New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today addressed the 81st episode of the radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat.' At the same time, he said, "Our youth today must know how the cleanliness drive had given constant energy to the freedom movement. It was Mahatma Gandhi who worked to make cleanliness a mass movement. Mahatma Gandhi had linked cleanliness with the dream of freedom.''

He also said, "Nowadays a special e-action is going on. These electronic auctions are taking place for the gifts that people have given me from time to time. The money that will come from this auction is dedicated to the Namami Gange Campaign. There has been a tradition of speaking a shloka while bathing in India. Gange Cha Yamuna Chav Godavari Saraswati. Narmada Sindhu Cauvery Jale Asmin Sannidhi Kuru.'' Earlier, these big verses of the family used to remind the children in our homes and it also instilled faith in rivers in our country. A map of vast India was imprinted in the mind. There was a linkage towards rivers.

He further said, "Due to the campaign launched on Jan Dhan accounts, the right of the poor is going into their accounts. Corruption has come down. Technology can help in this. Today, even in the village countryside, the common man is joining UPI towards transactions.'' At the same time, he said, "The amazing performance of a team of 8 handicapped in the remote area of Siachen a few days ago is a matter of pride for every countryman."

The team has set a world record by showing its best at the Kumar Post, located at an altitude of more than 15,000 feet of the Siachen Glacier. The names of these purple handicapped are Mahesh Nehra, Akshat Rawat of Uttarakhand, Pushpak Gawande of Maharashtra, Ajay Kumar of Haryana, Lobsang Choppel of Ladakh, Major Dwarkesh of Tamil Nadu, Irfan Ahmed Mir of Jammu and Kashmir and Chonjin Engmo of Himachal Pradesh. Despite the challenges of the body, the feat staked by these handicapped is an inspiration for the entire country.

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