Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation from Red Fort on Saturday as India marked the 80th Independence Day. However, the prime minister spoke for only 75 minutes, his shortest address in four years.
The prime minister also announced that one crore youth will be trained in AI skills in the next one year. “Coaching classes burden the poor and the middle class. We will provide free online coaching for various exams. His youth outreach comes weeks after a big student-led protest against the NEET-UG paper leak. It was after this demonstration led by Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and the students’ repeated demands of exam reforms and accountability that Dharmendra Pradhan resigned as education minister.
semiconductors, Naxalism, MSMEs, concert economy, higher studies and coaching classes, the overall length of the speech was shortest since 2023, when the prime minister spoke for 90 minutes While the address itself touched upon many subjects – including Artificial Intelligence. Follow live updates on Independence Day 2026 here . Including today, PM Modi has delivered 13 Independence Day speeches from Red Fort since the NDA-led government came to power in 2014.
Every parent feels that if they do not send their child to a coaching class, they are not a prestigious family,” PM Modi said.
