Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal exhorted the country’s youth to actively contribute to building a Viksit Bharat by 2047, as envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Panch Pran’ (five pledges) for Amrit Kaal. Inaugurating India’s International Movement to United Nations (IIMUN) Conference 2025, he called upon the youth to commit themselves to making India a developed country by 2047.
Recalling the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address on August 15, 2022, he said the 25-year period of Amrit Kaal leading up to the centenary of India’s independence in 2047 is a defining moment for the nation. Goyal elaborated that the first of the five pledges is the resolve to make India a developed nation. Urging the youth to visualise themselves over the next few decades, he said they will be the primary drivers of this transformation. “This commitment can only be realised if we also embrace the remaining four pledges with equal seriousness,” he told the gathering.
The second pledge, Goyal noted, is to shed the colonial mindset. Referring to India’s rich history as a global economic powerhouse, he said centuries of foreign subjugation had eroded confidence and imposed limitations. “We must not be bound by the constraints of the past but instead aspire to meet global benchmarks and set ambitious goals,” he stated.
The third pledge is about taking pride in India’s heritage. Goyal said that India’s history, culture, traditions and value systems hold deep significance as we move towards becoming a developed nation. “Vikas bhi, virasat bhi – we must pursue development while preserving our heritage. Our diversity is our strength, and we must amalgamate our traditions into a collective journey towards progress,” he added.
