Lets MAKE IN INDIA

Many times in a country like India, it happens so that your family states “you are meant to be an engineer.” Maybe you used Lego pieces to build a robot, got your hands dirty rebuilding an engine, or used parts from an old clock and transistor radio to create a stereo sound system. You are a problem solver and budding engineer.

Engineers take math and science from paper and the lab to invent, design, and build things that matter. They are team players with independent minds who ask, “How can we make things better?” By dreaming up creative and practical solutions, engineers are constantly changing the world. Since many years, it has become a trend that whenever we pass out of our engineering colleges, we tend to work in a foreign country. The reasons may vary like better job opportunity, better lifestyle, more salary, etc. This factor is increasing day by day. Most of them won’t come back at least for 25 years or even till retirement. They compare every system in India to whichever country (USA mostly) they belong to and they end up looking down upon India which was their country once upon a time. Instead of going abroad and complaining about India shouldn't have they stayed here and tried to improve the country.

 For some people, the stint abroad is a time to learn new concepts, time to get the momentum in individual careers and time to get identified in populations much smaller than ours. This gives the push for doing bigger things in India. Dhirubhai Ambani worked in the Middle East before founding Reliance. Netaji, Nehru and Patel went through education in London. Raghuram Rajan got educated at MIT and worked abroad before returning to India as RBI governor. For engineers, it has been the technology and the tools used abroad that make a difference. All of us will accept the fact that India still lags a lot behind in terms of technology than the developed countries. This is a huge attraction for recently graduated youth. But, what will happen if all the technology, machines and other equipment are brought to India and engineers innovate here. Will the trends change? That’s, perhaps a question that only time can answer. This dream can soon become a reality. The main motivation for this dream would be ‘MAKE IN INDIA’ campaign.

What is MAKE IN INDIA?

            Make in India’ is one of the more famous slogans coined by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Sectors of the economy have already been identified where this concept can be profitably translated into reality. It states, “A major new national program which is designed to facilitate investment, Foster innovation, Enhance skill development, Protect intellectual property, And build best-in-class manufacturing infrastructure.“

The concept mainly includes the following - 

· Smart, diversified and profitable agriculture.
· Thousands of kilometres of national highways, with four-, six- and even eight-lane highways at places.
· Lakhs of kilometres of roads, rail and bridges.
· Establishment of Optical Fibre network.
· Lakhs of megawatts of electricity.
· A modern and integrated transport system.
· A digitised India.
· A mobile phone in every Indian’s hand and many other things

            All of these objectives will require proper analysis, study and implementation. Many projects have started and many others are waiting to start. It is not only important for the development of our beloved nation, but also for the careers of lakhs of Indian engineers who graduate every year. It is an amazing opportunity for the youth to make a mark in the progress of our country. Every discipline of engineering has to contribute in a unique way. Entrepreneurship is also taking a major boost thanks to the increase in investments from tech companies. Global giants like Google, Microsoft, Facebook and many others are willing to invest in India. Many projects could be implemented and these projects will require a majority of Indian skilled youngsters. The employment potential of India can explode like anything. Various skill development programmes have also been initiated in the rural areas. 

            India’s future depends on the MAKE IN INDIA campaign. The success of the initiative will largely depend on the quality of engineers and other professionals in addition to the government policies. However, there is no denying the fact that this era would be essential to the prominence of high quality engineering. At last, we would like to add a short phrase to the campaign – “INNOVATE AND MAKE IN INDIA.”