Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday held a day-long meeting with his Council of Ministers on the vision document for Viksit Bharat 2047. The meeting comes a day after the party announced the first list of 195 candidates for the Lok Sabha election in 2024.
The Viksit Bharat vision document is steps ahead of the election as it is said to be a detailed roadmap to make India a developed nation by 2047 — 100 years of Independence, with the NDA certain of getting a third term.
What is Viksit Bharat Vision 2047, Top Points
- At a media conclave, PM Modi recently said he has already prepared a roadmap for the coming five years which will be a period of landmark decisions. India will become the third largest economy in the world in the NDA’s third term, PM Modi promised.
- Viksit Bharat is a document prepared for the last two years taking input from all ministries. The ministries — to prepare this roadmap — consulted with state governments, academia, industry bodies, civil society, scientific organizations etc, news agency PTI reported citing government sources.
- Viksit Bharat 2047 is a result of more than 2,700 meetings, workshops and seminars accommodating the suggestions of more than 20 lakh youths, PTI reported.
- What was PM Modi’s brief for Viksit Bharat 2047? Plans that are clearly defined, measurable and actionable.
- PM Modi told his ministers to go all out to win people’s support during the polls.
- Though the vision document is ideas submitted by the ministries separately, Viksit Bharat 2047 adopts a whole-government approach.
For the election, Narendra Modi has set a target of 370 seats for the BJP alone and ‘400 paar’ for NDA. At a rally in Madhya Pradesh, the prime minister said it would be possible if every BJP worker ensured 370 more votes in each booth.
