PM Modi extends New Year greetings to citizens

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted new year greetings this morning as the country indulged in celebrations amid restrictions in public places owing to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Taking to Twitter, PM Modi expressed hope that all keep scaling new heights of progress and work even harder to fulfill the dreams of India's great freedom fighters.

Sharing a clip of the recent episode of "Mann ki Baat", his monthly radio broadcast, the PM also urged people to "think big, dream big, and dedicate" themselves to take the country to new heights of development and make 2022 a golden page in building new India.

During the radio address, he said that our dreams should not be limited to us but should be related to the development of our society and nation as wek

He added, "We have to take the country to new heights of development that's why we have to use our resources. This is in one way, a mantra for self-reliant India."

Only by properly using our resources, we will be able to recognise the strength of the local and make our country be self-reliant, he is heard saying in the audio clip, as he asks the people to "take a pledge to think big, dream big, and dedicate ourselves to achieving them".

As per reports, PM Modi will be celebrating the first day of the New Year 2022 with farmers of the country. The PM had informed on Friday that he will be interacting with the farmers of the nation on January 1, and will also be releasing the 10th installment of the PM Kisan Yojna on the occasion. The scheme will cover over 10 crore farmer families and around 20,000 crores will be transferred to the beneficiaries.