PM Narendra Modi Highlights India’s Journey to Self-Reliance on Independence Day
On the 78th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation, emphasizing India’s progress towards self-reliance in various sectors.
Mobile Phone Manufacturing
PM Modi highlighted that India has become self-reliant in mobile phone manufacturing and is now exporting to other countries. He said, “There was a time when we imported mobile phones, but today we have built a mobile phone manufacturing ecosystem, and now we have started exporting mobile phones to the world.”
Defence Sector
Regarding the defence sector, PM Modi stated that India is becoming self-reliant in defence manufacturing. He said, “We are becoming self-reliant in the defence sector. Today, we have our own identity in defence equipment manufacturing. India is emerging as a defence manufacturing hub.”
Toy Industry
On the toy industry, PM Modi noted that India used to import toys, but with improvements in domestic manufacturing, India now not only produces toys for domestic consumption but also exports them to other countries. “In the past, it was said that toys came from abroad; today, I can proudly say that toys from my country are reaching global markets with a bang,” PM Modi said.
Attracting Global Investors
PM Modi also shared that many large companies and investors from around the world want to invest in India and urged states to seize this opportunity and attract investors. “Today, many big companies and investors of the world want to invest in India. This is a golden opportunity. I urge the State governments to make clear policies to attract investors and give assurance of good governance and law and order situation to them. There should be competition between States to attract maximum investors. Their policies should be changed or moulded as per global requirements,” added PM Modi.
Reforms and Youth Confidence
The Prime Minister also highlighted the reforms undertaken by the central government in the past 10 years and said that this has increased self-confidence in the youth and their desire to take giant leaps. He said that after independence, there was an atmosphere of status quo in the country that needed to be broken. “People waited for reforms, we got an opportunity and we implemented major reforms. Our commitment to reform is not restricted to editorials, our reforms are not for small praise it is for making the country strong. This has resulted in a rise in self-confidence. There are now many avenues open for our youngsters. The youth now does not want to walk slowly they want to jump to achieve new things, and they want to take giant leaps. This is a golden era for India,” PM Modi said. “We should not let this opportunity go. We will then achieve the goals of Viksit Bharat by 2047,” he added.
Doubts Revealed
PM Narendra Modi -: PM stands for Prime Minister. Narendra Modi is the current Prime Minister of India, which means he is the head of the government.
Independence Day -: Independence Day is a national holiday in India celebrated on August 15th every year. It marks the day in 1947 when India became independent from British rule.
Self-Reliance -: Self-reliance means being able to do things on your own without needing help from others. In this context, it means India is trying to make its own products instead of buying them from other countries.
Mobile phone manufacturing -: This means making mobile phones in India. Earlier, India used to buy most of its mobile phones from other countries, but now it is making many of them locally.
Defence -: Defence refers to the military forces and equipment that a country uses to protect itself. India is now making more of its own defence equipment instead of buying it from other countries.
Toy industry -: The toy industry involves making toys for children to play with. India used to import many toys from other countries, but now it is making and even exporting its own toys.
Global investors -: Global investors are people or companies from other countries who put money into businesses to help them grow. PM Modi wants Indian states to attract these investors to boost the economy.
Reforms -: Reforms are changes made to improve something. In this case, it refers to changes in laws and policies that have helped India’s economy and made young people more confident and ambitious.
Developed India by 2047 -: This means that by the year 2047, which will be 100 years after India became independent, the goal is for India to be a very advanced and prosperous country.