New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that while India must achieve the goal of becoming a developed nation by 2047, it does not mean the country
has to wait until then. He added that India’s struggle for complete independence was not won in a day or two.
Addressing a gathering at the BJP headquarters in Delhi, the Prime Minister said that people across the country must work with the same determination and faith towards achieving the goal of a developed India by 2047. He noted that achieving this vision would require the country to focus on several other goals, both big and small.
“The 2047 deadline does not mean we have to wait until then. Remember the freedom movement. The goal of complete self-rule would not be achieved in a day or two. But gradually, people set and achieved smaller goals, and began to believe that freedom would surely come. The entire country stood united in this resolve,” PM Modi said.
He added, “It is this same faith across the country that will take us to the goal of a developed India. We will move forward by achieving many goals, big and small, and only then will we reach the goal of a developed India.”
Achieving goal of developed India is not impossible: PM Modi
“With the achievements India is making today, achieving the goal of a developed India is not impossible. Just think about all that India has accomplished in recent years. Who would have thought that India would make history by landing near the Moon’s south pole? Who would have thought that India would become the world’s second-largest mobile phone manufacturer? Who would have thought that the world’s highest railway arch bridge would be built over the Chenab River? In just 12 years, India has increased its solar generation capacity more than 50-fold,” the Prime Minister said while addressing the gathering.
Urging the media to raise awareness about drug abuse in the country, he said, “When the media gives space to issues of social concern and issues that strengthen national unity on its platforms and makes them part of its debates, the campaign for a developed India will gain further momentum.”
