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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the Nation on the occasion of 79th Independence Day celebrations at Red Fort in Delhi on August 15, 2025. (Photo: PIB)
New Delhi, August 15, 2025:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today addressed the nation from the ramparts of Red Fort on the 79th Independence Day.
His speech covered a wide range of themes, policies, achievements, and new announcements guiding the vision for “Viksit Bharat” by 2047.
Here are Major Highlights from PM Modi’s Independence Day Address:
National Unity and Pride
* PM Modi said that this grand festival of Independence is a celebration of the 140 crore resolutions of our people.
* He added: 140 crore Indians are adorned in the colours of the Tricolour, which is fluttering everywhere.
Remembrance, Tribute,
Greeting
* PM Modi remembered
Constitution makers like Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Babasaheb Ambedkar, Pandit Nehru,
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Hansa Mehta, and
Dakshayani Velayudhan.
* He paid tribute to Dr.
Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his birth anniversary and termed the removal of
Article 370 from erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir as a real tribute to Dr.
Mookerjee.
* Extended Independence Day
greetings to citizens, grassroots leaders, “Drone Didis,” “Lakhpati Didis,”
sportspersons, and global friends.
Resilience against Natural Disasters
* PM Modi acknowledged recent natural calamities and praised state-Centre collaboration in rescue and relief.
Operation Sindoor and
National Security
* PM Modi saluted the heroes
of Operation Sindoor, describing the army’s decisive action in response to the
Pahalgam terror attack as a “new normal” for security.
* He said Pakistan is still sleepless after Operation Sindoor.
* The PM reaffirmed zero-tolerance
for nuclear blackmail, declaring India’s resolve to respond to terror on its
own terms.
* He highlighted “Made in India”
defence capabilities as key to swift action.
* Announced Sudarshan Chakra
Mission—an advanced technology-based national security shield for all strategic
and civilian sites by 2035.
Indus Waters Treaty: Water for Bharat
* PM Modi asserted that the
Indus Waters Treaty has harmed Indian farmers for seven decades by providing
water to enemy fields while India’s soil remained thirsty.
* Declared: “Blood and water
will not flow together,” stating that water from rivers originating in India
will be reserved solely for Bharat and its farmers.
* Announced that the old form of the Indus Agreement will no longer be tolerated, and water rights will be reclaimed in the interest of Indian farmers.
Self-Reliance and Economic
Vision
* The PM urged citizens to embrace
deeper self-reliance linked to national capability.
* Announced missions for
deepwater oil/gas exploration (National Deep Water Exploration Mission) and
critical minerals independence (National Critical Mineral Mission).
* Celebrated progress in
solar energy (thirtyfold increase), ongoing nuclear capacity expansion, and
private participation in the nuclear sector.
* PM Modi said India achieved the 50% clean
energy target five years ahead of schedule—2030.
Technology-Driven Development
* The PM highlighted the shift
toward technology-led growth—semiconductor chips “Made in India” to be launched
this year after decades of delay.
* Highlighted progress in space science: Aatmanirbhar Gaganyaan, plans for an Indian space station, and growth of 300+ space start-ups.
Welfare, Women Empowerment,
Employment
* PM Modi announced 25 crore poor
elevated out of poverty in 10 years, creating a new “neo-middle class.”
* Said Direct Benefit Transfer
enables saturation coverage of government schemes.
* PM Modi termed women as beneficiaries and
contributors to the growing economy.
* Women’s empowerment—2 crore
“Lakhpati Didis”; 10 crore women Self Help Group members celebrated.
* The PM announced launching the
Rs 1 lakh crore Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rojgar Yojana from today to create
3.5 crore jobs.
Agriculture and Rural Development
* PM Modi said India leads in
global production of milk, pulses, jute; second in fish, rice, wheat, fruits,
and vegetables.
* Informed agro-exports reached Rs 4
lakh crore.
* Said farmers have trust in crop
insurance.
* PM Dhan-Dhanya Krishi
Yojana supports 100 agriculture lagging districts; 125 crore free livestock
vaccines administered.
* Reiterated India will never accept any
compromise regarding its farmers, livestock farmers, or fishermen.
Reform Agenda and Economic Growth
* Government abolished over
1,500 outdated laws and more than 40,000 unnecessary compliances.
* Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
replaced the British era Indian Penal Code.
* Income Tax Act reformed
(over 280 sections deleted; Rs 12 lakh income exemption).
* Next-generation GST reforms upcoming this Diwali to ease tax burden and lower essential commodity prices.
Manufacturing, MSMEs, and Quality Movement
* National Manufacturing
Mission progressing; MSMEs central to innovation and exports.
* The PM advocated for “Lower
price, higher value” and reiterated “Zero Defect, Zero Effect” and “High
Quality” manufacturing philosophy.
Call for Swadeshi Mantra
* PM Modi said let us make
'Vocal for Local' the mantra of our lives by choosing only products made in
Bharat, strengthening self-reliance and pride in our soil.
* He urged every trader to
display ‘Swadeshi goods sold here’ and lead this movement with strength, not
compulsion.
Social Justice and Priority for Backward and Tribal Regions
* The PM remembered Mahatma Jyotiba
Phule’s legacy; reaffirmed “priority to the backward.”
* Highlighted targeted regional
upliftment—Aspirational districts, blocks, tribal regions, and Eastern Bharat.
* Said Naxal/Maoist-affected
districts reduced from 125+ to 20.
* PM Modi termed freeing
tribal areas from Naxalism as a tribute to Bhagwan Birsa Munda on his 150th
Birth Anniversary.
Sports and Health
* The Prime Minister said from school to the
Olympics, we wish to develop an entire sports ecosystem.
* Highlighted Khelo India,
National Sports Policy, focus on talent and indigenous sports equipment.
* PM Modi warned against
obesity, urging families to cut cooking oil consumption by 10%.
Remembering Guru Teg Bahadur Ji
* PM Modi said our nation
draws strength from a heritage thousands of years old.
* On Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji’s 350th martyrdom anniversary this year, PM Modi bowed in reverence to the Sikh Guru's supreme sacrifice for Indian culture and values.
Salute to All Swayamsevaks
* PM Modi termed the
100-year-old Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh as the world’s largest NGO, and
saluted all the swayamsevaks.
Heritage, Cultural Identity, and Linguistic Pride
* PM Modi highlighted
linguistic diversity—classical language status for Marathi, Assamese, Bangla,
Pali, and Prakrit.
* Said Gyan Bharatam Mission is preserving ancient manuscripts technologically.
Emergency and Five Oaths
* PM Modi said 50 years after
the Emergency that strangled Indian Constitution, we must never forget this
betrayal and must strengthen our resolve to uphold the Constitution as our
guiding inspiration.
* Reiterated Five Oaths:
developed India, freedom from slavery, pride in heritage, unity, and national
duty.
Roadmap to Viksit Bharat 2047
* PM Modi said with the strength of 140 crore Indians, we will seize and create every opportunity to achieve a developed India by 2047, moving forward with unwavering resolve.
Closing Appeal
* Prime Minister Modi invited every Indian to work hard for collective achievement, saying: “The one who has toiled hard… is the one who has bent the time.”