PM Narendra Modi today inaugurated the year-long celebrations of the centenary year of Malayalam Daily, Mathrubhumi through video conferencing. Speaking at the function, The Prime Minister elaborated on the positive impact of the media on the campaigns of New India. He gave the example of the Swachh Bharat Mission where every media house took up this mission with great sincerity. Prime Minister said, the media has played a very encouraging role in popularising Yoga, fitness and Beti Bachao Beti Padhao.
Speaking about the world’s expectations from India in today’s day and age, the Prime Minister said that India defied the initial speculation of inability to handle the pandemic. For two years, 80 crore people got access to free ration. He said, 180 crore doses of vaccines have been administered. Prime Minister said, unprecedented reforms were brought in, which will boost economic progress. Production Linked Incentive Schemes were introduced in different sectors to encourage local enterprise.
He said, PM Gatishakti is going to make infra creation and governance more seamless. Prime Minister said, We are actively working to ensure every village of India has high-speed internet connectivity. He said, the guiding principle of our efforts is to ensure the future generations lead a better lifestyle than the present ones.
