Independence Day: PM Modi Unveils ‘Sapt Dhara’ Vision to Power Viksit Bharat 2047

P ime
Mi iste
Na e d a
Modi,
i
his
I depe de ce
Day
add ess
f om
the
Red
Fo t,
outli ed
a
lo g-te m
oadmap
fo
achievi g
the
goal
of
Viksit
Bha at
2047,
st essi g
self- elia ce,
efo ms,
ma ufactu i g
a d
I dia& squo;s
g owi g
ole
i
global
t ade.
Reflecti g
o
the
c ises
I dia
has
faced
ove
the
past
decade,
i cludi g
the
COVID-19
pa demic
a d
geopolitical
co flicts,
PM
Modi
said
the
cou t y& squo;s
p epa atio s
a d
focus
o
self- elia ce
helped
it
withsta d
global
dis uptio s.
He
highlighted
the
availability
of
esse tial
supplies
a d
gove me t
suppo t
fo
fa me s,
pa ticula ly
th ough
subsidised
fe tilise s.
The
P ime
Mi iste
also
poi ted
to
I dia& squo;s
expa di g
etwo k
of
F ee
T ade
Ag eeme ts,
desc ibi g
global
t ade
pa t e ships
as
a
majo
oppo tu ity
fo
I dia
busi esses,
pa ticula ly
MSMEs.
He
u ged
ma ufactu e s
a d
expo te s
to
compete
globally
o
cost,
quality
a d
scale,
while
expa di g
I dia
p oducts
ac oss
i te atio al
ma kets.
Looki g
towa d
2047,
PM
Modi
said
I dia
ca ot
affo d
to
slow
dow
a d
called
fo
cha ges
i
wo k
cultu e,
thi ki g
a d
the
speed
of
efo ms.
He
said
efo ms
should
ot
be
viewed
as
a
compulsio
but
as
a
co victio
ecessa y
to
build
a
st o ge
eco omy.
A
majo
eleme t
of
the
add ess
was
his
call
fo
a
ew
“Sapt
Dha a& dquo;
(seve
st eams
of
st e gth)
to
accele ate
I dia& squo;s
developme t.
The
fi st
pilla
he
highlighted
was
ma ufactu i g
powe .
He
called
fo
I dia
to
build
complete
value
chai s,
f om
compo e ts
a d
desig
to
fi ished
p oducts,
a d
become
a
t usted
global
ma ufactu i g
a d
supply-chai
hub.
Emphasisi g
the
impo ta ce
of
global
competitive ess,
PM
Modi
called
fo
“Quality,
Quality,
Quality& dquo;,
advocati g
ze o-defect
ma ufactu i g
a d
st o ge
I dia
b a ds
i
i te atio al
ma kets.

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