Shri Pranab Mukherjee, the quintessential statesman, passed away on 31st August 2020, culminating an era of statesmanship marked with various roles and responsibilities. His aspirations as a politician with a background in teaching as well as journalism were formidable. Mukherjee’s rise to power was swift and incredible.
He always felt it important to strengthen the manufacturing sector of India. “The manufacturing sector needs to grow further to keep pace with the East Asian Countries which are growing rapidly,” he said as the then Finance Minister in 2012. Even later as the President of India in 2013, his take on the need for manufacturing growth for economic growth is visionary. “The contribution of manufacturing to total employment in India is about 11 per cent which is much lower than that of the merging countries where the share of the manufacturing in total employment is between 15-30 per cent,” he said. He urged for enhancing capabilities on the major front, primary technology and base, human skills, and hardware knowledge. Realizing the need for innovation for growth, he suggested industries to work with research institutions to foster industry-academia collaboration.
Political Acumen
After joining the Indian National Congress, Mukherjee became a popular name. He rose to power with the role of Union Deputy Minister of Industrial Development in 1973 given to him by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
A man with many powerful political roles under his name, Mukherjee’s journey in the world of politics was tumultuous at worst and extraordinary at best. After becoming the leader of Lok Sabha in 2004, he went on to become one of the rare politicians to hold three of the most important offices in the government - Finance, Defence and External Affairs. His stint as thrice selected Minister of Commerce and Industry served him with a reputation that would forever be remembered. His invitation from the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh to address the Tritiya Varsh Varg, being an opposition party member, speaks of the respect he commanded beyond the tag of party lines.
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