Aatma Nirbhar Bharat a national spirit, says Modi

Only when every person takes pride in indigenous product, India will become self-reliant: PM

New Delhi, Feb. 28: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday underlined that Aatma Nirbhar Bharat is not just a government policy but also a national spirit, and said the mantra of self-reliant India is reaching villages of the country.

Modi highlighted an assertion made by a person who had written to him from Kolkata that the Aatma Nirbhar Bharat campaign is not just a government policy but also a national spirit, and said this was hundred per cent correct.

When every person in the country takes pride in indigenous products and connects with the idea of self-reliance, Aatma Nirbhar Bharat doesn’t just remain an economic campaign but becomes a national spirit, he asserted.

When we see fighter plane Tejas made in our own country doing acrobatics in the sky, when Made in India tanks, Made in India missiles increase our pride..., then our heads are held high — Narendra Modi,

Prime MInister

“When we see fighter plane Tejas made in our own country doing acrobatics in the sky, when Made in India tanks, Made in India missiles increase our pride, when we see Made in India coaches in Metro trains in wealthyadvanced nations, when we see Made in India Corona vaccines reaching dozens of countries, then our heads are held high,” Modi said.

Noting that is not that only bigger things will make India self-reliant, he said, be it textiles Made in

India, handicraft goods made by talented artisans of the country, electronic appliances, mobiles, in every field “we have to raise this pride”.

“When we move forward with this thought, only then will we become selfreliant in the truest sense,” the PM said.

Modi expressed happiness that the mantra of self-reliant India is reaching the villages. He cited several examples of people using innovative techniques to emerge as shining examples of Aatma