Mann ki Baat: Modi On India Vs Aus, World TB Day, FIFA U-17 & More

India will host the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2017. Modi encouraged the youth to become ambassadors for the tournament.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses people on his radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’. (Photo: PTI) 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation on Sunday morning in the eighteenth episode of his radio programme, ‘Mann Ki Baat’.

Here are the highlights from Modi’s Mann ki Baat:

The PM began Mann Ki Baat by conveying Easter greetings to people across the world. He went on,

• In a few days new Vikram Samvat will begin, I wish everyone Happy New Year.
• If the citizens of my country are healthy, then India will also be healthy.
• World TB day was observed on March 24. We are not scared of this disease any more because we know that it is curable.
• A few days ago there was TB day. To fight TB you need correct and complete treatment.
• Water conservation is something all of us need to work on and everyone should be connected to a People’s Movement to conserve water.
• Our lifestyle is the biggest reason for rising cases of diabetes.
• April 7th is World Health Day and this year it’s theme is diabetes.
• Water level is going down gradually, we should work to conserve water.
• This is a very important time for farmers. All of us have to think about one thing and that is water conservation.
• You must have heard about Digital India. You will be happy to know that a ‘Kisan suvidha app’ has been launched for you.
• Shilpa shared that we should ensure that we offer water to those who sell milk, newspapers, deliver post, etc.
  
• I want to thank a young boy, Abhi Chaturvedi, because he reminded me of something important; that we should put water out for birds during summer.
  
• My young friends, don’t let your holidays go just like that. Pick up one skill during the holidays.
• Young students should dedicate their vacations to learn some new skills.
• There are a lot of opportunities to create employment in the field of tourism, India lags far behind other countries in this sector.
• There is great potential for employment-generation through tourism. We can create opportunities for millions of youths through tourism.
• India’s youth is now curious and adventurous enough to travel, they want to go to new places, they want to see something new.
• It is rightly said that “A traveller without observation is a bird without wings”.
  
• Travel teaches us a lot. What we can’t learn in our homes, classrooms or among friends, sometimes we get to learn during travelling.
• I would like every youth of the country to become an ambassador of 2017 FIFA Under-17 World Cup.
• We must make efforts to see to it that football reaches every corner of country. It’s a golden opportunity to establish the country’s identity in world.
• I believe that FIFA Under-17 World Cup is a big chance for us to present the brand of India on a global scale.
• India is going to host under-17 FIFA World Cup in 2017. It is an opportunity for us to instill in our youth a passion for football.
  
• India had a good run in football earlier but that is not the case now. Our rankings are also very low.

• I congratulate the Indian cricket team for their wins against Pakistan and Bangladesh and conveyed my best wishes for the Sunday match against Australia.

(with agency inputs)