PM Modi unveils ‘Sapta Dhara’ for ‘Viksit Bharat’: What is his seven-point roadmap

NEW
DELHI:
P ime
Mi iste
Na e d a
Modi
o
Satu day
a ou ced
“Sapta
Dha as”
–
a
seve -poi t
efo m
f amewo k
that
will
accele ate
I dia’s
ma ch
towa ds
its
goal
of
Viksit
Bha at
by
2047.Add essi g
the
atio
f om
the
ampa ts
of
the
Red
Fo t
o
the
80th
I depe de ce
Day,
Modi
ecalled
the
e a
whe
I dia’s
might
was
k ow
th ough
the
“Sapta
Si dhu”
a d
said
the
cou t y
ow
eeds
ew
st eams
of
st e gth
to
build
a
developed
I dia.”Today,
f om
the
ampa ts
of
the
Red
Fo t,
I
i voke
the
seve
st eams
of
powe
befo e
the
atio ,”
Modi
said
a d
ide tified
the
seve
a eas
of
focus
as
.

“I
the
comi g
5-7
yea s,
with
the
st e gth
a d
powe
of
these
seve
st eams,
we
will
give
the
cou t y
ew
heights,
ew
mome tum,
a d
the
capacity
to
achieve
ew
goals,”

PM
Modi
said,
addi g
that
the
full
pote tial
of
the
atio ‘s
youth
powe
will
be
utilised
i
atio -buildi g.

Ma ufactu i g
Powe

The
fi st
st e gth
of
the
‘Sapta
Dha a’
is
ma ufactu i g
powe ,
Modi
said,
st essi g
the
eed
to
take
the
ma ufactu i g
secto
fo wa d
a d
p oduce
both
small
compo e ts
a d
la ge
p oducts.
“We
must
build
a
complete
value
chai .
F om
desig
to
ma ufactu i g,
I dia
must
establish
itself
as
a
t usted
global
supply
chai
pa t e
fo
the
wo ld,”
he
said.”We
must
ise
to
global
sta da ds
of
cost,
quality
a d
scale,”
the
P ime
Mi iste
said.

He
said
I dia
ma ufactu e s
must
meet
global
be chma ks
o
cost,
quality
a d
scale,
while
facto ies
should
be
competitive,
p oducts
use -f ie dly
a d
packagi g
att active.”Fo
eve y
ma ufactu e ,
eve y
e t ep e eu ,
eve y
MSME,
I
wa t
to
say
that
i
the
global
ma ket,
ou
ide tity
should
be
based
o
t ust
a d
quality,”
Modi
said,
st essi g
that
the e
should
be
” o
comp omise”
o
quality.

Ag icultu e
a d
food
p ocessi g

PM
Modi
defi ed
the
seco d
st eam
as
ag icultu e
a d
food
p ocessi g
a d
called
I dia
fa me s
to
access
global
ma kets.”The
wo ld’s
ma kets
a e
ow
ope
fo
ou
fa me s.
Due
to
FTAs,
we
a e
gai i g
access
to
a
ve y
la ge
ma ket.
We
must
each
the e,”
Modi
said,
st essi g
the
eed
to
go
“f om
the
fa m
to
the
expo t
ma ket”.The
P ime
Mi iste
said
t aditio al
cuisi e,
millets,
spices,
f uits
a d
flowe s
a d
chemical-f ee
ag icultu al
p oduce
could
become
global
b a ds,
p ovided
they
meet
i te atio al
pa amete s.

Tech ology
a d
i ovatio

Stati g
the
thi d
st eam
as
tech ology
a d
i ovatio ,
PM
Modi
said
I dia
must
become
a
i ovatio
hub
as
eme gi g
tech ologies
such
as
a tificial
i tellige ce,
qua tum
tech ology,
space,
obotics
a d
data
ce t es
c eate
ew
oppo tu ities.”We
have
made
ou
ma k
i
UPI
a d
digital
public
i f ast uctu e,”
Modi
said,
calli g
fo
I dia’s
digital
public
tech ologies
to
be
take
to
eve y
co e
of
the
wo ld.”I dia
must
lead
i
ext-ge e atio
commu icatio
tech ology.
Made
i
I dia
6G
should
each
eve y
co e ;
this
should
be
ou
goal,”
Modi
said.

Gati
Shakti

Defi i g
the
fou th
st e gth
of
the
‘Sapta
Dha a’
as
Gati
Shakti,
PM
Modi
st essed
the
eed
fo
seamless
a d
high-speed
co ectivity.
“Ou
cities
must
be
co ected
th ough
high
speed
ail,”
he
said.Modi
also
called
fo
a
focus
o
po t-led
developme t,
sayi g
po ts
should
ot
emai
me ely
places
fo
loadi g
a d
u loadi g
goods
but
should
become
e gi es
of
g owth.

Defe ce
powe

The
PM
highlighted
as
the
fifth
st e gth
as
Defe ce
Powe ,
st essi g
the
eed
fo
self- elia ce
i
the
defe ce
secto
a d
fo
I dia
to
eme ge
as
a
global
supplie
of
ext-ge e atio
defe ce
tech ologies.”Whe
the
wo ld
is
thi ki g
about
itself,
I dia
ca ot
emai
me ely
a
ma ket
fo
the
wo ld,”
he
said.”We
have
to
become
global
supplie s.
We
have
to
take
leade ship
i
hype so ic
defe ce
tech ologies,”
Modi
said.He
also
called
fo
developi g
d o es,
cou te -d o e
systems
a d
hype so ic
defe ce
tech ologies,
while
u de li i g
the
g owi g
impo ta ce
of
cybe
secu ity.
“I dia
has
to
become
self- elia t
i
the
defe ce
secto .”

G ee
a d
blue
eco omy

Modi
said
the
sixth
st eam
is
the
g ee
a d
blue
eco omy,
which
will
also
c eate
g ee
jobs.He
called
fo
I dia
to
ope ate
at
a
global
scale
i
g ee
hyd oge ,
e ewable
e e gy,
e e gy
sto age,
g ee
mobility
a d
g ee
ma ufactu i g,
while
co ti ui g
to
p ovide
solutio s
to
global
challe ges.The
p ime
mi iste
also
highlighted
oppo tu ities
i
the
blue
eco omy,
i cludi g
fishe ies,
coastal
tou ism
a d
ocea
tech ology,
give
I dia’s
lo g
coastli e.

Soft
powe

The
seve th
st eam
is
I dia’s
soft
powe ,
PM
Modi
said
highlighti g
the
global
each
of
yoga
a d
I dia’s
st e gths
i
faith
a d
spi itual
ce t es,
Ayu veda
a d
holistic
healthca e.”Yoga
is
becomi g
a
e e gy
fo
the
wo ld
a d
a
majo
sou ce
of
co fide ce
fo
I dia,”
the
P ime
Mi iste
said.

He
said
the
‘Heal
i
I dia’
moveme t,
ha dic afts,
cultu e,
films,
VFX,
a imatio ,
gami g
a d
digital
co te t
a e
amo g
the
a eas
whe e
I dia
ca
build
global
st e gth.The
P ime
Mi ste
also
called
fo
g eate
effo ts
to
att act
fo eig
tou ists,
oti g
that
I dia
has
vast
fo est
esou ces
a d
mo e
tha
100
atio al
pa ks
but
has
ot
fully
tapped
its
pote tial
to
att act
i te atio al
visito s.P ime
Mi iste
Modi
st essed
that
the
seve
st eams
should
ot
be
viewed
as
sepa ate
secto al
i itiatives.”The
seve
powe s
of
‘Sapta
Dha a’
a e
ot
mea t
to
make
p og ess
i
just
o e
secto ,”
he
said,
addi g
that
I dia
eeds
to
adopt
a
“holistic
app oach”
to
achieve
its
developme t
ambitio s
a d
c oss
the
scale
of
the
ta gets
it
has
set
fo
itself.The
combi ed
st e gth
of
the
seve
st eams
will
help
I dia
achieve
ew
heights
a d
accele ate
its
p og ess
towa ds
the
goal
of
becomi g
a
developed
atio ,
the
P ime
Mi iste
asse ted.

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