
PM Narendra Modi’s Independence Day speech: Highlights
6 min read . Updated: 15 Aug 2018, 12:51 PM ISTGaganyaan and launch of Jan Arogya Abhiyaan on 25 September were among the major highlights of PM Narendra Modi’s Independence Day speech
Gaganyaan and launch of Jan Arogya Abhiyaan on 25 September were among the major highlights of PM Narendra Modi’s Independence Day speech
OTHERS : Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on India’s 72nd Independence Day, announced India’s first manned space mission Gaganyaan for 2022 and launch of Jan Arogya Abhiyan on 25 September. Here are the highlights from his Independence Day speech:
Tripura, Meghalaya and many parts of Arunachal Pradesh are seeing historic peace. From 126, left wing extremism has been restricted to 90 districts. We are working to ensure peace across the nation, says PM Narendra Modi.
PM Narendra Modi in his Independence Day speech said Kashmir villages will soon have panchayat elections.
Hum goli aur gaali ke raaste par nahi par gale laga ke aage badhna chahte hain. Aane wale kuch hi mahino mein Kashmir mein gaon ke logon ko apna haq jatane ka avsar milega aur panchayat chunav honge: PM Modi pic.twitter.com/dXHyEt7NfC
— ANI (@ANI) August 15, 2018
I am proud of the fact that three women judges in Supreme Court are delivering justice. Since independence, this is the first cabinet where so many women are a part of the cabinet, says PM Narendra Modi in Independence Day speech.
The practice of Triple Talaq has caused great injustice to Muslim women. We are striving to end this practice but there are some people who are not wanting it to end. I promise the Muslim women that I will work to ensure justice is done to them, says PM Narendra Modi.
Women officers commissioned in short service will get opportunity for permanent commission like their male counterparts, says PM Narendra Modi in Independence Day speech.
We have to free our society and country from this disgusting mentality of rape, says PM Narendra Modi in Independence Day speech.
We have to free our society and country from this disgusting mentality of rape. Recently in Madhya Pradesh a rapist was hanged by fast track court. We should spread this news and make people aware. Rule of law is supreme,no one can take law in their hands: PM Modi pic.twitter.com/9ZKgR5DXcv
— ANI (@ANI) August 15, 2018
We will not spare the corrupt and those who stashed black money. They have ruined the country. Delhi’s streets are now free from power brokers. From the voice of power brokers, the voice of the poor is heard, says PM Narendra Modi in Independence Day speech.
The honest Indian taxpayer has a big role in the progress of the country. It is due to them that so many people are fed, the lives of the poor are transformed, says PM Narendra Modi in Independence Day speech.
The healthcare initiatives of the government will have a positive impact on 50 crore Indians. It is important to ensure that we free the poor of India from poverty due to which they cannot afford healthcare, says PM Narendra Modi in Independence Day speech.
Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Abhiyaan will be launched on 25th September this year. It is high time we ensure that the poor of India get proper access to good quality and affordable healthcare, says PM Narendra Modi in Independence Day speech.
Due to Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, lakhs of children can lead healthier lives. Even the World Health Organization (WHO) has praised it. Mahatma Gandhi led the Satyagrahis to freedom. Today, the Swachhagrahis have to ensure a Swachh Bharat, says PM Modi.
As significant as economic growth, is dignity of the individual. Our schemes such as Ujjwala and Saubhagya Yojana are enhancing the dignity of fellow Indians, says PM Modi in Independence Day speech.
With a “Beej Se Bazaar Tak” approach, we are bringing exceptional reforms in the agriculture sector. Our aim is to double farmer incomes by 2022, says PM Modi in Independence Day speech.
India is proud of our scientists, who are excelling in their research and are at the forefront of innovation. In the year 2022 or if possible before, India will unfurl the tricolour in space, says PM Narendra Modi in Independence Day speech.
There was a time when North East India used to feel that Delhi is very far from them, but today we have brought Delhi to the doorstep of the North East, says PM Narendra Modi in Independence Day speech.
India’s voice is being heard effectively at the world stage. We are integral parts of forums whose doors were earlier closed for us, says PM Narendra Modi in Independence Day speech.
From being seen as among the fragile five, India is now the land of reform, perform and transform. We are all set for record economic growth, says PM Narendra Modi in Independence Day speech.
The Benani Property Act has come into effect due to sheer will of this government, says PM Narendra Modi in Independence Day speech.
Jab honsle buland hote hain, desh ke liye kuch karne ka irada hota hai toh benami sampati ka kanoon bhi lagu hota hai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi #IndiaIndependenceDay pic.twitter.com/0S7ZIZrzwQ
— ANI (@ANI) August 15, 2018
The demand for One Rank One Pension (OROP) was also pending for decades. People of India, our brave army personnel had faith in us and we were able to take a decision on OROP. We will always take decisions in the interests of our nation, says PM Narendra Modi.
Who did not want the Goods and Services Tax to be passed, yet it was pending for years. Last year, GST became a reality.I want to thank the business community for the success of the GST, says PM Narendra Modi.
The demand for higher minimum support price (MSP) was pending for years. From farmers to political parties to agriculture experts, everybody was asking about it but nothing happened. With blessings of the farmers, the decision on MSP was taken by our Government, says PM Narendra Modi in his Independence Day speech.
If we had continued at the same pace at which toilets were being constructed in 2013, the pace at which electrification was happening in 2013, then it would have taken us decades to complete, says PM Narendra Modi in Independence Day speech.
We are very proud of what we have achieved but at the same time, we also have to look at where we have come from. That is when we will realize the unbelievable strides the nation has taken, says Narendra Modi.
PM Narendra Modi hails nation-building since 2014.
2014 se ab tak main anubhav kar raha hun ki sawa sau crore deshwasi sirf sarkaar banakar ruke nahi, woh desh banane mein jutte hue hain: PM Narendra Modi #IndependenceDayIndia pic.twitter.com/swD1YUzj21
— ANI (@ANI) August 15, 2018
The Constitution given to us by Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar has spoken about justice for all. We have to ensure social justice for all and create an India that is developing rapidlym says PM Narendra Modi.
Next year on Baisakhi, it will be 100 years of Jallianwala Bagh massacre. I pay tribute to those who sacrificed their lives, says PM Narendra Modi at the red fort in Delhi.
Next year on Baisakhi, it will be 100 years of Jallianwala Bagh massacre. I pay tribute to those who sacrificed their lives: PM Narendra Modi #IndependenceDayIndia pic.twitter.com/u2ud1N8k6y
— ANI (@ANI) August 15, 2018
Many parts of the nation witnessed good monsoon but at the same time parts of India have been severely hit by floods. My thoughts are with the families of those who lost their lives in these floods, in various parts of India, says PM Narendra Modi in Independence Day speech.
We are proudly celebrating IndependenceDay today as six women officers of the Indian Navy, circumnavigated the globe recently on INSVTarini.
On behalf of the people of India, I bow to all those great women and men who sacrificed themselves for the nation during the freedom movement: Narendra Modi
The recently concluded Parliament session was one devoted to social justice. The Parliament session witnessed the passage of a bill to create an OBC Commission, says PM Narendra Modi
We are celebrating our independence when our young people have hoisted the tricolour on Mt Everest, says PM Narendra Modi in his I-Day speech.
India is achieving new heights, it has a new energy, says PM Narendra Modi in his Independence Day speech.
PM Narendra Modi has unfurled the tricolour at Red Fort, Delhi, and has started his Independence Day speech.
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