Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed a wide range of gaming-related topics with seven of the industry's pioneers during their meeting. Naman Mathur, Animesh Aggarwal, Mithilesh Patankar, Payad Dhare, Anshu Bisht, Tirtha Mehta, and Ganesh Gangadhar are the seven gamers in question.
Millions of people follow each of these gamers on social media. Along with these players, PM Modi engaged in gaming. When the players told the PM that they were still beating after seeing you, Modi responded in jest, "Let it happen."
"I color my hair white so that you people feel that I am mature," Modi remarked.
Additionally, recent advancements in the gaming sector were covered.
The Prime Minister spoke with players about the role that women play in the gaming business and the differences between gaming and gambling. He also talked about the most recent advancements in the gaming sector and how the Modi administration has acknowledged the inventiveness of players who are driving the sector in India.
How many hours do you guys play Continuum together, PM inquired?
In response, players stated that e-sports competitors practice for six to seven hours. An e-sports competitor follows a strict schedule that includes their diet, game times, and wake times. Content producers are simultaneously thinking for about twelve hours every day. The video might then be completed in two days, or it can take ten days to complete.
Do girls have enough opportunities? the PM questioned.
Payal Dhare responded, saying, "When I first started, I too used to receive 100–200 messages from people claiming that I started after seeing you." Girls are making their way into the computer and gaming industries, even in India.
PM questioned: Should our nation make contributions to the gaming industry from a creative standpoint?
A gamer responded to this by saying, "The content being created in India over the last two years on YouTube is of the next level." Since everyone in the nation has a phone and internet access, we are witnessing the emergence of fresh content that hasn't been produced by anybody else in the world. Putting gaming aside, the UPI is a really good system that isn't so great outdoors.
Do you have anything to tell me, gamers? The prime minister inquired. Are you asking yourself any questions?
Gamers questioned the Prime Minister about this, asking if there was a regulatory authority. The Prime Minister responded, saying, "It is the nature of the government to interfere in everything, so the word regulate would not be right in this context." This is how governments function fundamentally. There are now two options: either try to separate them by legislative limits or try to repress them. The second is that you should comprehend things and adjust them to meet the needs of our nation. Put it in the context of a system, legislation, or regulation.
bolster his character, and if that reputation grows, it will take a long time for those to make mistakes. The prime minister declared: "My goal is to bring the nation's circumstances to the point where, by 2047, the government will no longer play any role in the lives of middle-class families in particular." If not, please bring this document and that paper. Where did it disappear? Why did it go? That's where life is stuck. In difficult times, the impoverished should have access to government assistance.
The PM inquired, "Do the millions of kids who play video games today realize how inexpensive the internet is in our nation?"
This was accepted by all of the players, who stated, "This is how we started." In India, there are over 15,000 game developers and around 1500 game studios. Only five or six years ago did gaming in India begin to take off. In 2019, the gaming industry grew. The Prime Minister responded to this by saying, "That means everything happened after my arrival."
Within the next five years, the gaming sector is predicted to double.
As per the analysis by Winzo, the Indian gaming industry is projected to generate $6 billion in revenue annually by 2028. As opposed to the previous year, or 2023, when the Indian gambling sector brought in $3.1 billion. Within the next five years, it is anticipated that the gaming business will treble its revenue.
At Delhi's Bharat Mandapam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave the National Creators Awards presentation. Modi presented the program's 23 honorees. Storyteller Jaya Kishori received the Best Creator for Social Change award from him. Maithili Thakur has also been named Cultural Ambassador of the Year.
This month, Elon Musk, the owner of Tesla, a firm that manufactures electric vehicles (EVs), will travel to India. According to reports cited by news agency Reuters, his visit might happen at any time between April 22 and April 27. In an X post, Musk stated, "I'm excited to meet PM Modi." This trip to India will be his first.
