India will become world’s number one economy by 2040: Dharmendra Pradhan

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan asserted on Sunday that the country will become the world’s number one economy by 2040. “India’s economy stands at the fifth position in the world…By 2040, India will become the number 1 economy in the world…This is not possible without planning and preparation,” Pradhan said while speaking to reporters. He said that in order to achieve the target of becoming the world’s number one economy, “Skilled Hub’ has been conceived.” Earlier today, Dharmendra Pradhan flagged off the “Skills on Wheels” initiative with the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) from Odisha’s Sambalpur. Under the collaboration, a customised bus with retrofitted tools will promote the ‘Skill India Mission’ initiative through ‘Skills on Wheels’ and will travel across the length and breadth of aspirational and backward districts. The initiative is aimed at spreading awareness at the grassroots level about free skill training programmes that enable youth to profoundly change the trajectory of their lives through robust skill training. Aligned with this mission, this partnership with IndusInd Bank is aimed at empowering the youth of the nation through the ‘Skills on Wheels’ project.