Prime Minister Modi spoke about the Genome India Project calling it a big deal for research. He mentioned they approved this project five years ago but our scientists finished it even with the whole COVID thing. More than 20 research places like IIT and CSIR helped out which is pretty cool.
Modi said he is happy because the project gave India a diverse genetic resource thing, they got 10000 Indian’s genome sequences now stored at the Indian Biological Data Center. He thinks this is like a big moment for biotechnology research. Also, Modi said India is becoming a big player in making medicine and has done so much for public health in the last ten years.
He mentioned things like giving free treatment to so many people, making medicines super cheap at Jan Aushadhi centers and creating modern hospitals. The Prime Minister feels like this whole research and health stuff is a huge achievement over the past decade for our country.