Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma said that we should be proud of our country's products.

Raipur, October 19 (HS). Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma participated in the second day of Swadeshi Mela organized at PG College grounds of Kawardha. Deputy Chief Minister Shri Sharma formally inaugurated the cultural program by paying floral tributes on the oil painting of Bharat Mata and lighting the lamp. Earlier he visited the Swadeshi Mela. On this occasion he said that this is a great opportunity to promote indigenous products. We should be proud of our country's products and embrace them. Didis of women self-help group of Kabirdham district and indigenous vendors from other states welcomed and congratulated Deputy Chief Minister Shri Sharma.

Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma said that organizing such fairs is an important medium to preserve our cultural heritage and support the development of local entrepreneurs. He said that today Swadeshi has a resolve that we should move forward in this direction, but our product should be available in the global market. Our country's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has started work in the country with both the concepts of Make in India and Made in India. He has said that innovation and startups should increase in our country. To expand the startup, it is working under the guidance of our Chhattisgarh head Vishnudev Sai. He told that I Hub Chhattisgarh organization is being started. I Hub is like Gujarat. Giving information about this, he said that if any youth or person has an idea to innovate in technology but does not have the resources, then the means and resources will be made available to them. Due to which innovations emerged from every corner of Chhattisgarh and a new direction was given. He told that for this OMU has been done from Gujarat. Eye Hub in Chhattisgarh will be started from November in the Engineering College of Raipur. This startup will be indigenous. We will get to see the innovations being made in the i-Hub Chhattisgarh in the Swadeshi Mela in the coming years.

Deputy Chief Minister Shri Sharma said that Swadeshi Mela means the material made in our country. On one side there is the economic side of it which strengthens and on the other side there is the emotional side which shows self-respect. He said that we will remember the time of 1991 when India used to search for super computers. Countries like Russia and America had also refused to give super computers, but after that our country's company C-Deck planned and made the world's best computer. Now countries like America and France buy supercomputers from India. India is a capable country today. Today, the CEOs and managing directors of big foreign companies are people from India. India used to be the golden bird because all the things like gold, silk, spices, gems etc. were available in India only. Research in India was very advanced. Universities like Nalanda, Takshashila have been here. He said that if there is any indigenous product, the money stays in India and this makes the country self-reliant. Today the country has progressed so much that we are exporting the missile named BrahMos to foreign countries.

Shri Sharma said that our country is prosperous and we should take it forward by promoting our products. This is not just business but also an opportunity to take forward our culture and tradition. He said that in the past the development of Kawardha had stopped. A few days ago, the bhoomi pujan of the road worth Rs 11 crore from Thakur Dev Chowk to the new bus stand was done and the tender has been done. A tender worth Rs 300 crore has been floated for a medical college near village Ghotiya and construction of the building will also start. He informed that today the bhoomi pujan of the work costing Rs 5 crore 75 thousand has been done. An action plan is being prepared and work is being done for the development of Kawardha. He appealed to all the attendees to give priority to indigenous products and also inspire their surrounding communities in this direction.

Earlier, Didis of women self-help group of Kabirdham district and indigenous vendors from other states welcomed and congratulated Deputy Chief Minister Shri Sharma. Earlier, he visited the indigenous fair. While visiting the fair, Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma was overwhelmed to see the grandeur of the Swadeshi Fair. He welcomed and felicitated the indigenous vendors coming from other states to this land of Kawardha.