Modi Government’s Big Push for Indic Knowledge in Bureaucracy

In a significant move to embed Indic civilizational values into administrative training, the Modi government has concluded Sadhana Saptah, a week-long orientation programme aimed at instilling citizen-centric governance rooted in Kautilya’s Arthashastra and the ideals of Ram Rajya. Designed for senior bureaucrats, the initiative marks a major push to align modern policymaking with ancient Indian principles of ethics, welfare, and accountability. Through lectures, discussions and immersive modules, the programme sought to revive the philosophical underpinnings of statecraft that prioritize public good and moral conduct. Officials involved in the event view Sadhana Saptah as the beginning of a broader effort to integrate Indic knowledge systems into governance frameworks, reinforcing the administration’s emphasis on cultural grounding, leadership transformation, and values-based policy execution.