Nari Shakti playing huge role in realising India's true potential: PM Modi in 'Mann Ki Baat'

From Elephant Whisperers to the first woman minister in Nagaland Prime Minister Narendra Modi pointed out several examples in his monthly radio programme Mann Ki Baat to showcase the role of Indias Nari Shakti in realising Indias true potentialIn his 99th Mann Ki Baat address PM Modi said Recently I met those brave daughters who had gone to Turkiye in the rescue mission after the disastrous earthquake there They were a part of the NDRF unit Their courage and efficiency is being talked about in the whole worldHe said that today Indias women are showcasing their valour in all three defence forcesGroup Captain Shalija Dhami became the first woman air force officer to receive Command Appointment in the Combat Unit She has a flying experience of close to three thousand hours Similarly Captain Shiva Chauhan became the first woman officer to get posted at Siachen In a region where the temperature falls to minus sixty degrees Shiva will be posted for three months India has also appointed a Woman only platoon in the UN Mission he saidAlso Read India fast becoming big exporter of telecom technology PM ModiThe Prime Minister also highlighted the two women behind The Elephant Whisperers which became the first Indian production to win an OscarYou all would have definitely seen Surekha Yadav who became Asias first loco pilot She set a precedent by becoming the first woman loco pilot of Vande Bharat Express In the same month itself producer Guneet Monga and Director Kartiki Gonsalves made the whole nation proud by winning Oscar for their documentary Elephant WhisperersPM Modi added In another achievement for the country Jyotirmayi Mohanti the scientist of Bhabha Atomic Centre has won the special IUPAC award in the field of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Indias womens team also created history by winning the first U19 T20 World CupHe further pointed out that for the first time in history a woman MLA and minister are holding office in NagalandIf you look at politics a new start has taken place in Nagaland For the first time in 75 years two women MLAs have reached the state assembly One of them was also made the minister So the people of Nagaland got their first woman minister PM Modi saidThe Prime Minister further pointed out the rising demand for lotus stems in Kashmir which is known by the local name of NadruWhenever we talk about Kashmir or Srinagar the pictures of the mountains and Dal jheel come in front of us We all want to enjoy the scenic beauty but there is one more speciality attached to it Dal jheel is also known for its delicious Lotus stems They are known by different names in the country and in Kashmir they are referred to as Nadru he saidHe added said that looking at the rising demand for Nadru the farmers have created a Farmers Producer Organisation FPO and 250 farmers have become a part of itToday the farmers are able to export the FPOs to foreign countries Recently they sent two sets to UAE This is not just taking up the name of Kashmir but also increasing the income of the farmers he saidPM Modi also talked about the farmers who have shifted towards growing lavender and the benefits they are receiving through the governments Aroma schemeAnother effort by the Kashmiri farmers is spreading the fragrance of its success Actually there is a small town Bhadarwah in the Doda district of Jammu amp Kashmir The farmers there traditionally used to grow maize but some farmers decided to do something innovative They shifted towards floriculture Under this around 2500 farmers are growing lavender They have also benefitted from the Aroma scheme of the government This has increased their income several times And today along with the lavender the fragrance of their success is also spreading he addedThe Prime Minister also shared about the events regarding the celebration of the 400th birth anniversary of Vir Lachit BarphukanI would like to share a story from Assam which also promotes the theme of Ek Bharat Shresth Bharat You all know that we are celebrating the 400th birth anniversary of Vir Lachit Barphukan He had got Assam free from the cruel rule of the Mughals Today the country is getting to know about his valour We also organised an essay writing competition on his life he saidPM Modi added You all would be surprised to know that we received more than 45000 essays This has become a Guinness World Record and more importantly these essays were received in 23 different languagesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever