Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday cited his dispensation’s push for wide-ranging reforms, including the privatisation of Air India, to assert that the country never had a more “decisive government”. India never had a more decisive government,” he said, adding that the reforms related to the space sector and technology are a part of these efforts. Space sector, he noted, was once synonymous with the government sector but his government has worked to change this mindset. The space sector is a major medium for the progress of 130 crore countrymen, Modi said, adding the field for India means better mapping, imaging, and connectivity facilities to help people. During the last seven years, space technology has been converted into a tool of last-mile delivery and providing leakage-free and transparent governance, he said.

Source: Indian Express October 11, 2021 11:13 UTC