India’s journey over the last 12 years has been a progression from shortages to self-reliance, from self-reliance to self-confidence, and from self-confidence towards building a Viksit Bharat, said Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh.
He asserted that the Government addressed shortages and transformed the work culture; it placed the country on the path of Aatmanirbharta.
In his speech, he highlighted the launch of the 'Make-in-India' scheme in 2014 and India's rising global stature.
Rajnath Singh noted that India produced its own semiconductor chips last year, attributed to the establishment of semiconductor parks.
He mentioned that annual defence production reached Rs 1.78 lakh crore in FY 2025-26, a threefold increase from FY 2014-15.
Defence exports increased from Rs 686 crore in FY 2013-14 to over Rs 38,000 crore.
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