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title: "Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan: Self-Reliant India"
description: "Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan is India's 2020 self-reliance policy and ₹20-lakh-crore stimulus. See its five pillars, PLI schemes, and how it differs from autarky."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

TL;DR

- Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan is India's 2020 self-reliant economic policy framework that combines fiscal stimulus, structural reforms, and import substitution across manufacturing, agriculture, and defence.
- What are the five pillars of Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan?
- Does Atmanirbhar Bharat mean economic isolation or autarky?
- How does Atmanirbhar Bharat differ from Make in India?
- Why did analysts question the ₹20-lakh-crore figure?

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## Timeline

1. 12 May 2020

   Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan (Self-Reliant India Campaign) was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a televised address on , at the height of the COVID…

2. 17 May 2020

   It is not a single statute but an umbrella policy framework articulated through a ₹20-lakh-crore package—roughly 10 percent of India's GDP at the time—detail…

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On 12 May 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan with a ₹20-lakh-crore package, after which Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman detailed five reform tranches between 13 and 17 May 2020.

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