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Key Points

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The national plan aims to capture five percent of the world market for three‑dimensional printing.

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It hopes to add about one billion U.S. dollars to the country’s gross domestic product.

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Fifty‑six start‑up companies have received support to develop new products.

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A rocket engine printed as a single piece showed how complex designs can be made quickly.

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The army’s printed two‑storey house shows how the technology can help in remote areas.

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Summary

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology started a plan to grow this technology across the country.

More than 154,000 people have learned the skills needed to use three‑dimensional printers.

New companies are making everything from rocket engines to house parts with this method.

Schools are getting kits with printers so students can try it themselves.

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New Words to Learn

6 words
three‑dimensional printing
Making objects by adding material layer after layer, like a high‑tech glue gun.
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
The part of the government that looks after computers and new technologies.
gross domestic product
The total value of everything a country makes in a year.
start‑up
A new, small business trying to grow quickly.
rocket engine
A powerful machine that pushes rockets into space.
remote areas
Places that are far away and hard to reach.
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