PM’s Independence Day address in ten charts: Road to developed economy

The primary theme of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 11th Independence Day after winning a third consecutive term was developed India or Viksit Bharat by 2047, when India completes 100 years of independence. The prime minister talked on various issues, interlinking them to current developments like Wayanad floods, crime against women and to define the trajectory of country’s growth. Moneycontrol takes a look at key points from PM’s speech in 10 charts

1. Road to developed economy

2. Goes through space

3. With education a primary focus

4. As well as a shift towards manufacturing and exports

5. Keeping women development in mind

6. However, reforms are needed in justice system

7. India’s made progress on renewable energy

8. Poverty has been reduced 20 percentage points in a decade