Archive · 16 Aug 2026
Modi urges youth to dream big, assures resources and support
On India's 80th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a big speech.
He talked to the young people of India.
He told them to dream big and have big ideas.
He said the government will give them the resources they need.
The government has created a big fund called the Innovation Fund.
It has Rs 1 lakh crore to help young people's ideas grow.
More than 2.5 lakh startups, which are new businesses, have already been created.
These startups give jobs to many people.
The Prime Minister also talked about Digital India, cheap internet data, and Skill India.
He said these things help young people get more chances to succeed.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged India's youth to dream big, assuring them of government resources and support.
He was addressing the nation on the 80th Independence Day.
The Government of India has announced a Rs 1 lakh crore Innovation Fund to support ideas and capabilities.
More than 2.5 lakh registered startups have been created under the Startup India campaign, providing employment to many.
Modi cited Digital India, affordable data, and Skill India as enablers expanding opportunities for young people.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- What
- Delivered the 80th Independence Day address to the nation, urging India's youth to dream big and assuring them of resources, including the Rs 1 lakh crore Innovation Fund
- When
- Saturday, on the 80th Independence Day
- Where
- New Delhi, India (national address to the nation)
- Why
- To encourage the youth to play a major role in India's journey towards becoming a developed nation, as its biggest beneficiaries
- Speaker
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- Occasion
- 80th Independence Day address to the nation
- Innovation Fund
- Rs 1 lakh crore, announced by the Government of India
- Registered Startups
- More than 2.5 lakh under the Startup India campaign
- Key Enablers Cited
- Digital India, affordable data, Skill India
- Audience
- India's youth
- Goal
- Developed nation status, with youth as major players and biggest beneficiaries
