• Dr. Shailendra Kumar

Atmanirbhar means 'self-reliant'. On May 12, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced in his address to the nation an economic package of Rs 20 trillion to tide over the corona virus crisis under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan. He said the economic package would play an important role in making India 'self reliant' and that it would benefit laborers, farmers, honest tax payers, MSMEs and the cottage industry. He said making the country self-reliant was the only way to make 21st century belong to India. According to the government, it is not protectionist in nature. With the purview to reduce India’s dependence on other countries for products, com-modifies, technology, food and to revive the economy shattered by COVID - 19, the Government of India had announced Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan or Self-Reliant India Mission in May 2020. This article brings into light the specifics of the scheme and the people’s opinion about the same. A minor research was conducted among entrepreneurs, job seekers, retired people and students to know about their views on the scheme. The respondents are unsure if the government will be able to achieve the objective of reviving the sectors affected by COVID-19 due to unclear scheme related information; enduring pandemic and lockdown situation throughout the country; country’s over dependence on foreign imports; lack of skilled labour, non-availability of infrastructure and existence of capital deficit; insider agenda and motives of the government; chances of monopoly. According to the respondents, India can become self-reliant if it manufactures mobiles, automobiles, and electronics and grow its own food, instead of importing. To conclude, India can become self-dependent, if the government concentrates on key areas like innovation, collaboration, education, governance, entrepreneurship & start -ups and take necessary steps to strengthen the same.

Self-reliance, MSME, GDP, Start-ups, e-Vidhya programme.

"The Study about Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 12, page no.e404-e411, December-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2212456.pdf

"The Study about Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 12, page no. ppe404-e411, December-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2212456.pdf