The Prime Minister, in his address on India’s 75th Independence Day on August 15, 2021, unveiled a national blueprint for Amrit Kaal. The plan focuses on limited State interference in the everyday life of citizens; empowering small farmers and rural economy; energy independence with programmes such as National Hydrogen Mission; a boost to manufacturing, technology, infrastructure and start-ups; employment generation for the youth with a Rs.100 lakh crore PM GatiShakti National Master Plan; equality for women and vulnerable sections of society; and balanced local development with a focus on Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and the Northeast.
Shri Narendra Modi believes that all of the said objectives are possible with citizens’ resolve and strength with which the country accomplished freedom in 1947, and crossed the milestones of becoming open defecation free and accomplishing 200 crore COVID-19 vaccinations in recent years.In the third article in our series on India’s glorious 75 years of independence, we move on from Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav to enter the Amrit Kaal – ushering in of a new era of prosperity and equity by lowering social barriers and transforming lives with knowledge, competence, technology, inclusion, infrastructure and sustainability. With the first year of the Amrit Kaal also being the time when India stands as the only economic oasis amid global slowdown, year 2023 is when the world will observe the key moves of the country and tap the many opportunities these moves open for the nations across the globe
