Bharat Mata ki Jai
My colleagues in the Union Cabinet, Shri Mansukh Mandaviya Ji, Dharmendra Pradhan Ji, Jayant Chaudhary Ji, Raksha Khadse Ji, Members of Parliament, other dignitaries and my young friends here from every corner of the country! this Bharat Mandapam has also been filled with energy and energy from the youth of India. Today, the entire country is remembering Swami Vivekananda and paying its respects to him. Swami Vivekananda had great faith in the youth of the country. Swamiji used to say – I have faith in the young generation, in the new generation. Swamiji used to say that my workers will come from the young generation, like lions, they will find solutions to every problem. And just as Vivekananda had faith in you, I have faith in Vivekananda, I have faith in everything he said. Whatever he has thought and said for the youth of India, I have blind faith in it. Indeed, if Swami Vivekananda was among us in person today, then seeing this awakened power of the youth of the 21st century, seeing your active efforts, he would have filled India with a new faith, new energy and would have sown the seeds of new dreams.
Friends,
You people are in Bharat Mandapam, look at the cycle of time, in this Bharat Mandapam the world’s great personalities had gathered and they were discussing the future of the world. It is my good fortune that in the same Bharat Mandapam the youth of my country are making a roadmap of how the next 25 years of India will be.
Friends,
A few months ago I met some young players at my residence, and I was chatting with them, then one player stood up and said – Modi Ji, for the world you may be the Prime Minister, the PM, but for us PM means – best friend (Param Mitra).
Friends,
For me, it is the same bond of friendship with the youth of my country. And the strongest bond of friendship is trust. I too have a lot of faith in you. This faith inspired me to form My Young India i.e. MYBharat. This faith formed the basis of the Developed India Young Leader Dialogue. This faith of mine says that the power of India’s youth will make India a developed nation as soon as possible.
Friends,
Those who keep on calculating the figures may think that all this is very difficult, but my soul says, and with the confidence of all of you, that the target is definitely big, but it is not impossible. When the arms of crores of youth are pushing the wheels of the chariot of development forward, then we will definitely reach the target.
Friends,
It is said that history teaches us and also inspires us. There are many examples in the world when a country, a community, a group started moving in one direction with big dreams and big resolutions, started moving together and decided to keep moving without forgetting the goal and history is witness that they did everything to fulfill their dreams, they achieved them. Many of you might know that in the 1930s, that is, about 100 years ago, America was stuck in a severe economic crisis. Then the people of America decided that we have to get out of this and move forward at a fast pace. They chose the New Deal as its path, and America not only came out of that crisis, but also increased the pace of development many times faster, not more than 100 years. There was a time when Singapore was in a bad state, it used to be a small village of fishermen. There was a crisis of even the basic amenities of life. Singapore got the right leadership, and together with the people, everyone decided that we will make our country a developed nation. They followed the rules, followed discipline, followed a sense of collectivism, and in just a few years, Singapore became a global financial and trade hub. There are many such countries, events, societies, groups in the world. There have been many such examples in our country too, the people of India took a pledge for independence. What power did the British Empire not have, what did they not have, but the country stood up, started living the dream of independence, started struggling to achieve independence, set out to sacrifice their lives and the people of India showed it by achieving independence.
After independence, there was a time of food crisis in the country. The farmers of the country took a resolution and freed India from the food crisis. When you were not even born, wheat used to come under the name PL 480, and delivering wheat used to be a big task. We came out of that crisis. It is not impossible to dream big, take big resolutions and fulfill them in the stipulated time. Any country has to set big goals to move forward. Those who sit thinking, leave it friend, it keeps happening, come on brother, it will keep going on like this, what is the need friend, people do not die of hunger, it is okay, let it go on. What is the need to change anything, why do you worry about it friend. Those who are seen in this spirit, they move around, but they are nothing more than dead bodies. Life cannot exist without a goal, friends. Sometimes I feel that if there is any herb of life, then it is the goal, which also gives the strength to live life. When we have a big goal in front of us, we put in all our efforts to achieve it. And today’s India is doing just that.
Friends,
In the last 10 years, we have seen many examples of achievement through resolve. We Indians decided that we have to be free from open defecation. In just 60 months, 60 crore countrymen freed themselves from open defecation. India set a target of connecting every family with a bank account. Today, almost every family in India is connected with banking services. India resolved to make the kitchens of poor women free from smoke. We also proved this resolve by giving more than 10 crore gas connections.
Today, in many sectors, India is achieving its goals even before the scheduled time. You must remember the time of Corona, the world was worried about the vaccine, it was being said that it would take years to make the corona vaccine, but the scientists of India made the vaccine ahead of time. Some people used to say that it would take 3 years, 4 years, 5 years for everyone in India to get the corona vaccine, but we ran the world’s largest vaccination campaign and showed it by vaccinating everyone in record time. Today the world is also seeing this pace of India.
We made a big commitment in G-20 regarding green energy. India became the first country in the world to fulfill the Paris commitment, and that too how many years before the scheduled time? 9 years in advance. Now India has set a target of 20 percent ethanol blending in petrol by 2030. We are going to achieve this target too before 2030, perhaps in the very near future. Every such success of India, every such example of accomplishment through determination, is an inspiration for all of us. This success accelerates our commitment towards the goal of developed India and our pace of moving closer to the goal.
Friends,
In this development journey, we must never forget one thing. We must remember that setting big goals and achieving them is not the job of just one government machinery. To achieve big goals, it is very important for every citizen of the nation to come together. And for this, we have to brainstorm, decide the direction, and as I was watching your presentation this morning, while talking in between, I had once told you that the number of lakhs of people who have joined this whole process means that the ownership of developed India is not just Modi’s, but has also become yours. Vikasit Bharat: Young Leaders Dialogue is a great example of this process of brainstorming. This is such an effort, which has been led by you youngsters. The youth who participated in the quiz competition, who participated in the essay competition, who are currently associated with this program, all of you took ownership, the ownership of the goal of developed India. A glimpse of this is also seen in the essay book that has just been launched here. A glimpse of this is also seen in the 10 presentations that I have seen just now. These presentations are really amazing. My heart fills with pride that the youth of my country is moving ahead in thinking at such a fast pace. This shows how wide is your scope of understanding the challenges facing the country. There is ground reality in your solutions, there is ground experience, there is the smell of soil in everything you say. The youth of India are not thinking sitting in closed AC rooms, the expanse of thinking of the youth of India is higher than the sky. I was watching the videos that some of you must have sent me last night. I am listening to the opinion of the different experts about you with whom you participated in direct discussions, in conversations with ministers, in conversations with people associated with policy, I felt your willpower towards a developed India in those things. The suggestions that came out after brainstorming in this entire process of Young Leader Dialogue, the ideas of the youth of India, will now become a part of the policies of the country, will give direction to a developed India. I congratulate the youth of the country for this.
Friends,
From the Red Fort, I have spoken about bringing one lakh new youth into politics. Politics can also be a great medium to implement your suggestions. I am sure that many of you youngsters will come forward to participate in politics.
Friends,
While talking to you today, I am also seeing a grand picture of developed India. What do we want to see in developed India, what kind of India do we want to see? Developed India means one which will be economically, strategically, socially and culturally strong. Where the economy will also be strong and the ecology will also be prosperous. Where there will be maximum opportunities for good education and good earnings, where there will be the world’s largest young skilled manpower. Where the youth will have an open sky to fulfill their dreams.
But comrades,
Will we develop just by speaking? What do you think? Otherwise, we will go home and start chanting – Developed India, Developed India, Developed India. When the criterion for our every decision will be the same, the criterion for every decision, what – Developed India. When the direction of our every step will be the same, what – Developed India, what – Developed India. When the spirit of our policy will be the same, what – Developed India. Then no power in the world will be able to stop us from developing. There comes a time in the history of every country, when it can take a quantum jump. This is the opportunity for India. And long ago, from the Red Fort, I had said a voice from my heart, and I had said – this is the time, the right time.
Today, the number of senior citizens is increasing rapidly in many big countries of the world. And for many decades to come, India is going to remain the youngest country in the world. Big agencies are saying that only the youth power will ensure a big increase in India’s GDP. The great sages of the country have so much faith in this youth power. Maharishi Aurobindo had said that the power of the future lies in the hands of today’s youth. Gurudev Tagore had said that the youth must dream and spend their lives to fulfill them. Homi Jahangir Bhabha used to say that the youth should do new experiments because innovation happens only with young hands. Today, you see, many big companies of the world are being run by the youth of India. The whole world is a fan of the power of Indian youth. We have a golden period of 25 years. It is Amritkaal, and I am completely full of confidence, the youth power of India will definitely make the dream of developed India come true. In just 10 years, you youth have brought India to the top three countries in the world of start-ups. In the last 10 years, you youth have taken India so far ahead in manufacturing. In just 10 years, you youth have hoisted the flag of Digital India all over the world. In just 10 years, you youth have taken India from where it was to where it was in the world of sports. When the youth of my India is making the impossible possible, then developed India will also definitely make it possible.
Friends,
Our government is also working with full force to enhance the capabilities of today’s youth. Today, a new university is being built every week in India. Today a new ITI is being established every day in India. Today, an Atal Tinkering Lab is being opened every third day in India. Today, two new colleges are being built every day in India. Today, there are 23 IITs in the country. In just one decade, the number of Triple ITs has increased from 9 to 25, the number of IIMs has increased from 13 to 21. In 10 years, the number of AIIMS has increased threefold, in 10 years, the number of medical colleges has also almost doubled. Today, be it our schools, colleges, universities, quantity or quality, excellent results are visible at every level. Till the year 2014, only nine higher education institutes of India were included in the QS rankings. Today this number is 46. This increasing capability of India’s educational institutions is a big basis for a developed India.
Friends,
Some people may feel that 2047 is still very far away, why work for it now, but we have to get out of that thinking. In this journey of developed India, we have to set new goals every day and achieve them. The day is not far when India will achieve the goal of becoming the third largest economy in the world. In the last 10 years, the country has lifted 25 crore people out of poverty. At the pace we are moving, the day is not far when the whole of India will be free from poverty. By the end of this decade, India has set a target of generating 500 GW of renewable energy capacity. Our railways have to achieve the goal of becoming a net zero carbon emitter by 2030.
Friends,
We also have a big goal of organizing the Olympics in the next decade. The country is working hard for this. India is also moving ahead rapidly as a space power. We have to establish our station in space by 2035. The world saw the success of Chandrayaan. Now the preparations for Gaganyaan are in full swing. But we have to think beyond that as well, we have to land an Indian on the moon on our Chandrayaan. Only by achieving many such goals will we be able to achieve the goal of a developed India by 2047.
Friends,
When we talk about the figures of the growing economy, some people think, what effect will it have on our lives. The truth is that when the economy grows, it has a positive effect on every level of life. India became a trillion dollar economy in the first decade of this century, I am talking about the first tenure of the 21st century. At that time the size of the economy was small, so India’s agriculture budget was a few thousand crores rupees. India’s infrastructure budget was less than one lakh crore rupees. And what was the condition of the country at that time? At that time most of the villages were deprived of roads, electricity, and the condition of national highways and railways was very bad. A large part of India was deprived of basic facilities like electricity and water.
Friends,
Shortly after this, India became a two trillion dollar economy. At that time, India’s infrastructure budget was less than Rs 2 lakh crore. But roads, railways, airports, canals, houses for the poor, schools, hospitals, all these started increasing compared to before. Then after this, India rapidly became a three trillion dollar economy, the result was that the number of airports doubled, modern trains like Vande Bharat started running in the country, and the dream of bullet train started coming true. India rolled out 5G at the fastest speed in the world. Broadband internet started reaching thousands of gram panchayats of the country. Roads reached more than 3 lakh villages, youth were given Rs 23 lakh crore without guarantee through Mudra loan. Ayushman Bharat, the world’s largest scheme for providing free treatment, was started. A scheme to deposit thousands of crores of rupees directly in the bank accounts of farmers every year was started. 4 crore concrete houses were built for the poor. That is, the bigger the economy became, the more development work gained momentum, more opportunities started being created. In every sector, for every section of society, the country’s capacity to spend increased equally.
Friends,
Today India has an economy of almost 4 trillion dollars. This has increased India’s strength manifold. Today India is spending more money on railways alone than the entire infrastructure budget of 2014, the amount spent on building railways, roads and airports. Today India’s infrastructure budget is about 6 times more than 10 years ago, it is more than 11 lakh crores. And you can see its result in the changing landscape of India today. This Bharat Mandapam is also a beautiful example of this. If some of you have come here to Pragati Maidan earlier, then fairs used to be held in the middle, and people from all over the country used to come here, work was done by making tents, today all this has become possible.
Friends,
Now we are moving towards the 5 trillion dollar economy milestone at a very fast pace. Just imagine, when we reach 5 trillion, how big will be the scale of development, how much more will be the expansion of facilities. India is not going to stop here. By the end of the next decade, India will cross the 10 trillion dollar milestone. Just imagine, in this growing economy, when your career progresses, how many opportunities will be there for you. Just imagine, what will be your age in 2047, what arrangements will you be worried about for your family. Just imagine, in 2047 when you will be around 40-50, at an important stage of life, and the country will have developed, then who will get the most benefit from it? Who will get it? The youth of today will get the most benefit. And that is why I am telling you today with full confidence, your generation will not only bring the biggest change in the history of the country, but will also be the biggest beneficiary of that change. We just have to remember one important thing in this journey. We have to avoid the habit of our comfort zone. This situation is very dangerous. To move forward, it is necessary to come out of the comfort zone and take risks. In this Young Leaders Dialogue also, the youth should come out of their comfort zone, only then they can reach here. This life mantra will take you to new heights of success.
Friends,
Today’s event, Developed India, Young Leaders Dialogue will play a very big role in deciding the roadmap for India’s future. The energy, enthusiasm and passion with which you have adopted this resolution is truly amazing. Your ideas for a developed India are certainly valuable, excellent and the best. Now you have to take these ideas to every corner of the country. In every district, every village, street and locality of the country, other youth have to be connected with these ideas of a developed India, this spirit has to be taken. We will make India a developed nation by 2047. We have to live with this resolution, we have to devote ourselves to it.
Friends,
Once again, I extend my best wishes to all the youth of India on National Youth Day. And to turn this resolution into success, for your continuous efforts, we will not rest until we achieve success, you should move forward with this important oath, my best wishes are with you. Say it with me-
Bharat Mata ki Jai
