Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (August 15, 2026) laid out a seven-point reform framework, ‘Sapta Dhara’, aimed at accelerating India’s journey towards becoming a developed nation by 2047, with a focus on manufacturing, agro-food production and food processing, technology and innovation, logistics, defence, green and blue economy, and soft power.
Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 80th Independence Day, Mr. The first strength of the ‘Sapta Dhara’ is manufacturing power, Mr. “We must build a complete value chain.
Modi recalled the era when India’s might was known through the “Sapta Sindhu” and said the country now needs new streams of strength to build a developed India. “Now, to build a developed India, we need a new stream,” he said. “Today, from the ramparts of the Red Fort, I invoke the seven streams of power before the nation,” Mr. Modi said. “In the coming 5-7 years, with the strength and power of these seven streams, we will give the country new heights, new momentum, and the capacity to achieve new goals,” he said, adding that the full potential of the nation’s youth power will be utilised in nation-building. Modi said, stressing the need to take the manufacturing sector forward and produce both small components and large products. From design to manufacturing, India must establish itself as a trusted global supply chain partner for the world,” he said. The Prime Minister said traditional cuisine, millets, spices, fruits and flowers and chemical-free agricultural produce could become global brands, provided they meet international parameters.
