The Prime Minister expressed his 'Mann Ki Baat' via a national address on the All Indian Radio. Addressing the nation on the ocassion of Vijaya Dashami, he urged people to share their thoughts with him in what may become a more regular conversation on Sundays at 11 a.m. This is Modi's first national address on the radio. AIR will repeat the address on Friday evening, the speech being translated in regional languages to be aired on its regional channels.
Here are are the 10 highlights from the address
1. The address on AIR to will become a more regular affair. The Prime Minister said that he will speak to people once or twice a month on AIR on Sunday at 11 a.m.
2. Refering to Mahatma Gandhi and his teachings, he urged the purchase and use of 'Khadi. He said that by buying Khadi one can contribute towards bringing prosperity to poor.
3. He reminded people of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan that was launched on October 2 and urged people to join the mission of making India a clean nation.
4. He also touched upon the recent success of the Mars Mission and praised Indian scientists.
5. He quoted Swami Vivikanand's story about the lion cub brought up by a sheep who later discovered his strenghts when he came in contact with another lion. He said that as a 125 crore strong nation, we all have skills and only need to recognize these skills. He emphasized on taking the initiative, integrating our individual strengths and unite to achieve goals.
6. He talked about the need for taking care of specially abled children and implementing schemes for them. "I remember when we started Khel Mahakumbh for specially-abled athletes and I myself would go and see the sports."
7. He highlighted some of the points that people have mailed him in the recent past like having more skill based learning for school children, installing more dustbins in the country and so on.
8. He encouraged people to keep writing to him and share their thoughts on the website www.mygov.in.
9. He expressed his happiness over how the radio has let him reach out to the remotest and poorest villages of India.
10. He emphasized that India belongs to each Indian citizen and this sense of belonging should bring people together and become a part of the development. He said ," if everyone takes a step forward then India will take 125 crore steps".
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