on the eve of 75th Republic Day President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday extended her greetings to the citizens in her address to the nation:
She also paid respect to the late Karpoori Thakur, the former chief minister of Bihar who received a posthumous Bharat Ratna, saying, “He dedicated his entire life to the welfare of the underprivileged people.” His life served as a lesson.
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In her address she said, “The nation is in the early years of Amrit Kaal. This is the time of transformation. We are given a golden opportunity to take the country to new heights. Contribution from every citizen will be crucial to achieve our goals.”
“Earlier this week, we witnessed the historic ‘Pran Pratishtha’ of the idol of Lord Shri Ram in the glorious new temple constructed in Ayodhya,” stated the President regarding the Ayodhya Ram Temple.
Viewed from a broader angle, this event will go down in history as a turning point in India’s ongoing process of rediscovering its rich cultural legacy.Following due process and the ruling of the nation’s top court, the temple’s construction got underway.
It now stands as a magnificent structure that honors people’s faith and serves as a symbol of their deep faith in the legal system.
“I believe the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam will prove to be a revolutionary tool for women’s empowerment. It will also go a long way in improving the processes of our governance,” she also said in her address.
Murmu further said, “Our GDP growth rate has remained the highest among major economies in recent years, and we have all reasons to believe that this performance will continue in the year 2024 and beyond.”
Lauding women athletes for their contribution in India’s impressive international performances, President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday said she expects the country to set new benchmarks at the Paris Olympics later this year.
In her address to the nation on the eve of the 75th Republic Day, the President particularly mentioned India’s best-ever Asian Games performance last year.
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In her address to the nation on the eve of the 75th Republic Day, the President spoke on various issues including the welfare schemes initiated by the government and said it will be a proud day for the nation when it will be among those countries where homelessness “is a rarity”.
“These duties are essential obligations of every citizen towards making Bharat a developed nation when it completes 100 years of independence. Here, I think of Mahatma Gandhi who had rightly said, ‘No people have risen who thought only of rights. Only those did so who thought of duties’.” She said the period of Amrit Kaal is also going to be the period of unprecedented technological changes.
“Technological advances like Artificial Intelligence and machine learning have moved from headlines into our daily lives at a breathtaking speed. There are numerous areas of concern in the foreseeable future, but there are also exciting opportunities ahead, especially for the youth. They are exploring new frontiers,” she said.
On welfare schemes by government
Underlining the welfare schemes launched by the government, Ms. Murmu said the government has not only expanded and enhanced the welfare schemes, but it has also redefined the idea of welfare itself.
She said there are reasons to believe that the extraordinary performance of the economy which recorded highest GDP growth among major economies will continue in the year 2024 and beyond.
Ms. Murmu said the same farsighted planning that fuels the economy has also given a push to the welfare drive to make the development inclusive in every sense of the term.
Safe and adequate drinking water
She said from the availability of safe and adequate drinking water at home to the security of having one’s own home, there have been a number of mission-mode schemes to increase the ease of living for all citizens by catering to their basic minimum requirements, not privileges.
“These matters are beyond any political or economic ideology and must be seen from a humanitarian perspective. The government has not only expanded and enhanced the welfare schemes, but it has also redefined the idea of welfare itself,” she said.
On National Education Policy
Ms. Murmu said the National Education Policy gives adequate thrust to bridge the digital divide and create a uniform educational structure for the benefit of the underprivileged students.
“The expanding insurance cover of the Ayushman Bharat scheme aims to bring together all beneficiaries under its umbrella and provides a great reassurance to the poor and the vulnerable,” she said.
Invoking BR Ambedkar and his role in framing the Constitution, she said democracy implies diversity of culture, beliefs and practices. Celebrating diversity implies equality, which is upheld by justice.
“Freedom is what makes it all possible. The totality of these values and principles is what makes us Indian,” Ms. Murmu said.