President's address on the eve of 77th Independence Day updates | Urge everyone to give priority to women empowerment, says President Murmu

“On 15th August 1947, the nation woke up to a new dawn. We not only won freedom from foreign rule, but also the freedom to rewrite our destiny,” President Murmu said in her speech.

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Let us all take a pledge to fulfil our constitutional fundamental duty and make continuous efforts to move towards excellence in all spheres of individual and collective activities so that our country may achieve new heights of diligence and achievements while progressing continuously.

Our constitution is our guiding document. The preamble of the constitution contains the ideals of our freedom struggle. Let us move forward in a spirit of harmony and brotherhood to realize the dreams of the builders of our nation.

One area that scientists and policy makers around the world should be paying more urgent attention to is climate change. It is necessary to make efforts at the local, national and global level in the interest of the environment, President Murmu says recalling the number of flood-like situations that have taken place in the country over the year.

The culture of greed alienates the world from nature and now we are realizing that we must go back to our roots. Even today there are many tribal communities who live very close to nature and in harmony with nature.

The secret of tribal communities’ survival through the ages can be summed up in just one word. That word is: sympathy. The people of the tribal community consider nature as mother and have sympathy for all its progeny, i.e. flora and fauna.

Indian Space Research Organization is scaling new heights and setting new benchmarks of excellence, says the President. ISRO has launched Chandrayaan-3, which has entered the Moon’s orbit. The mission to the Moon is only a stepping stone for our future programs in space. We have a long way to go.

To promote research, innovation and entrepreneurship, Anusandhaan National Research Foundation is being set up by the government with an amount of Rs. 50,000 crore over the next five years. This Foundation will support, develop and take forward Research and Development in our colleges, universities and research centers.

Being a teacher, I have understood that education is the most effective means of social empowerment. Changes have started coming from the National Education Policy of 2020.

Giving preference to the underprivileged remains at the heart of our policies and actions. As a result, it has been possible to lift a large number of people out of poverty in the last decade, says President Droupadi Murmu.

Special programs are being run to improve the condition of tribals and to include them in the journey of progress. I appeal to my tribal brothers and sisters that all of you adopt modernity while enriching your traditions.

The country has converted challenges into opportunities and has also registered impressive GDP growth. Our Annadata farmers have contributed significantly to our economic growth. The nation is indebted to him, says President Murmu.

She adds that India’s economy has not only proved resilient in difficult times but has also become a source of hope for others.

India is playing an important role in promoting development goals and humanitarian cooperation all over the world. India has made a leading position in international forums and has also taken over the responsibility of the presidency of the G20 countries, says the President.

Since the G20 represents two-thirds of the world’s population, this is a unique opportunity for us to get global priorities in the right direction, she adds.

Many women icons like Sarojini Naidu, Ammu Swaminathan, Rama Devi, Aruna Asaf Ali and Sucheta Kriplani have set inspiring ideals for all generations of women after them to serve the country and society with self-confidence, President Murmu says.

Today women are contributing extensively in every field of development and service to the country and are increasing the pride of the nation. Today our women have made a special place in many such fields in which their participation could not even be imagined a few decades back.

I urge all the countrymen to give priority to women empowerment. I would like our sisters and daughters to face all kinds of challenges with courage and move ahead in life.

Apart from caste, creed, language and region, we also have an identity associated with our family and work area. But we have one identity which is above all this, and that identity of ours is being a citizen of India, President Murmu says.

When we celebrate Indepence Day, we are actually celebrating the joy of being the citizens of a great democracy, President Murmu says in her address.

Independence Day reminds us that we are not just individuals, but we are part of a great community, the largest and most vibrant of its kind. It is a community of citizens of the world’s largest democracy, she says.

My heartiest congratulations to all of you on the 77th Independence Day of the country! This day is proud and holy for all of us. I am very happy to see the festive atmosphere all around.