Archive · 15 Aug 2026
Modi's big youth push: AI training, free coaching
The leader of India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, gave a big speech from the Red Fort on Independence Day.
He talked a lot about young people and how important they are for India's future.
He said India wants to become a very developed country by the year 2047.
To help with this, the government will teach one crore young people — that is ten million people — new skills in artificial intelligence, which is how computers can learn to do smart things.
He also said the government will give free online classes to help students get ready for big exams, so families do not have to pay for expensive coaching.
He told everyone that India has opened many new universities and that there are more medical seats now than before.
He invited young people to help with the Census, which is when the country counts all of its people.
The leader said India is also becoming a great place for foreign universities and students.
It is all part of the plan to make India strong and developed.
PM Modi announced a plan to train one crore youth in artificial intelligence skills over the next year.
Modi addressed the nation from the Red Fort on the 80th Independence Day, placing youth at the centre of the goal to become a developed nation by 2047.
The government will provide free online coaching for various competitive examinations to ease the burden of coaching classes on poor and middle-class families.
Modi said India added nearly 650 universities in the past 10-12 years, compared with fewer than 350 between 2004 and 2014, and that medical seats have more than doubled since 2014.
He appealed to young people to participate in the ongoing Census exercise and highlighted the aviation sector's rapid growth as a source of new opportunities.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- What
- Announced youth-focused initiatives including AI training for one crore youth, free online coaching for competitive exams, and education reforms
- When
- Saturday, the 80th Independence Day
- Where
- From the ramparts of the Red Fort, addressing the nation
- Why
- To place youth at the centre of India's journey towards becoming a developed nation (Viksit Bharat) by 2047
- Key figure
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- Occasion
- 80th Independence Day address
- Venue
- Ramparts of the Red Fort
- AI training target
- One crore (10 million) youth over the next year
- National goal
- Developed nation (Viksit Bharat) by 2047
- Universities added (last 10-12 years)
- Nearly 650 (vs. fewer than 350 between 2004 and 2014)
- Medical seats
- More than doubled since 2014
- New coaching initiative
- Free online coaching for competitive examinations