New Delhi, July 15 -- Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, said that education must remain the central focus as the country progresses. He made the remarks while speaking at a seminar titled "School Education in India: Towards Equitable Access to Quality Education for All," organised by the Council for Social Development on Tuesday.

Stressing that education is fundamental to the nation's growth, Puri underlined that India's journey from a $4 trillion economy today to a $35 trillion economy by 2047 rests on nurturing a generation of responsible and productive citizens through universal, high-quality, and inclusive education.

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