Role of youth in boosting "Vocal for local" campaign

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Last Updated29/01/2022

The youth of the country can play a big role in “vocal for local” and to make India become self-reliant, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday.
Addressing the annual PM’s National Cadet Corps (NCC) rally at the Delhi Cantonment, Mr. Modi said steps are being taken to empower the Corps and a high-level review committee has been formed.

Vocal for local does not mean that we should stop buying products which are manufactured in other countries or stop our import.
It means that we have to give sufficient importance to the local markets and protect our local economy in such a way that we can be self-sufficient.
‘Vocal for Local’ is becoming the most trending phrase which means that all 1.3 billion Indians to be “vocal for local” — meaning, to not just use domestically made products but also to promote them.
It is sought to be an extension of the ‘Swadeshi Movement’ idea conceived during the freedom struggle.
The movement, which started in the early 1900s, called for the use of locally-made products.
The idea of ‘Vocal for Local’ clarion is to create more local brands and take those to the global arena.

Vigour and energy of youth can be channelised towards manufacturingand promoting brands that are exclusively made in india.
Promoting the spirit of entrepreneurship among the youth so that it supplementarily aids the Make in India Initiative.
New insights and vision of youth can help in creating products that are innovative and address the present demands of the economy.
Increasing demographic dividend of the country in coming years can help boost India’s manufacturing sector thereby aiding the promotion of other sectors of the economy.

Make in India is an initiative is a major national programme of the Government of India designed to facilitate investment, foster innovation, build best in class infrastructure, and make India a hub for manufacturing, design, and innovation.
The development of a robust manufacturing sector continues to be a key priority of the Government.
It was one of the unique ‘Vocal for Local’ initiatives that promoted India’s manufacturing domain to the world.
‘Make in India’ recognizes ‘ease of doing business’ as the single most important factor to promote entrepreneurship.
The manufacturing sector has the potential to not only take economic growth to a higher trajectory but also to provide employment to a large pool of our young labour force.
The strategy of "Vocal for Local" seems to give a strong supply-side push by boosting the availability of capital on easy terms and through supporting agriculture and business sectors.