Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has emphasised that investment in the research and innovation sector is an investment of the present and future. He added that both innovation and research are true driving engines of the economy. The Vice President made this remark in his address at the closing ceremony of the Silver Jubilee celebrations of Maharaja Agrasen Technical Education Society (MATES) in New Delhi yesterday.
The Vice President said that people involved in trade, business,
commerce, and industry should not feel the pressure of the system. They are all wealth creators, job providers, drivers of the economy, and contributors to social harmony, and they deserve respect in society.
Vice President Dhankhar said that people belonging to trade, business, commerce, and industry are paying back to society. He added that the Indian freedom movement is also marked by their significant contributions.