group C and lower services within the government of India, according to the statement.

Speaking about start-ups, Minister Jitendra Singh highlighted that the government has significantly nurtured and accelerated the start-up ecosystem in India. From just 350-375 start-ups before 2014, the number has surged to around 3.75 lakh, making India the third-largest in the world in terms of start-ups.

He emphasised that for India to become a developed nation by 2047, it must adopt global benchmarks, and the country is rapidly progressing in that direction.