India can’t lag behind as youth is ready to touch the sky: PM Modi in ‘Mann Ki Baat’

Jun 26, 2022

New Delhi, June 26 (ANI): Highlighting the strides made by Indian startups in the space sector, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his monthly radio broadcast ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on June 26 said the country cannot lag behind as youth is ready to touch the sky. Addressing the 90th episode of ‘Mann Ki Baat’, PM Modi said, “Till a few years ago, in the space sector, no one even thought about start-ups. Today their number is more than a hundred. Two start-ups in Chennai and Hyderabad, Agnikul and Skyroot are developing launch vehicles that will take small payloads into space.” “Many big feats related to the space sector have been accomplished in our country. One of these achievements has been the creation of an agency named In-Space, an agency that is promoting new opportunities in the space sector for the private sector,” he added.