PM Modi’s Birthday: Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned 72 on Saturday. Many historical and some scheduled events were organized to mark this day. Prime Minister Modi unveiled the National Logistics Policy and addressed several events besides releasing cheetahs in a national park as part of a program to reintroduce the animal to the country.
Since Modi took over the top executive post in 2014, many events are organized on his birthday. Various ministries and state governments, especially those run by the BJP, organize their own initiatives to mark the day.
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In 2020, amid concerns of COVID-19 across the country, the BJP focused on ‘service’ (welfare) programs to help people on Modi’s birthday, while last year over 2.5 crore Covid vaccine doses, one The record was administered throughout the country. One day under a special campaign.
In 2019, the Prime Minister spent the day in Gujarat, where he visited the Sardar Sarovar Dam and witnessed the Narmada River dam’s landmark reaching a height of 138.68 meters for the first time.
PM visits school, interacts with students
He was in his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi on his birthday in 2018. He visited a school and interacted with the students. He also visited Kashi Vishwanath Temple. The Prime Minister inaugurated the Sardar Sarovar Dam in Gujarat in 2017. He also visited the family of Air Force Marshal Arjan Singh to mourn his death.
He had visited Navsari in his home state in 2016 to attend a function where aid was distributed to persons with disabilities. He also spent time with the tribals in Limkeda and later inaugurated drinking water and irrigation projects in the dry area of Dahod district.
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In 2015, the Prime Minister visited Shauryanjali, a military exhibition to mark the golden jubilee of the 1965 Indo-Pak war. In 2014, Modi hosted a dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping in Ahmedabad.
Modi visited Madhya Pradesh, hours after arriving from the Uzbek city of Samarkand on Saturday after attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organization meeting.
After releasing eight cheetahs in a special enclosure in Kuno National Park, the Prime Minister attended a Self Help Group (SHG) meeting with female members in Karahal, Sheopur.
The Prime Minister, who frequently travels to Gujarat on his birthday to meet his mother Hiraben, said he is enjoying the blessings of lakhs of mothers and described women as his strength and inspiration. Addressing a huge public meeting, he said, “Usually I visit my mother on my birthday and seek her blessings. Today many mothers of Madhya Pradesh have blessed me.”
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In the evening, he attended the grand launch of the National Logistics Policy in the national capital and said it aims to accelerate last mile delivery, helping businesses save time and money.
Modi addresses first convocation of ITI students
Modi also addressed the students virtually at the first convocation of students of Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and gave the mantra of “skill, skill and upskilling” to the youth of the country and encouraged them to continuously upgrade their skills. developed time.
“I spent the day participating in programs covering our economy, society and environment. I truly believe that when we collectively work on these areas, we will achieve our goal of sustainable and inclusive growth . Let us keep working hard and hard in the times to come,” Modi later tweeted.
His party launched a fortnight-long nationwide campaign of public outreach with initiatives such as blood donation, helping the poor and disabled, and sanitation measures as well as following a “unity in diversity” programme.
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