<h1>PM urges youth to boost self-reliance with indigenous innovations in defense, pharma, agriculture, and tech</h1> The Prime Minister challenged the nation's youth and innovators to contribute to making the country self-reliant through indigenous innovations across sectors including defense, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, and technology. He emphasized the importance of developing domestic capabilities such as jet engines for fighter planes, vaccines, patents for new medicines, fertilisers, and social media platforms to reduce dependency on foreign entities. The address included announcements of reforms and initiatives like a task force for next-generation reforms, GST tax relief, a national deep water exploration mission, and an indigenous defense system aimed at enhancing national security. The government aims to foster a modern ecosystem driven by domestic talent and manufacturing to achieve self-reliance by 2047, marking 100 years of independence.