On Wednesday, Home Minister Amit Shah announced that only Made-in-India would be sold at CAPF canteens from June 1. The decision comes in the light of the Prime Minister’s speech about Atmanirbhar Bharat, the flagship initiative to make India self-reliant post-COVID.
Yesterday, PM Modi had appealed to encourage local products & make India self-reliant. In this direction Ministry of Home Affairs has decided that only indigenous products will be sold at all CAPF (Central Armed Police Forces) canteens from 1st June, 2020: Home Minister Amit Shah pic.twitter.com/nt2Kp4YGbW
— ANI (@ANI) May 13, 2020
This would mean that close to 50 lakh Indians that includes 10 lakh CAPF personnel will use indigenous products.
Prime Minister Modi on Tuesday in his address to the nation spoke about building a self-reliant India that stands on five pillars – economy, infrastructure, technology driven system, demography and demand.
He mentioned that self-reliant is different from being self-centred.