Good, self reliant mantra reaching in villages, PM in 'Man ki Baat'

In his monthly 'Man ki Baat' programme on AIR Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed happiness that the mantra of self-reliant India is reaching the remote villages of the country. The Prime Minister said the first condition for self-reliance is to have pride in the things of one’s own country. When every countryman takes pride, AatmaNirbhar Bharat becomes a national spirit. He said people are filled with pride upon seeing fighter plane Tejas doing acrobatics in the sky, Made in India tanks and missiles, coaches in Metro trains and Made in India Covid-19 Vaccines reaching dozens of countries. 

Modi stressed on water conservation. He urged people to start a 100 day campaign for cleaning up water sources and harvest rainwater. Modi pointed out that just as water is a collective gift of nature, there is a collective accountability too for conserving water. World Water Day is being celebrated on the 22nd of March. The Prime Minister said rainfall begins in May-June in most parts of India and Jal Shakti Abhiyan, 'Catch The Rain' is being initiated by the Jal Shakti Ministry. He asked people to commit to the task and get existing rainwater harvesting systems repaired, clean up lakes and ponds in villages, and conserve rainwater to the maximum. .Water is life for us, it is also faith and it is also a stream of development. Water is more important than 'Paras' in a way. It is said that by the touch of 'Paras', iron can be converted into gold. In the same way, the touch of water is necessary for life," the Prime Minister said. 

Modi said country's youth must learn from Sant Ravidas to not bind themselves to old methods and practices but devise their own methods and practices. He said youth are not able to do what they really want due to the pressures of traditional thinking.He said today the youth of the country is not at all in favour of being dependent on anybody. He said he sees the innovative spirit of the youth and Sant  Ravidas would have definitely felt proud of them.