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Press Release Page | Press Information Bureau Prime Minister's Office English rendering of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's address from the ramparts of Red Fort on the occasion of 80th Independence Day Posted On: 15 AUG 2026 11:28AM by PIB Delhi My dear fellow citizens, Today, we are celebrating the 80th Independence Day. Today, every heartbeat resonates with the chant of Vande Mataram. Today, there is “Har Ghar Tiranga Hai, Har Man Tiranga Hai” (the Tricolour in every home, the Tricolour in every heart) and the country is moving forward with enthusiasm and renewed energy, carr
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- ▸ The goal of developed India by 2047 is a part of the strength that our countrymen have shown in the last 10-12 years.
- ▸ The work which has not been done in the last 5-7 decades, we have to do that work in the coming 5-7 years and I have faith in the youth power of my country, the youth of my country, the mothers and sisters of my country, the farmers of my country, the labourers of my country that we can make this...
- ▸ In the coming 5-7 years, what could not be done in the last 5-7 decades, with the strength and power of Sapta Dhara, we will give the country new heights, new momentum and the ability to achieve new goals.
- ▸ Arrangements have been made so that my young people can obtain degrees from foreign universities while studying in Bharat.
- ▸ You must have seen that private startups in Bharat, led by young people with an average age of 28, launched their satellites and rockets, succeeding in their very first trial.
- ▸ Therefore, a talent-hunt campaign will be conducted in villages, cities and schools across the country to identify sporting talent among children aged between 5 and 15.
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- ✓ Last year, taking an important step in the same direction, we announced Samudra Manthan, and recently, we decided to allocate ₹85,000 crore for this work to accelerate the process.
- ✓ The Government is providing assistance of ₹80,000 to each family for this purpose, and it is through this support that we are taking this work forward.
- ✓ The global price of a sack of urea has reached Rs 3,000.
- ✓ Even today we are not forcing the farmers of my country to bear that burden, the government is taking that burden on its shoulders and the bag of urea which we get from the world for Rs 3000, we are able to give it to our farmers for just Rs 300.
- ✓ Furthermore, while the global market price for DAP has reached Rs 5,000, we continue to supply it to our farmers for Rs 1,350 to ensure they face no hardship.
- ✓ The Government has announced an Innovation Fund of Rs 1 lakh crore.
- ✓ We have put in place a system with Rs 1 lakh crore to empower your hearts and minds .
- ✓ There was a time, before 2014, when the bioeconomy was worth only ₹60,000 crore.