Archive · 15 Aug 2026
PM Modi's Red Fort Speech Unveils Viksit Bharat Growth Roadmap
On Saturday, the leader of India, whose name is Narendra Modi, gave a big speech from a very old fort called the Red Fort.
The speech happened on India's Independence Day, which is the country's birthday celebration.
India just turned 80 years old as an independent country.
In the speech, Modi said he wants India to become a very strong and developed country by the year 2047.
He talked about seven special powers of India, like making products in factories, growing food, using new technology, and using clean energy.
He promised that one crore young people, which is a huge number, will be trained in artificial intelligence, which is how computers learn to do smart things.
He also asked political parties to make sure that more women become leaders in the government.
He wants India to make lots of electricity using nuclear power, a very powerful kind of energy.
In the end, he asked everyone to dream big and work hard together to make India great.
PM Modi addressed the nation from the Red Fort on India's 80th Independence Day, unveiling a seven-point growth roadmap.
The 'Shakti Ki Saptadhara' roadmap covers manufacturing, agriculture and food processing, technology, Gati Shakti, defence, green energy and soft power.
Modi announced plans to train one crore youth in artificial intelligence and provide free online coaching for competitive exams.
India targets 100 GW of nuclear power capacity by 2047, with five new nuclear reactors expected in the coming years.
Modi urged political parties to ensure 33 per cent women's representation in the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- What
- Delivered his Independence Day address at the Red Fort and unveiled 'Shakti Ki Saptadhara', a seven-point growth roadmap with announcements on women's reservation, AI training, nuclear power and defence production
- When
- Saturday, on India's 80th Independence Day (his 13th Independence Day address)
- Where
- Red Fort, New Delhi, India
- Why
- To outline the government's priorities for achieving Viksit Bharat, or making India a developed nation, by 2047
- Event
- PM Modi's Independence Day address
- Location
- Red Fort, New Delhi
- Occasion
- India's 80th Independence Day
- Growth roadmap
- 'Shakti Ki Saptadhara' - seven powers for national growth
- Nuclear power target
- 100 GW capacity by 2047, with five new reactors planned
- AI training
- One crore youth to be trained in artificial intelligence
- Women's reservation
- 33 per cent representation urged in Lok Sabha and state assemblies
- Overarching goal
- Viksit Bharat (developed India) by 2047
