Archive · 7 Oct 2026
Modi Marks 25 Years in Public Office With Ambitious Goals
Narendra Modi marked 25 years in public office at an event in New Delhi.
He told people that India can reach big goals if they work together.
These goals include building a strong economy, making more things in India, hosting the Olympics, and going farther into space.
He said India should become a developed country by 2047.
Modi said the country still has problems, but its people can help solve them.
He also looked back at his years in public service.
He said his experience belongs to the nation, not just to him.
He thanked the people who supported, worked with, and criticised him.
Narendra Modi marked 25 years in public office at a programme in New Delhi on Wednesday.
He called for India to become a top-three economy, a global manufacturing hub, and a host of the Olympics.
Modi also set out goals including a developed India by 2047, self-reliance, and deeper Indian participation in space.
He said achieving the targets would require ambitious policies, hard work, and collective effort.
Modi described his public-service experience as belonging to the nation, and credited supporters, workers, and critics with shaping his journey.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed attendees, including senior leaders, dignitaries, and party workers.
- What
- He marked 25 years in public office and outlined goals for India's future.
- When
- Wednesday; the milestone marked 25 years since Modi took oath as Gujarat chief minister on October 7, 2001.
- Where
- The Seva Jyoti programme at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi.
- Why
- To mark his 25-year public-service milestone and speak about India's future goals.
Modi’s assessment
Challenges acknowledged
India’s progress and prospects
Modi’s assessment
Modi said India’s confidence, resilience, reforms, exports, and domestic mobile-phone manufacturing had grown, and that the country could achieve ambitious goals.
Challenges acknowledged
He acknowledged that India still has problems and said future goals require visionary policies, hard work, and collective effort.
Meaning of the 25-year milestone
Modi’s assessment
Modi framed his experience and public trust as an asset belonging to the nation, and credited grassroots workers and citizens.
Challenges acknowledged
He said the milestone should not be treated as personal glorification or a personal achievement.
- Milestone
- 25 years in public office
- First oath as Gujarat chief minister
- October 7, 2001
- Event
- Seva Jyoti programme
- Venue
- Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi
- Long-term target
- A developed India by 2047
- Other goals named
- Become a top-three economy, host the Olympics, build a global manufacturing hub, and send Indians deeper into space
- Phrase repeated
- “We will do it”