VIKSIT BHARAT 2047: India’s Roadmap to Becoming a Developed Nation

A billion dreams. One roadmap. India’s march to become a developed nation by 2047.

As India marches toward its centenary of independence in 2047, the Viksit Bharat vision stands as its defining national mission: transforming the nation into a developed economy, socially inclusive, digitally advanced, and globally forefront. This vision isn’t just aspirational ; it is backed by multi-sectoral plans, measurable budgets, and active roles from government, academia, private industry, and youth.

1. The Vision & Strategic Pillars

Labour & Employment Minister Mansukh Mandaviya articulated a five‑pronged strategy for Viksit Bharat@2047: a citizen‑centric growth model, inclusive & sustainable development, harnessing India’s demographic dividend, youth skilling, and fostering innovation, responsibility, and national pride  .

2. Social Sector Transformation: Education, Health & Inclusion

Budget 2025–26 framed as a foundational step toward Viksit Bharat allocates strongly toward education, healthcare, welfare for “garib, youth, annadata and nari”  .

• Samagra Shiksha and PM SHRI schools: saw an 11 % and 67 % budget uplift respectively.

• Schools & Health Centres: broadband connectivity extended across government secondary schools and rural primary health centres.

• Care Schemes: Day‑care cancer centres in every district hospital; welfare for gig/on‑platform workers via e‑Shram registrations and PM Jan Arogya Yojana coverage  .

3. Skilling India’s Youth for the Future of Work

The Budget earmarked ₹3,000 crore for the upgradation of 1,000 ITIs over five years, plus a 46 % increase in the Skill India programme budget covering PMKVY 4.0, PM‑NAPS and Jan Shikshan Sansthan  .

• National Centres of Excellence for Skilling: five planned, in collaboration with global partners.

• AI CoE in Education: ₹500 crore allocated to build a Centre of Excellence in AI to support learning transformation  .

4. Innovation, R&D & Technology Infrastructure

• Atal Tinkering Labs: expansion to 50,000 labs in government schools over five years. Already 10,000 labs established in 722 districts mentoring over 1.1 crore students in FY 2025  .

• Research Funding:

  
  

  • ₹1,000 crore VC fund to grow the space economy fivefold over a decade.

  • ₹1 lakh crore pool to support private‑sector R&D commercialization.

  • Operationalization of Anusandhan National Research Fund for basic research/prototypes.

  • PM Research Fellowship: 10,000 fellowships for IIT/IISc researchers  .

  
  

• AI & Data Initiatives: IndiaAI Dataset Platform, Centres of Excellence in sectors like agriculture, healthcare, sustainable cities; government-supported foundational LLMs like BharatGen, Sarvam‑1, and Chitralekha (indic language video transcreation)  .

5. Infrastructure, Connectivity & Economic Growth

• Capital Expenditure: record ₹11.11 lakh crore capex (3.4 % of GDP) in FY 2025 supporting infrastructure, including ₹1.5 lakh crore long‑term interest‑free loans to states  .

• Bharatmala Programme: connecting 550 districts via 4‑lanes, expanding freight movement capacity, corridors and logistics parks across border, coastal and tribal regions massive highway infrastructure for development  .

• Amrit Bharat Station Scheme: redeveloping 1,275 railway stations, with 103 already inaugurated in May 2025 at a cost over ₹1,100 crore across 18 states  .

• Regional Connectivity: Phase IV of PM Gram Sadak Yojana covering 25,000 rural habitations; industrial corridors in Bihar and Andhra; development of tourism clusters like Gaya–Bodh Gaya corridors and Nalanda revival  .

  
  

6. MSMEs & Startups as Engines of Growth

• NSIC vision underscores MSMEs from traditional artisans to aerospace & Chandrayaan contractors as central to the Viksit Bharat agenda. Digital entrepreneurship and industrial skill training are key levers  .

• Startup India: expansion with a ₹10,000 crore fund‑of‑funds for early‑stage startups; special PLI incentives for deep‑tech startups in AI, biotech, semiconductors; 1 lakh cr deep‑tech focus; tax exemption eligibility up to 7 years  .

  
  

7. Agriculture, Natural Farming & Rural Empowerment

• Natural Farming: target of 1 crore farmers over three years; 10,000 Bio‑Input Resource Centres to boost micro‑fertilizer/pesticide production and self‑reliance in agriculture  .

• In Gaya, Central University of South Bihar (CUSB) launched an integrated farming + animal farm system, showcasing sustainable agriculture education and eco‑technologies like zero‑water discharge, solar street‑lighting, green belt of 10,000 plants emphasized as a model for replication  .

  
  

8. Institutional & Grassroots Mobilization

• Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat): established as autonomous youth body for ages 15‑29; within four months over 1.58 crore youth registered. Youth volunteers driving Viksit Bharat momentum across India  .

• Academic & Civil Society Collaboration: IIT‑Patna hosted a national conclave (FIST at IIT‑Patna) bringing together policymakers, academia, startups and grassroots leaders to forge rural innovation aligned with Viksit Bharat vision  .

• State Government Roles:

  
  

  • Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav pledged through NITI Aayog that the state will deliver a “Viksit Rajya for Viksit Bharat” by aligning public welfare, infrastructure and self‑reliance actions  .

  • In Arunachal Pradesh, legislative Speaker Tesam Pongte urged collective youth empowerment through platforms like ‘Let’s Talk Arunachal’ to manifest Viksit Bharat aspirations by 2047  .

    
    

9. Sectoral Projects & Regional Transformations

• Semiconductor Ecosystem: Tata’s ₹27,000 crore semiconductor unit in Assam, expected to generate ~15,000 direct and 11,000‑13,000 indirect jobs, part of a larger ₹76,000 cr target ecosystem aligned with Viksit Northeast & national vision  .

• Drone CoEs in Odisha: Drone Centres of Excellence launched in tribal villages (funded via MPLADS ₹10 lakh), offering AI‑drone skills to tribal youth and women bridging digital divide and rural entrepreneurship  .

  
  

Why Viksit Bharat

Matters

Because it is India’s clear path: from slogans to sustained action; from intent to impact; from top‑down policy to grassroots delivery. It’s not merely economic growth, but equitable transformation across villages, schools, laboratories, MSMEs, and underserved regions. Supported by structured budgetary allocations, high‑tech innovation and skill expansion, the mission is built in effort and numbers from ₹11.11 lakh crore in capex to ₹1 lakh crore R&D fund and 50,000 tinkering labs guiding millions of students.

Moreover, Viksit Bharat mobilizes multiple stakeholders: central ministries (finance, labour, agriculture, transport, IT), state governments, institutions like IITs, Mys Bharat and NSIC, youth bodies, startups, MSMEs, and academia all collaborating to build a developed India by 2047.

Closing Thoughts

Viksit Bharat is not a distant dream ; it is unfolding now, through budgets, labs, highways, startups, agriculture reforms, youth engagement and regional projects. It’s about building India not just bigger but fairer, more innovative, more resilient and faithful to its inclusive promise. This is India reimagined and each citizen, institution and entrepreneur has a role in bringing it alive.