<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated India’s first Toy Fair via video conference. While interacting with toy makers from Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, the Prime Minister urged the manufacturers to use modern, local and eco-friendly methods to make toys in the country. </p> <p>Pitching in to be 'vocal for local' under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat campaign, PM Modi in his virtual address emphasised that the government and the toy industry shall come together to discuss how India can be made the next global hub for manufacturing and sourcing of toys by way of attracting investments in the sector and promoting exports.</p> <p><strong>ALSO READ | <a href="https://ift.tt/3spyM7E May 2, Hold Me To My Last Tweet": Poll Strategist Prashant Kishor On Bengal Polls</a></strong></p> <p>The Prime Minister said if there is a demand for Made in India today, then the demand for Handmade in India is also increasing equally. He added today people do not only buy toys as a product but also want to connect with the experience associated with that toy. </p> <p>He highlighted the scientific facts associated with Indian toys and their impact on the overall development of the child. The Prime Minister said the creative toys develop the senses of the kids and give wings to their imaginations. </p> <p>He added it is a specialty of Indian sports and toys that they contain knowledge, science, entertainment and psychology. He added when children learn to play with lattu, they are taught the lesson of gravity and balance in playing lattu. In the same way, a child playing with a slingshot, inadvertently starts learning basics about the Potential and Kinetic Energies. He said puzzle toys develop strategic thinking and problem solving. Similarly, newborns also begin to feel the circular movement by twisting and rotating the arms. </p>
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