BHOPAL: Abhyudaya Industry Leadership Conclave 2026 | “If your population is not young and vibrant, your GDP will inevitably decline, no one can stop it. And if your demographic profile is strong and balanced, your GDP will rise, that too cannot be stopped. At present, Bharat’s GDP growth rate is around 7.3–7.4 percent”, said, Satish Kumar, National Co-Organizer, Swadeshi Jagran Manch, while addressing the Industry Leadership Conclave 2026 ‘Swadeshi for Abhyudaya’ at Kushabhau Thakre International Convention Centre, Bhopal on February 16, 2026.
“China’s GDP is declining primarily because its population is ageing. The society is growing older, and not enough new children are being born, he said.
“If an individual, a society, a nation, or even humanity as a whole wish to progress, a definite goal must be set. A nation too must place a clear objective before itself, towards which society directs its efforts. That is why the government has used the term Viksit Bharat @ 2047”, further said.
“What should be the Indian paradigm of development, and what is its philosophical source of inspiration? Pandit Deendayal Ji provided that in the 1960s when he coined the term ‘Ekatma Manav Darshan’. From that evolved the idea of an Indian model of development,” he said.
He further added that, “Today, the government expresses Ekatma Manav Darshan in its own way as ‘Viksit Bharat 2047,’ and Organiser Weekly calls it ‘Abhyudaya. By 2047, Bharat must be prosperous, but it must also be great”.
A major factor behind Bharat’s 7.4 percent GDP growth is that Bharat is not only the world’s most populous country, but also the country with the largest youth population, he said.
He further added that, “The RSS Sarsanghchalak has said several times that families, and nations, prosper where there are three children in a family. According to him, such a family structure becomes a major foundation for prosperity and happiness, both for the household and for the country.”
“If Bharat wants to sustain its economic growth and prosperity rate consistently, the first and indispensable condition is that its Total Fertility Rate (TFR) must remain above 2.1,” he said.
