Mann Ki Baat

Why in news
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the second episode of the monthly radio broadcast Mann Ki Baat.
Issues PM spoke about
  • About Jammu and Kashmir
(1) Back to village a programme launched in the state where in Govt officials visited remote villages to understand the hurdles to development.
(2) The officials had visited 4500 panchayats including villages at the border that live under the constant threat of cross-border firing.
(3) The initiative also intends to explain government schemes to the people.
(4) These steps have witnessed overwhelming repose from the people of Kashmir which proves the dictum that the power of development is stronger than the might of bullets and bombs.
  • Chardham Yatra To Kedarnath
(1) More than 8 lakh devotees visited the Kedarnath shrine, after 2013 deluge that had devastated the region.
  • Chandrayaan II
(1) Lauded the scientists of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) from the launch of Chandrayaan II and for successfully developing the A SAT (Anti-Satellite).
  • Cooperation with the states in providing relief to the people affected by floods.
  • Suggestions for new ways of celebrating Independence Day to ensure greater peoples participation.
Source
The Hindu




Posted by Jawwad Kazi on 29th Jul 2019