Many nations want to adopt India’s ‘development model’

New Delhi: Several nations want to adopt India’s development model, which has given prominence to initiatives such as Startup India that encourage innovation, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal has said.
Addressing the valedictory function of Vejalpur Startup Festival 2.0,Goyal also said India aims to take the number of unicorns from the existing 118 to 1,000 and 5,000.
The startup ecosystem created in the country has encouraged job seekers to become job creators, the Union minister asserted.
“Narendra Modi as the then chief minister of Gujarat ensured fast paced development of the state. Gujarat’s development then became the country’s development. And slowly, several countries, especially developing countries, today want to adopt India’s development model,” Goyal said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has dedicated to the nation several jewels in this development model, like Swachh Bharat Mission, Make In India, Digital India, Startup India, International Yoga Day, Ayushman Bharat among others, he added.
“There is hardly any leader in the world who has been conferred the highest civilian awards. Modi has been conferred 21 international awards,” Goyal said.
Goyal said startups have worked to help India’s economy grow with their new and innovative ideas, new ways of functioning, adding that Gujarat has remained the best performing state in startups. There is an appetite in people here for taking risks, he said while appreciating the state.