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 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)