PM Announces 'Sapta Dhara' Seven-Point Roadmap for Viksit Bharat

# PM Announces 'Sapta Dhara' Seven-Point Roadmap for Viksit Bharat ### Why in News? The Prime Minister announced '**Sapta Dhara**', a seven-part reform roadmap covering manufacturing, agriculture, technology, infrastructure, defence, green growth and India’s cultural economy. ### What are the seven broad areas? - The framework seeks stronger manufacturing and export value chains, greater value addition in agriculture and food processing, and leadership in technologies such as **AI**, 6G and quantum computing. - It also emphasises infrastructure, defence self-reliance, renewable energy and the blue economy. - The seventh strand focuses on India’s cultural and creative strengths, including gaming, animation, Yoga and Ayurveda. ### Exam Connect - **Sapta Dhara** → seven-point roadmap for **Viksit Bharat** **2047** - **Viksit Bharat** **2047** → vision of a developed India by centenary of Independence