India, Aug. 11 -- Nearly eight decades after Independence, India stands at a pivotal moment in its history. In 2025, as the nation approaches its centenary in 2047, the vision of "Viksit Bharat" has become a defining aspiration. The 2025-26 Union Budget placed this vision at its core, emphasizing inclusive growth for women, youth, farmers, and the underprivileged, alongside the ambitious goal of building a $30 trillion economy within the next two decades.

Achieving such a transformation calls for coordinated progress across agriculture, industry, services, infrastructure, health, education, and human capital, each interlinked with the others in shaping a true Viksit Bharat 2047.

Sectoral transformations

The story begins in the fields, ...