Noting that India’s ranking is 7th in patent filing and 5th in trademarks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the dream of the country’s Techade will be fulfilled on the strength of its innovators and their patents.
In the 97th edition of his monthly ‘Mann Ki Baat’ broadcast over All India Radio, the Prime Minister said, “Talking about patents only, there has been an increase of about 50 percent in the last five years.”
He said in the Global Innovation Index too, India’s ranking has improved tremendously and now it has reached 40th position, while in 2015, India was behind even the 80th position in the Global Innovation Index.
“For the first time in the last 11 years in India, the number of Domestic Patent Filing was seen more than Foreign Filing. It also shows the growing scientific prowess of India,” the Prime Minister said.
“We all know that knowledge is paramount in the global economy of the 21st century. I believe that the dream of India’s Techade will definitely be fulfilled on the strength of our Innovators and their Patents. With this, we all will be able to take full advantage of world class technology and products prepared in our own country,” he said.
Modi also thanked the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru for creating a record of having a total of 145 ‘patents’ in its name.
“One of the oldest Science Institutions in the country, the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, i.e. IISc, is presenting a wonderful example. In ‘Mann Ki Baat’, I have discussed earlier, how the two great personalities of India, Jamsetji Tata and Swami Vivekananda, have been the inspiration behind the establishment of this institution,” he said.
“And a matter of joy and pride for us is that in the year 2022, there have been a total of 145 patents in the name of this institute. This means – two patents every five days. This record is amazing in itself. I would also like to congratulate the team of IISc for this success,” the Prime Minister said.
In the broadcast, Modi also mentioned about Padma awardees.
He said this time there has been a good representation of the tribal community and people associated with tribal life among the Padma awardees.
“Tribal life is different from the hustle and bustle of the cities; its challenges are also different. Despite this, tribal societies are always ready to preserve their traditions,” he said.
The Prime Minister said efforts are also made to preserve and research aspects related to tribal communities.
“Similarly, many great personalities who have worked on tribal languages like Toto, Ho, Kui, Kuvi and Manda have received Padma Awards. It is a matter of pride for all of us,” he said.
In the broadcast, Modi also mentioned about World Yoga Day and International Year of Millets
Referring to World Yoga Day and International Year of Millets (2023), the Prime Minister informed that both the occasions are being commemorated on India’s proposal. “Yoga is related to health and millets also play an important role in health,” he said.
“Just as people have made yoga and fitness a part of their lives by taking active participation on a large scale, similarly people are adopting millets on a large scale,” Modi said.
“Today G-20 summit events are going on in every corner of India and I am happy that in every corner of the country, wherever the G-20 summit is being held, nutritious and tasty dishes made from millets are included in it… Indian Missions around the world are also making a lot of efforts to increase their popularity. You can imagine that this effort of the country and the increasing demand of millets in the world is going to give strength to our small farmers,” he said.