Engineer's Day: Govt working to enhance infrastructure for studying engineering, says PM

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday greeted people on Engineer's Day and said India is blessed to have a skilled and talented pool of engineers contributing to nation building.

Engineer's Day is observed to mark the birth anniversary of engineer statesman M Visvesvaraya, a diwan of erstwhile Mysore kingdom, who is credited with pioneering engineering works.

PM Modi tweeted, "Greetings to all engineers on Engineers Day. Our nation is blessed to have a skilled and talented pool of engineers who are contributing to nation building. Our Government is working to enhance infrastructure for studying engineering including building more engineering colleges."

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"On Engineers Day, we remember the pathbreaking contribution of Sir M. Visvesvaraya. May he keep inspiring generations of future engineers to distinguish themselves," he added. Modi also posted a snippet from one of his Mann Ki Baat broadcasts where he talked about the subject.

On #EngineersDay, we remember the pathbreaking contribution of Sir M. Visvesvaraya. May he keep inspiring generations of future engineers to distinguish themselves. I am also sharing a snippet from one of the previous #MannKiBaat programmes where I talked about this subject. pic.twitter.com/2Vj3bHxVQS

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 15, 2022

"Homage to a prolific engineer and an inspiration to generations of people, Sir M Visvesvraya on his Jayanti, also marked as #EngineersDay. Best wishes to all our hardworking engineers. They play a crucial role in furthering national progress and enhancing quality of life," Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan tweeted.

Homage to a prolific engineer and an inspiration to generations of people, Sir M Visvesvraya on his Jayanti, also marked as #EngineersDay. Best wishes to all our hardworking engineers. They play a crucial role in furthering national progress and enhancing quality of life. pic.twitter.com/vpplScjiUJ

— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) September 15, 2022