Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the ‘Sapt Shakti’ roadmap to transform India into a developed nation by 2047. The address placed massive emphasis on self-reliance, semiconductor manufacturing, and training one crore youth in AI skills.
By Chasfeeda Shah
Addressing the nation from the Red Fort on the 80th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi outlined a transformative roadmap toward a developed nation by 2047. Marking 150 years of Vande Mataram, Modi paid tribute to India’s freedom fighters, stating, “I respectfully bow to all freedom fighters and great revolutionaries who awakened the great tradition of sacrifice.” Expressing solidarity with communities hit by recent natural calamities, he affirmed, “I assure the affected families that we and the entire country stand firmly with them in their sorrow and pain.”
Modi emphasized that true national greatness relies on domestic capability and bold ambition. “Any nation becomes great and achieves its goals when it moves forward on the pure strength of its dreams and resolutions,” he noted, adding, “When the resolution is firm, the capability to find ways through disasters emerges automatically,” and “When dreams and resolutions are high, the absolute height of our capability also increases.”
Setting a definitive goal for India’s centenary of independence, Modi declared, “With the hard work of 140 crore countrymen, we will definitely make a Viksit Bharat by the 100th year of independence.” Highlighting that 25 crore citizens have overcome poverty in the past 12 years, he remarked, “Every single citizen has made every possible effort with complete dedication to take the country to new heights,” asserting that “India has picked up an incredible new pace, and it is now impossible to stop the capability of 140 crore countrymen.”
Modi detailed massive 12-year gains across defence, electronics, and digital infrastructure, asserting, “When so many massive accomplishments are before us, the resolution to become a Viksit Bharat can never remain unfulfilled.” Calling for indigenous industrial strength, he stated, “We must systematically increase our own capabilities and securely protect our own interests ourselves.” On semiconductors, he noted three operational plants exporting globally with seven to eight more underway, affirming,
“This self-reliant India gives us the absolute highway to move rapidly in the direction of a Viksit Bharat.”
On strategic resources and clean energy, Modi highlighted international trust, noting, “Many countries of the world have now firmly started trusting India in the strategic direction of these critical minerals.” Setting a 100 GW nuclear target by 2047, he affirmed, “We have successfully taken a very big step in the exact direction of becoming entirely self-reliant in crucial nuclear fuel.” He detailed offshore energy exploration under Samudra Manthan, stating, “We have decisively opened up those areas and are now heavily inclined towards finding massive new reserves inside the sea.” Observing the surge in piped gas and solar capacity, he said, “Expanding the piped gas network from 70 to 700 cities in twelve years is true speed and absolutely true expansion,” and added regarding PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, “Thousands of houses are earning today by selling excess electricity, and we are rapidly fulfilling this massive task.” On 100 percent rail electrification and hydrogen mobility, he affirmed, “We completed 100 percent of the massive electrification work within this one decade, successfully saving imported diesel,” and “In the field of hydrogen trains in the world, India has proudly and firmly planted its flag.”
Reflecting on global crises, Modi stated,
“The country clearly saw that our well-thought-out plans brought results, and today we are standing completely strong on our own power.” Highlighting shielded fertilizer prices for farmers, he noted, “Even today, we are not forcing the farmers of the country to bear that massive burden, the government is firmly carrying it,” asking, “If we had not firmly moved in the right direction taking the powerful mantra of self-reliance, how would we have strongly faced such massive challenges.” He pointed to new Free Trade Agreements, stating, “Today, India is rapidly becoming a highly accepted and deeply respected country for the entire world.” Urging global competitiveness, he asserted, “We will have to categorically give better and cheaper products than what we currently get from the world,” noting, “The goal of a Viksit Bharat is deeply rooted in the incredible capability that our countrymen have proudly shown.”
To achieve these goals, Modi urged faster administrative execution: “I deeply trust the youth power, the mothers, the sisters, the farmers, and the laborers of my country that together we can definitely realize this grand dream,” adding, “This reform of ours is an absolute conviction, and we are going to move aggressively towards the next-level reform in the coming days.”
Unveiling the ‘Saptdhara’ (seven streams) growth framework, Modi stated, “With the tremendous capability and power of that seven-stream strategy, we will aggressively give the country a new height and a new speed.” Across the seven pillars, he emphasized manufacturing precision: “From design to complete manufacturing, India will absolutely have to become a highly reliable center of the global supply chain”; agriculture: “Our agro-products must successfully meet every global parameter so we can easily reach and dominate that world”; tech innovation: “Our goal must firmly be that ‘Made in India’ 6G reaches every single corner, and we must aggressively speed this up”; infrastructure:
“We will absolutely have to move our ports in the strategic direction of massive port-led development growth”; defence: “We have to aggressively move forward with the firm goal of becoming a massive global supplier of defense technology,” alongside youth-led cybersecurity: “We can actively use the tremendous capability of our youth in cyber security for the absolute protection of the country and the world”; green economy: “When the world keeps discussing global warming, we keep aggressively finding ways and providing solid solutions”; and soft power: “India can actively show its incredible dominance inside the creative world, and we will absolutely have to develop it as a global capability,” adding, “We have a massive opportunity through our soft power to aggressively attract the world’s tourists, and we must boldly show our capability to the world.” Summarizing the strategy, he noted, “With a holistic approach, we absolutely have to work in the aggressive direction of crossing the ambitious scale we have securely set for the nation.”
Challenging corporate leaders to scale globally, Modi said, “On this very path, keeping absolutely no shortfall in our hard work, we will definitely cross the massive dream of a Viksit Bharat.” Empowering youth, he affirmed, “We absolutely have to take the goal of a Viksit Bharat forward by aggressively connecting it with the youth as our highest priority,” and promised startup founders, “You bring your massive dreams, we have made a powerful system of financial support and will absolutely not let there be a shortage of resources.” Pointing to expanding educational infrastructure, he observed, “We are working aggressively in the direction that the young minds of our country get highly attracted to technology from childhood itself.”
Modi announced a major drive to train one crore youth in Artificial Intelligence: “We will aggressively work to train one crore youth for AI skills so our youth has the absolute capability to lead in the world of AI.” On policy-driven economic delivery, he affirmed, “See, when policies are right and the goal is crystal clear, how incredibly well the youth of my country successfully deliver.” Praising the SVAMITVA drone scheme, he noted, “The rural property scheme is becoming massively successful due to drones, heavily unlocking property value for essential loans and business,” and launched a free digital prep network: “By bringing those massive resources together, we are going to build an entire robust network to give absolutely free coaching to the youth.”
In athletics, Modi cited India’s Olympic hosting ambitions: “India’s performance in the world of sports has been getting continuously better, and we are proudly moving forward as strong contenders to host the Olympics,” and introduced a grassroots talent hunt: “Children’s talent will be aggressively seen, and by giving them special training, they will be made incredible players who proudly play for the country.” Tackling substance abuse, he urged, “I want to tell every family to become an active part of this campaign and come aggressively forward to fulfill the dream of a drug-free India.”
Addressing internal security and the decline of Naxalism, Modi said, “Today in those very regions, due to being completely free from extremism, the Tricolor of massive development, trust, and effort is proudly fluttering.” He warned against ideological subversion, stating, “We must not underestimate this challenge, we urgently need to be even more careful regarding this,” and added, “We will absolutely have to identify these ideological extremists, isolate them, and actively connect the young generation towards the mainstream.” Announcing a modernized Civil Defence network, he stated, “I am proudly announcing from the Red Fort today that we will build a highly vibrant and modern network of Civil Defense in the coming days.”
Championing Nari Shakti, Modi celebrated tribal women manufacturing microchips: “The incredible confidence I saw in those daughters who are today doing the complex work of chip manufacturing truly impressed me.” Setting a new target of six crore Lakhpati Didis, he pushed for legislative reservation: “Come forward in the honor of those women, take the credit, but absolutely give my mothers and sisters their rightful due.”
Highlighting expanded social welfare, Modi emphasized, “The resolution of a Viksit Bharat will only be truly fulfilled when massive development successfully reaches the very last person.” On Ayushman Bharat savings, he observed, “Because of this health card, massive funds meant for medicines and operations have been completely saved for my poor and middle-class families.” Urging nationwide participation in the Digital Census, Modi asserted, “The more perfectly accurate information you provide digitally, the more massive the help will be for the country to rapidly move forward,” and concluded, “I strongly urge the youth of my country to actively and heavily join in this incredibly important work of the digital census.”
Modi closed his address with a call to national duty under the Panch Pran: “Let us forcefully make every step a step of development, match step with step, and together aggressively make a Viksit Bharat.”
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