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Independence Day 2021: Highlights of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address from Red Fort

Describing the New Education Policy as a means to fight poverty, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said it will focus on encouraging teaching in regional languages.

August 15, 2021 / 09:53 IST
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Independence Day 2021 | Prime Minister Narendra Modi unfurls the national flat at Red Fort. (Image: Twitter/@mygovindia)

India is fighting the challenges of terrorism and expansionism and is dealing with them with great courage, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday in his Independence Day address to the nation.

In these Covid times, the country is receiving its highest foreign investment and its forex reserves are at an all-time high, the prime minister said. "As we celebrate 75 years of Independence, we have to ensure India becomes self-reliant in energy production," Modi told the nation from the Red Fort.

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He announced the setting up of a National Hydrogen Mission to make India the new global hub of green hydrogen and its largest exporter. "I have faith in our youth; this is a 'can do generation', it can achieve every goal," he said. "I have faith in our youth; this is a 'can do generation', it can achieve every goal," he said.

Describing the New Education Policy as a means to fight poverty, he said it will focus on encouraging teaching in regional languages. The government has decided to open all Sainik schools to girls, the prime minister said.

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