Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Centre Unveils 23-Point Action Plan for Viksit Bharat 2047
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.
The Centre’s 23-point plan seeks to make Viksit Bharat 2047 a mass movement and a common citizen’s goal.
The plan prioritizes youth engagement, drug-abuse prevention, sports participation and sports tourism ahead of the 2036 Olympics.
Education proposals include integrating skills into school curricula, revising ITI courses and expanding mentorship by senior citizens and engineering students.
Agriculture measures include updating university syllabi, exploring irrigation for crop diversification and training students in solar-panel projects.
The action plan calls for domestic digital platforms, stronger government expertise, pharmaceutical reforms, industrial capacity and closer coordination across ministries.
- Who
- The Union government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union government secretaries are involved.
- What
- A 23-point action plan was issued to advance the Viksit Bharat 2047 agenda.
- When
- The proposals emerged from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s interaction with secretaries on July 22 and were conveyed in a note dated July 29.
- Where
- The article does not specify where the interaction took place; the plan concerns the Government of India.
- Why
- The plan aims to advance India’s development by 2047 through public participation, skills, technology, agriculture, industry and governance reforms.
- 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.