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Friends,
My dear countrymen,
Friends, This list is very long and the power

Last week we achieved a feat that filled all of us with of Make In India is equivalent in
might to the extent of the list.
pride. You must have heard that last week, India has
New, ever new products from all Equally great is the potential of
achieved the export target of $ 400 billion, i.e. 30 lakh
corners of the country are reaching India… and the basis of its strength
crore rupees. At first instance, it might come across
foreign shores. Leather products are our farmers, artisans, our
as a matter related to the economy; but more than
from Hailakandi in Assam or weavers, engineers, our small
the economy, it is related to the capability of India,
handloom products from entrepreneurs, the MSME sector;
the potential of India. At one time, the figure of
Osmanabad, fruits and vegetables people from many different
exports from India used to be 100 billion, at times 150
from Bijapur or black rice from professions, all of them are its
billion, sometimes 200 billion…today, India has
Chandauli, the exports of all of these true strength. It is only due to their
reached 400 billion dollars. In a way, this means that Namaskar!
are increasing. Now, you will also hard work, that the goal of
the demand for items made in India is increasing all
find the world famous apricot of exporting to the tune of $ 400
over the world; the other meaning is that the supply
Ladakh in Dubai too and in Saudi billion has been achieved and I
chain of India is getting stronger by the day… and it Arabia, you will find bananas am happy that this power of the
also has a very big message. The nation takes great shipped from Tamil Nadu. Most people of India is now reaching
strides when resolves are bigger than dreams. When importantly, an array of new new markets in every nook and
there is a sincere effort day and night for the resolves, products are being sent to ever corner of the world. When each
those resolutions also attain fruition… and you see, newer countries. For example, the and every Indian is vocal for local,
the same happens in a person’s life as well. When first consignment of millets grown in it does not take long for the local
one’s resolve, one’s efforts, become bigger than one’s Himachal and Uttarakhand was to become global. Let’s make the
dreams, success comes to the person on its own. exported to Denmark. Bainganapalli local ‘global’ and augment the
and Subarnarekha mangoes from prestige of our products further.
Krishna and Chittoor districts of
Andhra Pradesh were exported to
South Korea. Fresh jackfruits from
Tripura were exported to London by
air and for the first time King Chilli
from Nagaland was dispatched to
London. Similarly, the first
consignment of Bhalia wheat was
exported from Gujarat to Kenya and
Sri Lanka. This means, now if you go
to other countries, Made in India
products will be more visible than
ever before.

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