By Nayan Dave
With the brand new authorities having taken cost in Maharashtra, the bullet prepare challenge between Mumbai and Ahmedabad is about to get a a lot wanted enhance, mentioned Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union minister of railways, communications and electronics & data know-how.
Talking to media-persons on the sidelines of a startup occasion on the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDI) close to Gandhinagar, Vaishnaw mentioned that the previous Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra authorities was not the bullet prepare challenge, however “hopefully now there would be some momentum on the Maharashtra side, as the state is having the benefit of double-engine government”, he mentioned, including that work for the bullet prepare is happening at fast pace in Gujarat.
The minister mentioned that pillars for the bold challenge have been put up on a 70-km route and basis work is in superior levels alongside over 160 km between Ahmedabad and Vapi. Besides, the development of bridges on eight rivers is progressing quick.
“We are confident of achieving the target of running India’s first bullet train between Surat and Bilimora stations in 2026,” mentioned the minister. Talking in regards to the ingeniously made Vande Bharat (VB) trains, Vaishnaw mentioned that the success of those trains has been confirmed, and the railway ministry is all set to roll out one other 250 VB trains in coming days. “Just like iPhones, from time to time, upgraded versions of VB trains will be launched with necessary improvements. Nearly 370 railway stations, including Ahmedabad, will be upgraded in line with the redevelopment at Gandhinagar and Bhopal railway stations. In fact, tendering processes for 45 stations have already been completed,” he added.
Commenting on the Digital India initiatives, he mentioned India is relying closely on know-how, including that the Centre is selling startups in essential sectors together with railways, defence, postal providers, and so on. Just a decade in the past, there have been hardly 800-900 startups, however at the moment there are 73,000 startups functioning efficiently throughout the nation, mentioned Vaishnaw, including, “At present there are as many as 103 unicorns in the country.”
He additionally acknowledged that startups may avail most advantages underneath the lately authorised semiconductor coverage by means of its design-led incentive (DLI) programme. He expressed optimism that the semiconductor sector would generate greater than 5 million contemporary jobs within the subsequent 5 years within the nation.
Source: www.financialexpress.com”