**Policy Summary: Prime Minister's Independence Day Address - August 15, 2025**
On August 15, 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation, outlining key policy initiatives aimed at accelerating India's development and achieving developed nation status by 2047. The announcements covered strategic sectors including technology, energy, economic reform, and national security.
**Key Initiatives:**
* **Semiconductors:** India aims to produce its first domestically manufactured semiconductor chip by the end of 2025, reversing decades of stalled progress in this sector.
* **Nuclear Energy:** India plans to expand its nuclear power generation capacity tenfold by 2047, with work underway on 10 new nuclear reactors.
* **GST Reforms:** Next-generation Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms will be introduced around Diwali, focusing on reducing taxes on essential goods and providing relief to Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), local vendors, and consumers.
* **Reform Task Force:** A dedicated Reform Task Force will be established to drive economic growth, reduce bureaucratic obstacles, and modernize governance.
* **PM Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana:** A INR 1 lakh crore (USD 12 Billion approx.) employment scheme will be launched, providing INR 15,000 to newly employed youth. The scheme targets benefiting 3 crore (30 million) young Indians.
* **High-Powered Demography Mission:** A mission will be launched to address demographic imbalances resulting from infiltration and illegal migration in border areas, with the goal of safeguarding national security and citizen rights.
* **Energy Independence:** The National Deepwater Exploration Mission will be initiated to tap ocean resources. Expansions in solar, hydrogen, hydro and nuclear power are also planned to reduce reliance on imported fossil fuels.
* **Made in India Jet Engines:** A national challenge is set to develop indigenous jet engine technology, mirroring the success of domestic vaccine production and the Unified Payments Interface (UPI).
**Source:** Prime Minister's Office, Press Information Bureau (PIB) Delhi. MJPS Release ID: 2156703.
Key Entities Referenced
Narendra Modi: Prime Minister of India who made announcements on Independence Day.
Red Fort: Location in Delhi, India, where the Prime Minister delivered his Independence Day address.
Bharat: Reference to India, emphasizing self-determination and development goals.
GST Reforms: Next-generation Goods and Services Tax reforms aimed at reducing taxes on essential goods and providing relief to MSMEs, local vendors, and consumers.
PM Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana: Employment scheme worth 1 lakh crore to benefit 3 crore young Indians with a stipend of 15,000 for newly employed youth.
HighPowered Demography Mission: Mission to address demographic imbalance due to infiltration and illegal migration in border areas.
National Deepwater Exploration Mission: Mission to tap ocean resources for energy independence.
COVID: Reference to the COVID-19 pandemic, used as an example for building indigenous jet engines.
Prime Minister's Office
Major Announcements by Prime Minister Shri
Narendra Modi During His I-Day Address
Posted On: 15 AUG 2025 10:32AM by PIB Delhi
Marking his 12th Independence Day address, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi turned the Red Fort
into a launchpad for the next chapter of India’s rise. On the 79th Independence Day, he made a series
of bold announcements that signal a nation ready to leap, not just step, into the future.
From making India’s first semiconductor chip to building jet engines, from tenfold nuclear expansion
to a ₹1 lakh crore youth employment push, his message was unambiguous: Bharat will define its own
destiny, set its own terms, and aim to become a developed nation by 2047.
Major Announcements :
1. Semiconductors: From Lost Decades to Mission Mode
Recalling how attempts to set up semiconductor factories 50–60 years ago were “killed at birth” while
other nations prospered, PM Modi announced that India is now on mission mode. By the end of this
year, the nation will roll out its first Made in India chip.
2. Nuclear Energy Capacity to Grow Tenfold by 2047
Work is underway on 10 new nuclear reactors as part of India’s mission to increase nuclear power
generation capacity by over ten times in the next two decades.
3. GST Reforms – A Diwali Gift
Next-generation GST reforms will be unveiled on Diwali, reducing taxes on essential goods and
providing relief to MSMEs, local vendors, and consumers.
4. Reform Task Force for Bharat
PM Modi announced the creation of a dedicated Reform Task Force to drive next-generation reforms.
Its mandate: accelerate economic growth, cut red tape and modernise governance.
5. ₹1 Lakh Crore PM Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana
PM Modi launched a major employment scheme worth ₹1 lakh crore, under which newly employed
youth will receive ₹15,000. The scheme aims to benefit 3 crore young Indians, strengthening the
bridge from Swatantra Bharat to Samriddha Bharat.
6. High-Powered Demography Mission
PM Modi highlighted the dangers of demographic imbalance due to infiltration and illegal migration
in border areas. He announced the launch of a High-Powered Demography Mission to address this
national security challenge, ensuring the unity, integrity, and rights of India’s citizens are safeguarded.
7. Energy Independence – Samudra Manthan Begins
PM Modi pointed out that a large share of India’s budget still goes toward importing petrol, diesel, and
gas. He announced the launch of the National Deepwater Exploration Mission to tap ocean resources,
alongside major expansions in solar, hydrogen, hydro and nuclear power.
8. Made in India Jet Engines – A National Challenge
PM Modi made a dramatic announcement that just like how we made vaccines during COVID, and
UPI for digital payments, we should build our own jet engines too and urged our scientists and youth
to take it up as a direct challenge.
***MJPS
(Release ID: 2156703)