President Murmu Calls Youth Key to 'Viksit Bharat' by 2047, Flags Punjab Drug Crisis

Speaking at GNDU’s convocation, she pressed universities to steer youth toward service-driven, research-led growth.

Overview

In Amritsar, she told Guru Nanak Dev University graduates that the next two decades will shape India’s path to becoming a developed nation led by responsible, scientifically minded youth.
She urged educational institutions to confront rising drug abuse affecting Punjab’s youth by guiding students in the right direction and strengthening community support.
Calling for stronger research and industry links, she highlighted opportunities for young entrepreneurs across fields from agriculture to AI and from defence to space.
She framed education as service to society and praised GNDU’s emphasis on women’s empowerment, noting the high share of female degree and medal recipients.
GNDU conferred 463 degrees and medals, including 270 PhDs and two honorary doctorates, and she is scheduled to attend NIT Jalandhar’s convocation on Friday where 1,452 students will receive degrees.