Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday stressed on the importance of human rights and inculcating them into practice, saying it is the very basis of his government's 'sab ka saath, sab ka vikas' principle.

The prime minister made these remarks while referring to the role of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) which completes 25 years next month. "As a society, we need to understand the importance of human rights and inculcate them into practice -- this is the very basis of 'sab ka saath, sab ka vikas' (collective efforts, inclusive growth)," he said in his monthly 'Mann ki Baat' radio address.