India, March 10 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called for accelerating the process of linking the country's education sector to the real-world economy, while sharpening focus on subjects like artificial intelligence and automation.

Addressing a post-Budget webinar, he also said that fulfilling aspirations of the people is the resolve of his government and education, skill development, health, tourism, sports and culture are some of the sectors that act as a medium to fulfill them.

"Fulfilling the aspirations of the people is not just a subject, but it is the core objective and the resolution of this Government," he said at the webinar, which was attended by stakeholders from different Government ministries, departments and ex...