Narendra Modi Launches Aatmanirbhar Bharat App Innovation Challenge . The challenge is a way to encourage Indian Startups and techies to make applications for Android and iOS in India.

Narendra Modi Launches Aatmanirbhar Bharat App Innovation Challenge

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Narendra Modi Launches Aatmanirbhar Bharat App Innovation Challenge

In a tweet, Narendra Modi has put a challenge up for techies and IT Startups in India to make Android and iOS applications in India in an effort to make India self-reliant. This challenge comes after the India Government’s ban on 59 Applications of Chinese Origin .

In a LinkedIn post, Modi has said, “ Nowadays, we are seeing huge interest and enthusiasm among the start-up and tech ecosystem to innovate, develop and promote homegrown apps. Today, when the entire nation is working towards creating an Aatmanirbhar Bharat, it is a good opportunity to give direction to their efforts, momentum to their hard-work and mentorship to their talent to evolve Apps which can satisfy our market as well as compete with the world .”

Today there is immense enthusiasm among the tech & start-up community to create world class Made in India Apps. To facilitate their ideas and products @GoI_MeitY and @AIMtoInnovate are launching the Aatmanirbhar Bharat App Innovation Challenge. https://t.co/h0xqjEwPko — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 4, 2020