Business leaders welcome Modi's Sapta Dhara plan and 2047 vision
Prime Minister Modi's 79th Independence Day speech got a big thumbs-up from India's business leaders.
He shared his vision for a developed India by 2047 and rolled out the Sapta Dhara (seven streams) plan, focusing on areas like manufacturing, tech, agriculture, clean energy, defense, and boosting India's global influence.
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Industry voices like CII's Chandrajit Banerjee welcomed the push for Atmanirbhar Bharat and Make in India, saying sectors like food processing and semiconductors are set to drive future growth.
Assocham President Nirmal Kumar Minda added that the Sapta Dhara framework provides a broad-based approach to inclusive, sustainable and accelerated development and that the prime minister's Independence Day vision gives strong confidence to Indian industry and the wider business community.