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PM MODI BATS FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT, SWACHH BHARAT IN MANN KI BAAT

In his monthly ‘Mann ki Baat’ address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked the citizens of the country to maintain the momentum of ‘Swachh Bharat’ mission, especially in the times of the Covid-19 pandemic. He also emphasised the importance of skill development, ahead of the Vishwakarma Puja. Addressing his 80th episode of ‘Mann Ki […]

In his monthly ‘Mann ki Baat’ address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked the citizens of the country to maintain the momentum of ‘Swachh Bharat’ mission, especially in the times of the Covid-19 pandemic. He also emphasised the importance of skill development, ahead of the Vishwakarma Puja.

Addressing his 80th episode of ‘Mann Ki Baat’, the Prime Minister said, “We should not let the cleanliness campaign diminish even at the slightest amid Covid. The examples of how efforts by everyone for nation-building, in turn, lead to progress for all of us, also inspire us and infuse us with a new energy to do something, impart new confidence, give a meaning to our resolve.”

Lauding Indore’s role in the cleanliness drive, he said: “We know very well that whenever the topic Swachh Bharat Abhiyan comes up, the name of Indore also arises because Indore has created a special identity of its own in relation to cleanliness and the people of Indore are also entitled to felicitations. Our Indore has remained at number one in ‘Swachh Bharat Ranking’ for many years. Now the people of Indore do not want to sit satisfied with this ranking of Swachh Bharat, they want to move forward, want to do something new. And now they have decided to maintain a ‘Water Plus City’ and are striving for it with all their might.”

The Prime Minister said that ‘Water Plus City’ means a city where no sewage is dumped into any public water source without treatment. “The citizens here themselves have come forward and connected their drains with the sewer line. A cleanliness campaign has also been started and due to this the polluted water draining in the Saraswati and Kanh rivers has also reduced considerably and an improvement is visible,” the Prime Minister said.

On skill development, the PM stated that the country’s sages and seers have emphasised on skill for thousands of years and have interlinked skill, talent, ability with faith, thereby making it a part of the philosophy of our lives.

“My dear countrymen, in the next few days ‘Vishwakarma Jayanti’ will also be celebrated. Here, Bhagwan Vishwakarma is considered as a symbol of the creative power behind the genesis of the world. Whoever through their skill builds an object..innovates… whether it is sewing-embroidery, software or satellite, all this is a manifestation of Bhagwan Vishwakarma. Even though skill is being recognized in a new way in the world today, our sages and seers have emphasized on skill and scale for thousands of years. They have interlinked skill, talent, ability with faith, thereby making it a part of the philosophy of our lives.”

PM Modi begins his address by heaping praises on the Indian hockey team at the Tokyo Olympics. He said, “Every medal is special. When India won a Medal in Hockey, the nation rejoiced. Today, Major Dhyan Chand Ji would have been so happy. India’s youth wants to do something new and on a large scale.”

On Covid-19, he said more than 62 crore vaccine doses have been administered in the country, but people still need to be careful and vigilant.

The Prime Minister also talked about the need to cherish and preserve Sanskrit, adding that the language helps nurture knowledge and strengthens national unity. He said, “Through its thoughts and medium of literary texts, Sanskrit helps nurture knowledge and also national unity, strengthens it. Sanskrit literature comprises the divine philosophy of humanity and knowledge which can captivate anyone’s attention.”

He said the efforts made in recent times have brought a new awareness about Sanskrit. “It is our collective duty to cherish our heritage, preserve it, pass it on to the new generation…. and future generations also have a right to it. Now is the time to increase everyone’s efforts for these works as well. Friends, if you know of any such person engaged in this kind of effort if you have any such information, then please share the information related to them on social media with #CelebratingSanskrit,” PM Modi urged.

He said that he got to know about many people who are engaged in the ‘inspirational’ work of teaching Sanskrit in foreign lands. He mentioned an Irish national Rutger Kortenhorst who is a Sanskrit scholar and teaches Sanskrit to the children in Ireland.

“Mann ki Baat” is the Prime Minister’s monthly radio address, which is broadcast on the last Sunday of every month.

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