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Centre Unveils 23-Point Action Plan for Viksit Bharat 2047

Centre Unveils 23-Point Action Plan for Viksit Bharat 2047
'Should Be Common Man's Goal': Centre's 23-Point 'Viksit Bharat' Action Plan · NDTV

The Indian government has created a 23-point plan for making India a developed country by 2047.

It wants ordinary people, especially young people, to help achieve this goal.

Schools and colleges may get more sports activities, and the government wants to prevent drug abuse among young people.

Students could receive more practical job training and mentorship from senior citizens and engineering students.

Training may also be matched to jobs available in other countries.

Agricultural education would be updated to suit different regions, and farmers could earn additional income from solar panels.

The government also wants to use more Indian-made digital and artificial-intelligence platforms to protect its data.

It plans to improve industries, government skills and cooperation between ministries.

Cabinet Secretary T V Somanathan asked government secretaries to begin work on these priorities.

Key facts

Number of action points
23
Development target
Viksit Bharat 2047
Initial discussion
Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with Union government secretaries on July 22.
Communication date
Cabinet Secretary T V Somanathan issued the note on July 29.
Sports milestone
The plan notes that participants in the 2036 Olympics are currently about 5 to 10 years old and in school.
Suggested domestic platforms
Zoho, Sarvam and Arattai are cited as examples of digital, artificial-intelligence and messaging platforms.
Government training platform
The iGOT platform could be used for capacity building.

Quotes

TV Somanathan

Cabinet Secretary who communicated the action points to Union government secretaries

“Officers should be trained in tendering, legislative drafting, dispute mechanisms and other specialised skills instead of relying extensively on consultants. Courses on the iGOT platform could be used for capacity building.”
NDTV

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