Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday unveiled the ‘Sapta Dhara’ (Seven Streams) framework during his Independence Day address, outlining seven areas that he said would drive India’s next phase of growth and help realise the vision of a ‘Viksit Bharat’.
Now, to build a Viksit Bharat, we need a new current. “Today, I would also like to recall that era when the nation… when we knew, understood, and heard of India’s prowess in the form of the ‘Sapta Sindhu’ (Seven Rivers). Today, from the ramparts of the Red Fort, I invoke the ‘Sapta Dhara’ of strength before the nation,” he said.
The Prime Minister said the next five to seven years would be crucial and expressed confidence that the combined strength of the seven streams could help India achieve in a few years what had remained unfinished for decades. The first stream, he said, would be Manufacturing Power, with India needing to expand production across the entire value chain, from micro-components to finished products. Do not let this opportunity slip away,” PM Modi said, calling for Indian manufacturers to compete globally on cost, quality and scale. He said Indian factories should produce user-friendly products with attractive packaging and make ‘Zero Defect’ and precision manufacturing a defining feature of the country’s industrial sector. When the world looks out for itself, India cannot merely remain an arms market for other nations,” he said. The Prime Minister said these seven streams, backed by the energy and talent of India’s youth, would help provide the country with the momentum and capabilities needed to move towards the goal of a Viksit Bharat.
He also stressed that the country’s youth must play a central role in this effort. “To my brothers and sisters working in the manufacturing sector — this is the right time, this is an opportunity. “The importance of defence capability is paramount in every sense. My dear citizens, achieving Aatmanirbharta in defence is essential; India and the world have realised that there is no alternative.
