PM Modi’s Independence Day Speech: Atmanirbhar Bharat, Chips, Nuclear Power & 2047 Vision | Top Points

PM
Modi
Hoists
Natio al
Flag
At
Red
Fo t
O
80th
I depe de ce
Day:
WATCH

Semico ducto
Ma ufactu i g
Gets
Majo
Push

Modi
also
highlighted
semico ducto s
as
a
c itical
compo e t
of
the
mode
eco omy,
poi ti g
to
thei
impo ta ce
ac oss
elect o ics,
healthca e
a d
t a spo t.
“I
today’s
digital
wo ld
a d
tech ological
la dscape,
we
u de sta d
the
imme se
impo ta ce
of
chips.
Whethe
it
is
elect o ic
goods,
medical
equipme t,
o
t a spo tatio
systems,
chips
a e
i dispe sable;
without
them,
the
wo ld
would
come
to
a
sta dstill,”
he
said.

The
P ime
Mi iste
said
I dia
had
begu
movi g
towa ds
g eate
self-sufficie cy
i
chip
ma ufactu i g.

He
said:
“I dia
has
moved
towa ds
self- elia ce
i
this
secto ;
th ee
majo
semico ducto
pla ts
have
al eady
bee
established,
a d
I
have
bee
i fo med
that
p oductio
f om
these
facilities
has
al eady
begu
fo
expo t.
I
the
comi g
7-8
yea s,
five
to
eight
additio al
semico ducto
pla ts
a e
set
to
comme ce
ope atio s
ve y
soo .”

Nuclea
Powe
At
Hea t
Of
E e gy
Secu ity
Pla

E e gy
i depe de ce
was
a othe
key
compo e t
of
Modi’s
visio .
The
P ime
Mi iste
said
I dia
eeded
to
expa d
its
uclea
powe
capacity
substa tially
to
meet
its
futu e
e e gy
equi eme ts.

“E e gy
secu ity
is
the
dema d
of
the
time.
We
a e
movi g
fo wa d
with
the
aim
of
100
gigawatts
of
uclea
powe
by
2047.
We
aim
to
sta t
five
ew
uclea
eacto s
i
this
decade,”
he
said.

The
ta get
places
uclea
e e gy
at
the
ce t e
of
I dia’s
lo g-te m
st ategy
fo
st e gthe i g
e e gy
secu ity.

Modi
Lists
Su ge
I
Ma ufactu i g
A d
Digital
Eco omy

The
P ime
Mi iste
cited
a
se ies
of
g owth
figu es
while
outli i g
cha ges
ove
the
last
12
yea s.
He
said,& bsp;”Defe ce
p oductio
has
i c eased
ea ly
fou fold,
while
output
f om
Khadi
a d
village
i dust ies
has
g ow
almost
fivefold.
Elect o ics
ma ufactu i g
has
expa ded
ea ly
seve fold.
The
p oductio
of
mode
ailway
coaches
has
ise
21-fold,
a d
mobile
pho e
p oductio
has
su ged
33-fold.”

He
co ti ued,
“The
umbe
of
i te et
use s
has
ea ly
quad upled,
pate t
g a ts
have
i c eased
fou fold,
a d
digital
t a sactio s
have
g ow
a
hu d edfold.”

The
figu es,
acco di g
to
Modi,
eflect
the
expa sio
of
I dia’s
ma ufactu i g,
i ovatio
a d
digital
capabilities.

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Piped
Gas,
Wate
A d
Housi g
Expa sio
Highlighted

Modi
also
poi ted
to
the
expa sio
of
basic
i f ast uctu e
a d
household
se vices
ac oss
the
cou t y.
He
said,& bsp;”12
yea s
ago,
piped
gasli e
was
available
i
o ly
70
cities.
I
the
last
12
yea s,
this
umbe
has
g ow
to
700
cities.
Today,
1.75
c o e
households
a e
co ected
to
piped
gas
li es
i
the
cou t y.”

He
fu the
said,
“We
have
p ovided
tap-wate
co ectio s
at
a
ave age
a ual
ate
15
times
faste
tha
befo e.
Gas
co ectio s
have
bee
p ovided
at
six
times
the
p evious
a ual
speed.
We
have
co st ucted
toilets
fo
the
poo
at
fou
times
the
a ual
pace
a d
p ovided
housi g
fo
the
u de p ivileged
at
th ee
times
the
p evious
ate.”

Gove me t
Ta gets
Outdated
Laws
A d
Complia ce
Bu de

The
P ime
Mi iste
also
highlighted
cha ges
to
I dia’s
egulato y
f amewo k,
sayi g
efo ms
had
focused
o
emovi g
outdated
equi eme ts
a d
laws.

“The
cou t y
has
also
u de go e
a
massive
t a sfo matio
i
gove a ce;
thousa ds
of
complia ce
equi eme ts
have
bee
elimi ated,
a d
hu d eds
of
a chaic
laws
have
bee
epealed.
O e
ca ot
ma ch
i to
the
21st
ce tu y
elyi g
o
laws
f om
the
last
ce tu y,”
he
added.& bsp;

Modi
Ma ks
Fi st-Eve
Va de
Mata am
Re ditio
At
Red
Fo t

The
I depe de ce
Day
ce emo y
also
featu ed
a
histo ic
mome t,
with
Va de
Mata am
bei g
e de ed
at
the
Red
Fo t
du i g
the
August
15
celeb atio s
fo
the
fi st
time
si ce
I depe de ce.

Calli g
atte tio
to
the
occasio ,
Modi
said,
“Fo
eve yo e
p ese t
at
this
ce emo y
today,
this
is
also
a
histo ic
mome t.
Fo
the
fi st
time
si ce
i depe de ce,
‘Va de
Mata am’
is
esou di g
at
the

Red
Fo t
o
August
15th.”

PM
Exp esses
Solida ity
With
Flood
A d
La dslide
Victims

Modi
also
add essed
the
impact
of
ece t
atu al
disaste s
i
pa ts
of
I dia,
exp essi g
sympathy
fo
families
affected
by
floods
a d
la dslides.

“Rece tly,
pa ts
of
the
cou t y
have
faced
the
havoc
of
floods
a d
la dslides.
Ma y
families
have
bee
affected,
a d
we
deeply
empathize
with
thei
suffe i g.
I
assu e
the
affected
families
that
we,
a d
the
e ti e
atio ,
sta d
with
them.”

Developed
I dia
By
2047
Remai s
Ce t al
Goal

Looki g
ahead,
Modi
eite ated
the
objective
of
t a sfo mi g
I dia
i to
a
developed
atio
by
the
ce te a y
of
I depe de ce.

“It
is
the
visio
that
by
the
time
we
ma k
100
yea s
of
i depe de ce—by
2047—we
will
have
t a sfo med
I dia
i to
a
developed
atio .
We
must
achieve
this
goal
th ough
the
collective
effo t
a d
i dust ious
spi it
of
ou
1.4
billio
citize s,”
PM
Modi
said.& bsp;

The
P ime
Mi iste
called
fo
g eate
ambitio
i
pu sui g
that
objective.
“Small
d eams
will
o
lo ge
suffice.
We
must
d eam
big,
because
big
d eams
expa d
ou
thi ki g,
b oade i g
the
ho izo s
of
ou
thoughts.”

Modi
C edits
Citize s
Ac oss
I dia

Co cludi g
his
b oade
assessme t
of
I dia’s
p og ess,
Modi
ack owledged
co t ibutio s
f om
people
ac oss
social
a d
eco omic
g oups
a d
egio s.

He
said:
“Ove
the
past
12
yea s,
cou tless
citize s—whethe
Dalits,
the
dow t odde ,
the
ma gi alized,
o
t ibals;
whethe
u al
o
u ba
dwelle s;
the
poo
o
the
middle
class;
youth
o
the
elde ly;
wome
o
me ;
f om
the
No th,
South,
East,
o
West—have
all
st ived
i
eve y
possible
way,
with
u wave i g
esolve
a d
dedicatio ,
to
p opel
the
atio
to
ew
heights.
I
espectfully
ack owledge
these
effo ts.”

His
add ess
b ought
togethe
the
gove me t’s
focus
o
self- elia ce,
domestic
ma ufactu i g,
e e gy
secu ity,
i f ast uctu e
a d
tech ological
developme t
with
the
lo ge -te m
objective
of
buildi g
a
developed
I dia
by
2047.

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