Public sector is the spine of the Indian economy, contributes to societal upliftment, says Vice-President

“Public sector is our pride, the public sector is the spine of the Indian economy” said Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar at the presentation of the SCOPE awards in New Delhi.
Sharing views of Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi about public sector, he stressed that public sector stands for profit and people have misconception and associate public sector with liability. Profit is in the form of massive contribution in societal upliftment, he added.
He further lauded the rich human resource of public sector that enabled opening of large number of bank accounts of general public resulting in seamless transfer of direct benefit to farmers and other poor segments.
Expressing confidence in the potential and capability of the public sector, Shri Dhankhar exhorted the public sector to make full use of emerging and disruptive technologies like artificial intelligence and quantum computing.