As a part of the second anniversary celebration of the MyGov portal for citizen-government interaction, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a "townhall" meeting on Saturday.
MyGov as of now has 35.2 lakh registered members, 33.9 lakh comments in 589 discussion themes and around 1.82 lakh submissions in 489 tasks.
Mr. Modi interacted with around 2,000 people in the townhall for which the audience has been selected from among the regular users of MyGov platform, who have pitched 'quality suggestions' for various government programmes.
On cow vigitilantes, he said most of them are “anti-social” elements who are running “shops” in the name of cow protection. “It makes me angry that people are running shops in the name of cow protection. Most of them are anti-social elements hiding behind the mask of cow protection." “I will ask state governments to prepare a dossier on such people as 80 per cent of them will be found to be involved in anti-social activities which no society will approve of,” he said. Noting that more cows die from consuming plastics than are slaughtered, he said those who want to serve the animal should rather work towards stopping cows from eating plastics as that will be a bigger service. |
PM speaks in MyGov Town Hall
6.45 p.m.: With MyGov, crores of people can come together. Thank you.
6.43 p.m.: We need to accept criticism and understand criticism. That's empowerment!
6.38 p.m.: Cow bhakth and cow sevak are different. Cows die by consuming plastic products that get mixed in its meal. We have to dedicate ourselves in doing something for the society.
6.36 p.m.: Dr. Ambedkar faced discrimination in India. Abroad, he got respect, a position and everything. But he remained in India and worked for our country. That was inspiring.
6.32 p.m.: India's speciality lies in the way the people dress. We can impress the world with our diversity. We need to concentrate on what we have and the world doesn't have.
6.30 p.m.: India's strength lies in diversity.
6.22 p.m.: The PM is asked questions on foreign policy, tourism and volunteering.
6.20 p.m.: Our principle should be Khadi for nation, Khadi for fashion.
6.18 p.m.: Tomorrow, August 7 is Handloom Day. If our citizens decide to buy even 5% of their clothes from handloom, it will help the weavers and Indian economy.
6.16 p.m.: Neighbouring villagers could go to those places and get their quality education, quality health services and digital needs.
6.14 p.m.: On a question on why do we have smart cities and not smart villages, we've identified 300 places in our Smart Cities + Mission.
6.08 p.m.: Agriculture sector is what gives the strength to India's economy.
6.03 p.m.: It won't be just health insurance, but it will be health assurance.
6.00 p.m.: We can concentrate on cleanliness, regulating meals, eating healthy. We are working towards affordable healthcare and vaccination.
5.59 p.m.: We've to focus on preventive healthcare. Pure water is of the utmost importance.
5.57 p.m.: On a health related question, why is the reason that once upon a time, there was one doctor for an entire village and the entire village remained healthy? Now we have a doctor for every ailment.
5.56 p.m.: India's manufacturers should target over global markets. When Maruti exports cars to other countries, it helps the Indian economy.
5.55 p.m.: It is necessary for the country to achieve more than 8% growth in 30 years, then you can get everything you wanted.
5.53 p.m.: Optimal utilization of natural resources and human resources will boost economy
5.50 p.m.: When a family's bread-winner earns Rs.10,000 extra salary in a month, the lifestyle changes. Just like that, for a country, if the earnings go up, the expenses also go up and drive to bring in a better environment.
5.49 p.m.: On India's development, India is among the fastest growing economies.
5.48 p.m.: We've taken many initiatives for good governance.
5.47 p.m.: Good governance should have a responsible grievance redressal system. It should hold the citizen's finger and help them.
5.43 p.m.: Blaming PM for municipal and state problems is fine for politics and TRP, but governance is affected.
5.41 p.m.: If something goes wrong in a Panchayat/Nagar Palika/State, the Prime Minister gets questioned.
5.40 p.m.: Responsibility with accountability is essential. Development and Good Governance should go hand in hand.
5.34 p.m.: On good governance, Mr. Modi says, participative democracy is necessary.
5.32 p.m.: Citizens voice their thoughts and participate in the event with recorded vidoes.
5.30 p.m.: Mr. Modi launches merchandise.mygov.in, where the earnings will be used for Clean Ganga fund.
5.28 p.m.: The PM launches MyGov mobile application and meets the students who created the app.
5.25 p.m.: PM distributes prizes for various quizzes and contests held on @mygovindia
5.15 p.m.: Mr. Modi meets people who shared their views during Mann Ki Baat programme
A session on 'Dissemination'
Prior to the Prime Minister's speech, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley shared his insights during a session on 'Dissemination.'
"Social media is an empowerment tool, empowering every individual both giving and receiving information," he said.
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Mr. Jaitley added, "There is competition between various ministries to make effective use of social media. GST, Bankruptcy law was passed with consensus due to public pressure, media has important role to play."
"Radio has made a comeback in recent years. Govt should make use of all mediums to reach out."
Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said, "GoI believes in Digital India and Live India. Digital governance provides an open and transparent society."
"Current government has optimised the use of social media. We see how the External Affairs Minister is daily helping people," said Smita Prakash ANI News Editor.
Minister Of State, Law and Justice, and Electronics and IT, P.P. Chaudhary also spoke, "My Gov India is a game changer for governance and government."
