Aatmanirbhar Bharat: India’s Path to Self-Reliance and Economic Resilience | Key Facts & Insights

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✅ Key Facts & Achievements

• Launched in May 2020 as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Aim: Economic self-sufficiency → reduce imports, boost domestic manufacturing, innovation, and global competitiveness (not protectionism).
• Under the programme:
  • ₹1.76 lakh crore investments (till March 2025).
  • ₹16.5 lakh crore production/sales recorded in targeted sectors.
  • ₹21,534 crore incentives disbursed across 12 sectors.
• Five pillars: Economy, Infrastructure, Technology-driven systems, Vibrant Demography, Demand.
• Industrial sector GVA grew by ~9.3% in H1 FY24.
• Focus sectors: Defence, Agriculture/Fertilisers, Electronics, and more.

⚠️ Challenges & Areas of Concern

• Heavy import dependence continues: ~90% oil and ~80% industrial coal (2020 figures).
• Risk of protectionism if competitiveness is ignored.
• Implementation gaps: uneven outcomes across states and sectors.

🔍 Why It Matters

• Strengthens economic sovereignty and resilience against supply-chain shocks.
• Positions India as a manufacturing hub in shifting global value chains.
• Boosts jobs, innovation, and reduced external vulnerability in defence, agriculture, and electronics.

📌 Summary

• Initiative: Atmanirbhar Bharat (Self-Reliant India)
• Targets: Domestic manufacturing, reduced import dependence, exports, tech self-sufficiency
• Achievements: ₹1.76 lakh crore investment, ₹16.5 lakh crore production/sales, ~9.3% GVA growth (H1 FY24)
• Challenges: Import dependency, competitiveness, uneven implementation