Speech: Aatmanirbhar Bharat – Make in India, Make for the World
Good morning respected judges, teachers, and my dear friends.
And that is, in fact, what the rest of the presentation tries to unfold because when people think
about Aatmanirbhar Bharat, they equate it with isolation or self-sufficiency at the cost of being
integrated with the world. Far from it, the concept stands for something far more powerful-strength
at home, the ability to compete confidently with the best in the world.
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Slide 1 – Introduction
For decades, India was essentially known as a consumer market. If one flipped over a toy, a
calculator, or even a small electronic device, the label almost invariably read Made in China or Made
elsewhere. Despite its talent, resources, and massive workforce, India was rarely the place where the
product was being made.
The Make in India initiative seeks to alter that narrative. Its vision is simple yet ambitious-India
should not only manufacture for itself, but manufacture for the world. This is not just an economic
strategy but a national mindset shift-from dependence to leadership.
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Slide 2 - Where Are We Now?
Let us come to where India stands at the moment.
India is one among the largest economies in the world today, with manufacturing accounting for
approximately 17 percent of our GDP. We have over six crore MSMEs, which employ over eleven
crore people. Electronics, defence production, pharmaceuticals, and renewable energy are some of
the sectors that have grown at a very rapid pace over the last few years.
Mega initiatives like the Production Linked Incentive schemes, Gati Shakti, and the National Logistics
Policy have further strengthened infrastructure, enhanced the ease of doing business, and made the
country even more attractive for global investment.
So, the current picture now is crystal clear-India is no longer just a market; it is an emerging
manufacturing ecosystem.
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Slide 3 - Ideas: Strengths in Manufacturing and Skills
The first set of ideas includes strengthening domestic manufacturing in order to move forward.
It includes developing cluster-based manufacturing zones, ease of compliance for MSMEs, and plug-
and-play industrial parks for quick ramp-up and faster scaling up of businesses.
Equally important is preparing our workforce. Manufacturing today is not about labour alone; it is
about skill. Industry-aligned skilling programs, apprenticeships, and advanced training in areas such
as robotics, electric vehicles, and AI-based manufacturing will make sure that India's youth are ready
to meet the factories of the future.
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Slide 4 - Ideas: Innovation and Global Integration
The next cluster of themes hones in on innovation and global integration.
India needs to move beyond mere assembling to actual product designing. That would need strong
incentives for research and development, public-private innovation labs, and closer linkage of
startups with manufacturers.
At the global level, India needs to be integrated into global supply chains. Manufacturing corridors
focused on exports, facilitation of digital trade, and strong branding of Indian products would ensure
that “Made in India" becomes a global mark of quality and trust.
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Slide 5: Vision 2047 - Long-Term Impact
If implemented appropriately, these ideas will take a leap by the year 2047.
Economically, manufacturing could rise as high as 25 percent of GDP to tread a path of export-led
growth and reduce dependence on imports.
Socially, this would involve massive employment generation and planned regional development.
Technologically, India would emerge as the leader in high-value manufacturing and innovation.
The point would therefore be leading to better institutional collaboration such as increasing
partnerships between industry and academia, and also creating more resilient supply chains.
Put differently, India would transition from being the back office of the world to one of its production
engines.
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Slide 6 - Closing: Call to Action
Thus, Aatmanirbhar Bharat is not just a government policy; it is a collective mission.
Policies can give direction, but it's people who will deliver transformation. Students, entrepreneurs,
workers, and innovators must be on board. We have to innovate locally, manufacture responsibly and
compete globally.
The future India that we envisioned-confident, capable, and globally respected-cannot be
constituted overnight. But with the right ideas, competence, and faith, the wheels have already
begun to move.
Thank you.