Akhilesh Yadav launches ‘Vision India’ to build a progressive, youth-driven nation

Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday announced the launch of a new national initiative, “Vision India”, aimed at engaging young people and promoting a forward-looking, inclusive and scientific national outlook.

Speaking at the party headquarters in Lucknow, Yadav said the first event under the programme will be held in Bengaluru, before expanding to other cities across the country.

“Vision India aims to create new paths and new thinking for the making of a new India. By ‘new India’, we mean an India that is scientific in its outlook, positive in approach, and progressive in its spirit,” Yadav said.

He praised India’s youth as progressive, tolerant and inclusive, saying they reject divisive ideologies. “We want to connect the issues of the youth with other issues and move forward with them,” he added.

Yadav described “Vision India” as a national campaign against divisive politics, built on optimism and unity. “Division has a negative mindset; we will counter it with Vision, which is positive and unifying,” he remarked.

Recalling initiatives from his tenure as Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Yadav said the concept draws from the SP’s earlier developmental and technological projects, including the Agra–Lucknow Expressway, distribution of laptops to students, and metro expansion between major cities.

“When expressways were not common in India, we built the Agra-Lucknow Expressway. That vision later inspired several national highway projects,” he said, adding that the laptop scheme gave students tools to compete globally.

Yadav said the SP’s future agenda under Vision India will focus on artificial intelligence, healthcare infrastructure, renewable energy, and modern agriculture.

He highlighted past measures such as promoting solar energy investment, distributing 50 lakh LED bulbs under the Lohia Awas Yojana, and supporting APJ Abdul Kalam’s vision of linking villages to mini-grids for uninterrupted power.

“Our mission is to empower the youth and make India a progressive, compassionate and innovative nation,” he said. “Vision India will take this message to every corner of the country.”

(With inputs from agencies)