Archive · 5 Sep 2026
At SRCC Centenary, Joshi Highlights India’s Education Growth
Shri Ram College of Commerce celebrated its 100th anniversary in Delhi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the event on Teachers’ Day.
Education Minister Pralhad Joshi spoke about India’s progress in education and business.
He said 4.5 crore students are now enrolled in higher education.
He also said India has more than 2.3 lakh startups.
Joshi said startups are growing in smaller cities as well as big cities.
He explained that India needs more skilled workers for future jobs.
He said education, skills, manufacturing and energy must grow together.
Education Minister Pralhad Joshi said higher-education enrolment has reached 4.5 crore, up by about 1 crore in 10 years.
Joshi said India now has more than 2.3 lakh startups, compared with fewer than 400 before Startup India began in 2016.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended Shri Ram College of Commerce’s centenary celebrations in Delhi on September 5, 2026.
Joshi praised SRCC for implementing the National Education Policy and contributing to India’s startup ecosystem.
He said India must expand skills development, energy availability and manufacturing capabilities to become a global manufacturing and skilling hub.
- Who
- Union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi addressed students, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the celebration.
- What
- SRCC held centenary celebrations featuring remarks about India’s higher education, startups, skills, manufacturing and energy.
- When
- September 5, 2026, coinciding with Teachers’ Day.
- Where
- Shri Ram College of Commerce in Delhi.
- Why
- The event marked SRCC’s 100th anniversary, while Joshi used it to highlight India’s development and the need for greater skills and manufacturing capacity.
- Institution
- Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC)
- Occasion
- Centenary celebrations
- Higher-education enrolment
- 4.5 crore students, according to Pralhad Joshi
- Startup count
- More than 2.3 lakh startups, according to Joshi
- Startup India comparison
- India had fewer than 400 startups before Startup India launched in 2016, according to Joshi
- Policy highlighted
- National Education Policy (NEP)
- Global ambition
- India becoming a global manufacturing and skilling hub