What’s in it for Gen Z in PM Modi’s Independence Day speech? AI skills, free coaching, sports & jobs

P ime
Mi iste
Na e d a
Modi
i te acts
with
stude ts
du i g
the
80th
I depe de ce
Day
celeb atio s,
at
Red
Fo t
i
New
Delhi.
(PTI
Photo)

NEW
DELHI:
F om
a tificial
i tellige ce
t ai i g
fo
o e
c o e
you g
people
to
f ee
o li e
coachi g
fo
competitive
exami atio s,
P ime
Mi iste
Na e d a
Modi’s
I depe de ce
Day
speech
had
seve al
a ou ceme ts
aimed
di ectly
at
I dia’s
youth,
with
tech ology,
jobs,
e t ep e eu ship
a d
skills
fo mi g
a
key
pa t
of
the
message.Add essi g
the
atio
f om
the
Red
Fo t
o
the
80th
I depe de ce
Day,
PM
Modi
said
I dia’s
youth
would
be
the
biggest
be eficia y
as
well
as
the
biggest
e able
of
the
cou t y’s
ambitio
to
become
a
developed
atio
by
2047.
He
li ked
the
Viksit
Bha at
goal
to
the
cou t y’s
you g
populatio
a d
outli ed
i itiatives
spa i g
AI,
educatio ,
spo ts,
ma ufactu i g
a d
e t ep e eu ship.PM
Modi
a ou ced
that
o e
c o e
youth
would
be
t ai ed
i
a tificial
i tellige ce- elated
skills.
The
a ou ceme t
came
as
he
desc ibed
AI,
qua tum
tech ology,
obotics,
space
a d
data
ce t es
as
defi i g
tech ologies
of
the
cu e t
e a
a d
called
fo
I dia
to
become
a
global
hub
of
i ovatio .”Whe
I
speak
of
a
developed
I dia,
whe
I
speak
of
p opelli g
the
atio
fo wa d
at
a
apid
pace,
the
g eatest
be eficia y
a d
the
g eatest
e able
of
this
visio
is
the
youth
of
my
cou t y,
the
youthful
e e gy
of
my
atio .

Not
o ly
that,
but
the
g eatest
be eficia y
of
a
developed
I dia
is
also
the
youth
of
my
cou t y.
The efo e,
we
must
adva ce
the
goal
of
a
developed
I dia
by
li ki g
it
with
ou
youth,”
PM
Modi
said.Fo
stude ts
a d
you g
people
p epa i g
fo
gove me t
a d
othe
competitive
exami atio s,
PM
Modi
a ou ced
f ee
o li e
coachi g.
The
i itiative
was
amo g
the
youth-focused
measu es
a ou ced
du i g
the
add ess.The
p ime
mi iste
also
a ou ced
a
atio wide
spo ts
tale t
hu t
to
ide tify
a d
u tu e
child e
aged
five
to
15
yea s
ac oss
villages
a d
cities,
expa di g
the
focus
o
ide tifyi g
spo ti g
tale t
at
a
ea ly
age.

AI
t ai i g
fo
1
c o e
youth

AI
was
o e
of
the
biggest
tech ology- elated
a ou ceme ts
i
PM
Modi’s
speech.
He
said
o e
c o e
you g
people
would
eceive
t ai i g
i
AI
skills
as
I dia
seeks
to
build
capabilities
i
eme gi g
tech ologies.PM
Modi
placed
the
i itiative
withi
his
b oade
‘Shakti
Ki
Saptadha a’
f amewo k,
u de
which
tech ology
a d
i ovatio
fo m
the
thi d
st eam
of
I dia’s
developme t
st ategy.”The
thi d
st e gth
of
the
Saptadha a
is
tech ology
a d
i ovatio .
This
is
the
e a
of
obotics,
AI,
qua tum
tech ology,
space
a d
data
ce t es.
Eme gi g
tech ologies
a e
p ese ti g
ew
challe ges,
a d
we
must
become
a
global
hub
of
i ovatio ,”
PM
Modi
said.He
also
poi ted
to
I dia’s
existi g
digital
i f ast uctu e,
i cludi g
UPI
a d
Digital
Public
I f ast uctu e,
a d
said
the
cou t y
eeded
to
take
the
ext
step
i
eme gi g
tech ologies.”We
have
al eady
demo st ated
ou
st e gth
th ough
UPI
a d
Digital
Public
I f ast uctu e.
Now,
we
must
take
the
ext
leap
i
ext-ge e atio
commu icatio
tech ology,”
he
added.The
AI
t ai i g
pla
comes
as
PM
Modi
has
epeatedly
li ked
I dia’s
you g
wo kfo ce
with
the
cou t y’s
tech ology
ambitio s,
with
the
latest
a ou ceme t
putti g
a
specific
focus
o
buildi g
AI- elated
skills
at
scale.

F ee
o li e
coachi g
fo
competitive
exams

Fo
you g
people
p epa i g
fo
competitive
exami atio s,
PM
Modi
a ou ced
f ee
o li e
coachi g.The
i itiative
is
aimed
at
maki g
p epa atio
esou ces
available
to
youth
without
equi i g
them
to
ely
exclusively
o
physical
coachi g
ce t es.PM
Modi
said,
“The
ace
fo
coachi g
classes
has
become
a
massive
bu de
fo
ou
middle-class
families.
Eve y
pa e t
feels
that
if
they
do ‘t
se d
thei
child
to
a
coachi g
class,
they
a e ‘t
co side ed
a
‘p estigious’
family.
We
a e
co ce ed
about
the
thousa ds
of
c o es
of
upees
these
poo
a d
middle-class
families
spe d;
we
wa t
to
save
them
that
expe se.
We
have
decided
to
p ovide
f ee
o li e
coachi g
fo
va ious
competitive
exams
fo
ou
youth.
We
have
digital
public
i f ast uctu e,
as
well
as
excelle t
tale t
a d
teache s.
By
leve agi g
these
esou ces,
we
a e
establishi g
a
comp ehe sive
etwo k
to
p ovide
f ee
coachi g
to
the
atio ‘s
youth.”

The
a ou ceme t
was
made
alo gside
the
AI
skilli g
pla
as
pa t
of
the
gove me t’s
b oade
focus
o
co ecti g
I dia’s
youth
with
oppo tu ities
c eated
by
the
cou t y’s
developme t
a d
tech ology
push.PM
Modi
said
the
cou t y’s
developme t
ta get
must
be
li ked
di ectly
with
you g
people,
desc ibi g
them
as
both
the
p i cipal
be eficia ies
a d
e able s
of
Viksit
Bha at.

Spo ts
tale t
hu t
fo
child e
aged
5
to
15

PM
Modi
also
a ou ced
a
atio wide
spo ts
tale t
hu t
to
ide tify
a d
u tu e
child e
betwee
five
a d
15
yea s
of
age.The
p og amme
will
cove
child e
i
villages
as
well
as
cities,
with
the
focus
o
ide tifyi g
spo ti g
tale t
at
a
ea ly
age
a d
developi g
it
fu the .

The
a ou ceme t
adds
spo ts
to
the
list
of
a eas
th ough
which
the
gove me t
pla s
to
co ect
you g
I dia s
with
the
b oade
Viksit
Bha at
visio .PM
Modi
also
efe ed
to
the
g owi g
ole
of
wome
i
spo ts,
STEM
educatio ,
aviatio
a d
the
a med
fo ces
du i g
his
add ess.

Jobs,
ma ufactu i g
a d
MSMEs

Beyo d
di ect
youth-focused
a ou ceme ts,
PM
Modi’s
seve -poi t
oadmap
placed
ma ufactu i g,
ag icultu e,
tech ology,
i f ast uctu e,
defe ce,
g ee
a d
blue
eco omy,
a d
soft
powe
at
the
ce t e
of
I dia’s
g owth
st ategy.Fo
Ge
Z
e te i g
the
wo kfo ce,
ma ufactu i g
a d
MSMEs
we e
amo g
the
secto s
PM
Modi
highlighted
as
a eas
with
global
oppo tu ities.He
u ged
I dia
busi esses,
pa ticula ly
MSMEs,
to
use
f ee
t ade
ag eeme ts
to
take
I dia
p oducts
to
i te atio al
ma kets.”We
have
to
each
the
wo ld.
Eve ythi g
that
I dia
p oduces
should
each
the
wo ld
ma ket,”
Modi
said.PM
Modi
said
I dia
p oducts
i
secto s
such
as
textiles,
machi e y,
pha maceuticals,
fishe ies
a d
seafood
should
expa d
thei
p ese ce
i
global
ma kets.
He
also
st essed
that
compa ies
would
eed
to
compete
o
i te atio al
sta da ds
of
cost,
quality
a d
scale.I
ma ufactu i g,
PM
Modi
said
I dia
should
become
a
eliable
hub
i
global
supply
chai s.”F om
Desig
to
Ma ufactu i g,
I dia
must
become
a
eliable
hub
i
the
global
supply
chai .
Fo
this,
I
wa t
to
place
special
emphasis
o
3
thi gs.
My
b othe s
a d
siste s
i
the
field
of
Ma ufactu i g,
do
ot
let
this
oppo tu ity
slip
away.
Fo
this,
we
will
have
to
meet
global
sta da ds
o
cost,
quality,
a d
scale,”
PM
Modi
said.

Sta t-up
a d
tech ology
oppo tu ities

Tech ology
a d
i ovatio
we e
ce t al
to
PM
Modi’s
seve -poi t
oadmap,
with
AI,
qua tum
tech ology,
obotics,
space
a d
data
ce t es
ide tified
as
a eas
whe e
I dia
should
develop
global
capabilities.”The
thi d
st e gth
of
the
Saptadha a
is
tech ology
a d
i ovatio .
This
is
the
e a
of
obotics,
AI,
qua tum
tech ology,
space
a d
data
ce t es.
Eme gi g
tech ologies
a e
p ese ti g
ew
challe ges,
a d
we
must
become
a
global
hub
of
i ovatio ,”
PM
Modi
said.The
p ime
mi iste
also
called
fo
I dia
to
take
the
lead
i
ext-ge e atio
commu icatio
tech ology,
i cludi g
6G.Fo
you g
e t ep e eu s
a d
tech ology
p ofessio als,
PM
Modi
also
spoke
about
the
eed
fo
I dia
tech ology
compa ies
to
build
globally
ecog ised
b a ds.”I dia’s
tech ology
compa ies
should
be
a
sco eboa d
i
the
wo ld,”
he
said.

Defe ce,
g ee
eco omy
a d
c eative
i dust ies

PM
Modi’s
oadmap
also
ide tified
defe ce
p oductio ,
the
g ee
eco omy
a d
I dia’s
soft
powe
as
a eas
fo
futu e
g owth.I
defe ce,
he
called
fo
self- elia ce
a d
the
developme t
of
ext-ge e atio
defe ce
tech ologies,
with
I dia
aimi g
to
become
a
global
supplie .”The
impo ta ce
of
defe ce
capability
is
pa amou t
i
eve y
se se.
My
dea
citize s,
achievi g
Aatma i bha ta
i
defe ce
is
esse tial;
I dia
a d
the
wo ld
have
ealised
that
the e
is
o
alte ative.
Whe
the
wo ld
looks
out
fo
itself,
I dia
ca ot
me ely
emai
a
a ms
ma ket
fo
othe
atio s,”
he
said.The
sixth
st eam,
the
g ee
a d
blue
eco omy,
cove s
e ewable
e e gy,
e e gy
sto age,
g ee
ma ufactu i g,
fishe ies,
coastal
tou ism
a d
ocea
tech ology.”The
sixth
st e gth
of
the
Sapta
Dha a
is
the
G ee
eco omy.
We
must
wo k
i
the
a eas
of
e ewable
e e gy,
e e gy
sto age,
g ee
sto age
a d
ma ufactu i g.
I dia
has
a
oppo tu ity
i
the
a ea
of
the
Blue
Eco omy.
“The
seve th
st eam
is
I dia’s
soft
powe ,
cove i g
yoga,
Ayu veda,
ha dic afts,
cultu e,
films,
a imatio ,
gami g
a d
digital
co te t.”The
seve th
st e gth
of
the
Sapta
Dha a
is
I dia’s
soft
powe .
Today,
Yoga
has
co ected
the
wo ld
to
I dia.
Ou
Ayu veda,
holistic
healthca e,
ha dic afts,
cultu e,
films,
a imatio ,
gami g,
digital
co te t.
The
wo ld
is
ecog izi g
a d
looki g
fo wa d
to
I dia’s
WAVES
summit.
We
have
mo e
tha
100
atio al
pa ks.
We
have
a
oppo tu ity
to
att act
fo eig
tou ists
th ough
the
powe
of
soft
powe .”

F om
‘F agile
Five’
to
a
g owi g
eco omy

PM
Modi
also
used
his
I depe de ce
Day
add ess
to
highlight
I dia’s
eco omic
t a sfo matio
ove
the
past
12
yea s,
sayi g
the
cou t y
had
moved
f om
the
‘F agile
Five’
to
becomi g
the
wo ld’s
fastest-g owi g
majo
eco omy.He
said
I dia
was
ow
aimi g
fo
a
la ge
ole
i
global
ma ufactu i g,
tech ology
a d
t ade
a d
set
out
a
goal
of
buildi g
Viksit
Bha at
by
2047.PM
Modi
cited
g owth
i
defe ce
p oductio ,
elect o ic
ma ufactu i g,
ailway
coach
p oductio ,
i te et
use
a d
digital
t a sactio s
as
i dicato s
of
the
cou t y’s
eco omic
a d
tech ological
expa sio .

He
also
a ou ced
that
I dia
had
begu
p oductio
at
th ee
semico ducto
pla ts,
with
five
to
eight
mo e
pla ts
expected
to
come
up
i
the
comi g
yea s.Fo
Ge
Z,
the
message
u i g
th ough
PM
Modi’s
youth-focused
a ou ceme ts
was
ce t ed
o
acqui i g
skills
i
eme gi g
tech ologies,
accessi g
educatio
a d
competitive-exam
p epa atio ,
ide tifyi g
spo ti g
tale t
a d
pa ticipati g
i
secto s
that
the
gove me t
has
ide tified
as
d ive s
of
I dia’s
g owth.

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