Blind man becomes 'Aatmanirbhar', sells homemade snacks after losing job due to COVID-19

COVID-19 outbreak rendered people jobless but it could t break spirit of visually impaired Thakkar Ashwin and his wife. After losing his job during coronavirus lockdown, Ahemdabad-based Ashwin and his wife, Geeta started selling homemade savoury snacks in an attempt to remain independent. Thakkar says that he has learnt to be 'Aatmanirbhar' just like Narendra Modi's vision of 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat'.

"I wanted to be independent. After a few months when COVID-19 lockdown is lifted, people will find or jobs and blind people can also do something. I discussed my plan with a few people and my friends encourd me to take this step which helped me build my self-confidence. Aside from a job I also want to start a farsan shop in next 6 months or so," said Thakkar Ashwin. 

"Even without a job today, I am independent. I can earn eugh to take care of my household expenses including rent. I've learnt how to be 'Aatmanirbhar'. I was determined to t depend on ors. Many people supported me," he furr adds.

Netizens react

ANI tweeted pictures of Thakkar Ashwin along with this story which received mixed reactions from netizens. Various people admired man for his cour and lauded him for learning a lesson from PM Narendra Modi's 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' campaign to become self-reliant. On or hand, re were people who expressed ir displeasure about job losses in nation while ors questioned lack of job security in selling snacks. Some users also said that y hope to track down Ashwin and buy snacks from him in order to empower him furr while ors expressed wish to buy his snacks online. 

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'Aatmanirbhar Bharat'

Amid COVID-19 pandemic, PM Narendra Modi expressed his desire and vision of 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat'. PM Modi hopes to make India a self-reliant country. His dream is to make India a more important part of global ecomy for which he has been promoting 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' campaign. 

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PM Modi's campaign focuses on ecomic sector as well as infrastructure. Narendra Modi has offered several ecomic packs and schemes and taken decisions to empower people of nation to boost growth in nation. aim of 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' campaign is t to cut off from rest of world but rar to make India self-reliant in such a way that it boost FDI. 

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also encourd citizens to be 'Vocal for Local' and invest in homegrown brands and products in order to boost local businesses and empower Indian artisans. Since COVID-19 lockdown, India's PPE industry has grown rapidly and has made India self-reliant under 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' initiative. India w has second-largest PPE industry, after China, worth Rs. 7000 crores.

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(With inputs from ANI)