On the 74th Independence Day, PM Modi delivered his seventh consecutive I-Day speech from Delhi's Red Fort this morning and one of the key highlights of his speech was the discussion around his government's policies towards women's empowerment and social media is all in praises.
"This government has been always concerned about the health of our daughters and sisters. Through 6,000 Janaushadhi centres, about 5 crore women have got sanitary pads at Re 1. Also, for their weddings, we have made committees so that the money can be used at the right time," said PM Modi said on the morning of August 15.
What became the highlight on social media soon after is this particular bit in his speech. PM Modi became India's first prime minister to make a mention of sanitary napkins during an independence day speech.
Breaking all the traditional taboo Respected Modi Ji has spoken about the need & relevance of sanitary Napkins from the Red Fort. When a PM start touching such topics that has been taboo for our society, it means country's Polity is going to break all the walls of conservativism.
— Vivek 'मनोहर' Rai 🇮🇳 (@shivuvivek) August 15, 2020
Modiji is the first Indian PM to talk from Red Fort about sanitary napkins. Something most men still squirm about.
— Prashant Shah (@prashshah) August 15, 2020
Modi's speech drew a round of praises from social media. Menstruation, sanitary napkins are not usually a part of men's vocabulary. So to have the Prime Minister speak about it on Independence Day meant a lot in shattering those taboos.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s marathon Independence Day speech on Saturday was a long one, studded with laurels of the past and aspirations for the future. Not only did the prime minister hailed India’s unsung heroes but also laid down his vision of a modern India that is powerful, self-reliant and a force to reckon with.
PM Modi’s speech was inspiring, one that enthused millions of Indians, filling them with a resolve to take the country to greater heights.
Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi unfurls the National Flag at the ramparts of the Red Fort on #IndependenceDay today.
— ANI (@ANI) August 15, 2020
The PM is being assisted by Major Shweta Pandey in unfurling the National Flag. pic.twitter.com/RPHNqMZxZS
During his long address to the nation, PM Modi stressed on various important aspects but some of the crucial things he said were:
- What India can do, world has seen it in Ladakh
- Just as Sikkim has made its mark as an organic state, efforts are being made to make Ladakh a carbon neutral region
- India is committed to hold assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir once delimitation exercise is complete
- There are 3 vaccines under development in India
- Every Indian will have health id card
- National Digital Health Mission will begin from today. This will bring in a new revolution
- About ₹90,000 crore directly transferred to bank accounts of poor; over 80 crore people provided free food grains
- About 7,000 projects of different sectors have been identified to bring new revolution in infrastructure
- FDI increased by 18% in India last year
- India's share in world economy should increase for which we have to be self-reliant
- We must encourage vocal for local, make it our jeevan mantra
