Overview
- Citing Q2 GDP of about 8%, Modi said India is emerging as a growth driver with global output near 3% and G7 averages around 1.5%.
- He described India as a model of high growth with low inflation and framed the momentum as a decade-long shift in mindset and resilience.
- He condemned the phrase “Hindu rate of growth” as a colonial-era slur and set a ten-year target to shed a “slave mentality” by 2035, marking 200 years since Macaulay’s Minute.
- Administrative steps highlighted included allowing self‑attestation for many processes and Jan Vishwas provisions that decriminalise minor non‑compliances to reduce red tape.
- He announced district camps to return unclaimed money to citizens, citing Rs 78,000 crore in banks plus other sums, and pointed to private‑sector gains in space alongside plans to tap potential in the Northeast, smaller cities, villages and women’s participation.