New Delhi: World to witness 1 Indian in Space and another Indian in Deep Sea by 2025, Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh said, speaking on India’s progress in Space and Marine sector during his address on the stage of Bharat 24 News network here Thursday, a PIB press release stated.
According to a statement by the minister, “Space sector is limited to launch rockets and satellites but it will also propel growth and positively impact agriculture, infrastructure, communication, healthcare etc. Land Record management, new geospatial policy, new space policy, and initiatives such as soil health card, DBT, land mapping etc. will boost farmer productivity.”
“In 2022, we had just one space startup, but in 2024, after opening the space sector for private participation, we have nearly 200 startups, many of which have global capacity. Additionally, 1000 crores of private sector investment has come into the space sector”, he added.
Union Minister Jitendra Singh spoke about the development in Northeast India and said that the infrastructure overhaul in the last decade has been the model of development. The increase in the network of all-weather roads and highways as well as remote connectivity has improved the infrastructure in the region.
According to Union Minister Jitendra Singh, the government is successful in bringing agriculture and entrepreneurship together through the Aroma Mission. The Aroma Mission aims to promote lavender cultivation and provide economic benefits to farmers through the use of technology.