Modmun 2016 Inaugurated by Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union Minister of Information and Technology and Law and Justice

Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, honourable Union Minister of Information and Technology and Law and Justice inaugurated the 6th edition of Modern School Barakhamba’s MODMUN 2016 on the morning of 8th October. Speaking on the occasion, he said that Indian technology plus Indian Youth equals to India of tomorrow. He talked about how technology has been liberated for a better governance. In his address, he talked of how India is home to more than 1.03 million mobile phones, 400 million internet connections. He reiterated that digital governance means good, open and transparent governance. He also spoke about the need of sustainable development and said that there is a need to strike a balance between need and greed. He also exhorted the students to talk about and discuss the issue of global terrorism on their forum as there was an urgent need for UN to play its role in ending global terrorism. He said that the countries of the world need to join hands to combat terrorism effectively. He urged the young generation to become champions of India’s cause on the global map.

He mentioned his presence on the occasion as the Chief Guest on his Facebook account .