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PM’s Article | SPECIAL

A Landmark reform in Rural
Employment guarantee
n Viksit Bharat- G RAM G Act, 2025 Rozgar
Guarantee framework raises employment guarantee
from 100 to 125 days.
n This will result in increased spending towards
strengthening village infrastructure and livelihoods.
n The aim is to turn rural work into a means to
ensure higher incomes and better assets.
Nuclear Energy Reforms

n The SHANTI Act is a transformational step in Education Reforms
India’s clean-energy and technology journey. n Bill has been introduced in Parliament.

n Ensures a strong framework for the safe, secure n Single, unified higher education regulator will be
and responsible expansion of nuclear science and established.
technology. n Multiple overlapping bodies like the UGC, AICTE,
n Enables India to meet the rising energy demands NCTE will be replaced with the Viksit Bharat
of the AI era, like powering data centres, advanced Shiksha Adhishthan.
manufacturing, green hydrogen and high-technology n Institutional autonomy will be strengthened, with
industries. innovation and research boosted.
n Promotes the peaceful application of nuclear
technologies in healthcare, agriculture, food
security, water management, industry, research and
environmental sustainability, supporting inclusive
growth and improved quality of life.
n Opens new pathways for private sector participation,
innovation and skill development. Creates
opportunities for India’s youth to lead in frontier
technologies and next-generation energy solutions.
n This is an opportune moment for investors,
innovators and institutions to partner with India,
to invest, innovate and build a clean, resilient and
future-ready energy ecosystem.

What makes the reforms of 2025 significant is not a control-based economy to one that operates within a
only their dimension but also their underlying philoso- framework of trust, keeping the citizen at its core.
phy. Our Government has prioritised collaboration over These reforms are aimed towards building a prosper-
control and facilitation over regulation in the true spirit ous and self-reliant India. Building a Viksit Bharat is the
of a modern democracy. polestar of our development trajectory. We will contin-
These reforms were designed with empathy, ue pursuing the reform agenda in the coming years.
recognising the realities of small businesses, young I urge everyone in India and abroad to deepen their
professionals, farmers, workers and the middle class. bond with the India growth story.
They were shaped by consultation, guided by data and Keep trusting India and investing in our people! n
anchored in India’s constitutional values. They add mo-
mentum to our decade-long efforts to move away from Scan the QR code to read
the Prime Minister’s article.

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