PM Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the occasion of 75th Independence Day. During his address, PM Modi touched on a wide range of subjects including the economy, infrastructure, Atma Nirbhar Bharat, and social welfare schemes launched in the past few years. The Prime Minister also laid out his vision for the next 25 years and what his government intends to do in the near future.
Prime Minister Modi announced the setting up of the National Hydrogen Mission. He said Green Hydrogen is the future of the world. “We have to make India a Global Hub for Green Hydrogen Production and Export in the ‘Amrit Kaal’. This will not only help India to make new progress in the field of energy self-reliance but will also become a new inspiration for Clean Energy Transition all over the world,” he said.
We are going to launch the National Master Plan of Prime Minister ‘Gati Shakti’ which will be a huge scheme and fulfill the dreams of crores of countrymen. This scheme of more than 100 lakh crores rupees will result in new employment opportunities for lakhs of youth,” he said. The Gati Shakti will be a National Infrastructure Master Plan, which will lay the foundation of holistic Infrastructure and will lead to an integrated and holistic pathway to our economy. “Right now, there is no coordination between our means of transport. Gati Shakti will break the silos and will remove all these obstacles. This will reduce the travel time for the common man and the productivity of our industry will also increase,” PM Modi said
Prime Minister Modi announced that all Sainik Schools in the country will now be open for girls also. At present, 33 Sainik schools are operating in the country. The PM said that two-and-a-half years ago, the maiden experiment of admitting girls in Sainik schools was carried out in Mizoram. “Now, the government has decided that all the Sainik schools in the country will also be open for the daughters of the country”.The Prime Minister today also announced an e-commerce platform for self-help groups (SHGs). He said more than eight crore women in the villages are associated with Self-Help Groups and they design top-end products. “Now the government will create an e-commerce platform to ensure a huge market in the country and abroad for their products”.
PM said that his government’s priority was to provide nutrition to every poor person in the country. He said malnutrition and lack of essential nutrients in poor women and poor children pose major obstacles in their development. “In view of this, it has been decided that the government will fortify the rice given to the poor under its various schemes. Will give rice fortified with nutrition to the poor. Be it the rice available at the ration shop, the rice provided to the children in the mid-day meal, or the rice available through every scheme, it shall be fortified by the year 2024,” he added.
The honorable PM also focused on small farmers’ productivity, world-class product by using cutting-edge innovation and the New Education policies. Yesterday’s startups are today’s unicorns and India will be Energy independent by the time it’s 100s Independence day, he said.