National Youth Day: Marriage age has been raised to 21 so that daughters too can pursue a career: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about youth at the beginning of the 25th Youth Festival. He said that the youth of India have a sense of democracy. He is also interested in technology.
Addressing the National Youth Day program on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "If today's youth in India are interested in technology, there is also a sense of democracy.
If there is labor force in the youth of India today, then there is also clarity of the future. That is why the world considers what India speaks today as the voice of tomorrow. The PM inaugurated the 25th Youth Festival in Puducherry by video conferencing. He is also scheduled to inaugurate 11 new government medical colleges in Tamil Nadu.
At the launch of the 25th Youth Festival, PMA said, "Happy National Youth Day to all of you. I salute Swami Vivekananda, the great son of Mother India, on his birth anniversary. The PM further said, "His birth anniversary has become more inspiring in the nectar festival of independence. This year we are celebrating the 150th birth anniversary of Arvind Ji and this year we are celebrating the 100th Punyatithi of Mahakavi Subramaniam Bharti. Both these sages have a special relationship with Puducherry. Both have been partners in each other's literary and spiritual journeys.
The public mind of India is young
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the Perunthliver Kamarajar Manimandapam auditorium with open air theater through video conferencing, which has been constructed by the Puducherry government at a cost of about Rs 23 crore. After this, addressing the program, he said, "Today the world looks at India with one hope, one faith. Because, the people of India are also young, and the mind of India is also young. India is smaller than its capacity, India is smaller than its dreams. India is younger than its thoughts, India is younger than its consciousness.
Young people know how to break stereotypes
He said, "The young generation at the time of independence did not take a single moment to sacrifice everything for the country. Young people have the ability, they have the ability not to carry the burden of old stereotypes, they know how to shake it. This youth can develop itself, create new society, according to new challenges, new demands. It is the strength of India's youth that today India has come a long way in the world in terms of digital payments. Indian youth is a significant force in the unicorn ecosystem worldwide. India today has a strong ecosystem of over 50,000 start-ups. This is the mantra of New India. That is, come together and win. Get involved and win the battle.
Talked about the age of marriage of daughters
The Prime Minister said, "We believe that son and daughter are equal. With this idea, the government has decided to increase the age of marriage to 21 years for the better development of daughters. Daughters can also make their own career, they get more time, this is a very important step in this direction (PM Modi on Marriage Age). There have been many fighters in our freedom struggle whose contribution has not been recognized as they deserved. The more our youth write, do research on such individuals, the more awareness will grow in the coming generations of the country.
