New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi participated as the chief guest in the concluding session and award programme of the 16th 'Civil Services Day' programme today, i.e., on Friday. Union Minister Jitendra Singh was present at the programme, which started at 11 a.m. at Vigyan Bhavan in Delhi. 'Civil Service Day is celebrated on April 21 every year to identify and encourage the work of all the officers working in various government departments in the country. Addressing the same programme, Prime Minister Modi said his best wishes to all of you on Civil Services Day. This year's Civil Service Day is very important. This is the time when the country has completed 75 years of independence. Those officers who came into this service 15–25 years ago played a big role in bringing the country to the golden age of independence, and now in this golden age of freedom, the role of those young officers who will be in this service for the next 15–25 years is the biggest.

PM Narendra Modi said, 'I would say this to every civil service officer of India today: you are very lucky. You have the opportunity to serve the country during this period. We have less time but we have a lot of potential; our goals are difficult but our courage is not low; we may have to climb a height like a mountain, but our intentions are higher than the sky. Addressing civil servants on Civil Services Day, Prime Minister Modi said that India is number one in digital payments. India is one of the countries where mobile data is the cheapest. Today, the rural economy of the country is going through a big change. Compared to 2014, the electrification of railway lines in the country is happening at a 10 times faster rate today.

He said that in the last nine years, if even the poorest of the poor in the country have had the confidence of good governance, then your hard work has also been there in this. If India's development has gained new momentum in the last nine years, then this too was not possible without your participation. Despite the Corona crisis, today India is the fifth-largest economy in the world. PM Narendra Modi said that on August 15 last year, he had called for 'Panch Prana' in front of the country from the Red Fort. There should be a grand goal of building a developed India, freedom from every thought of slavery, a sense of pride in India's heritage, continuous strengthening of the unity and solidarity of the country, and keeping one's duties paramount. These five souls The energy that will emanate from inspiration will give our country the height it always deserves.

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