Prime Minister, Narendra Modi announced an economic package for Rs 20 lakh crore, in his national address on Tuesday. He called it ‘Aatma Nirbhar Bharat’.
In a 34-minute long address, the Prime Minister used the word ‘aatma nirbhar’ many times. ‘Aatmanirbhar’ which stands for ‘self-reliant’, is a Hindi word. Many struggled to understand the meaning of the word. As per Google search trend, there was a sharp increase in the number of people trying to find out the meaning of the word.
Among those searching, the highest number of people were from Maharastra including Karnataka, followed by Tamil Nadu and Telangana. The keyword search was at its peak at 8:15 pm, while PM Modi speech started at 8 pm.
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The other keywords searched were ‘aatma meaning in English’, ‘nirbhar meaning in English’, and ‘aatmanirbhar in English’.
The Prime Minister in his address stated, ‘ To achieve self-reliance, the economic package focuses on land, labour, liquidity, and laws. The economic package will help cottage industries, home industry, small-scale industries, MSMEs, which are the means of livelihood for crores of people. This package is also for farmers, who toil in different weather conditions and for the middle class who pay their taxes on time.’
As per Prime Minister Modi, India’s self-reliance will be based on five pillars — economy, infrastructure, technology-driven system, vibrant demography and demand. When India says self-reliance, it does not advocate for a self-centred system but, there is a concern for the whole world’s happiness, cooperation and peace.
