Minister from UP government Sri Ahmad Hussain ji, the local representative from the area Sri Surendra Singh ji, our MLC Sri Kedar Nath Singh ji, respected sister Durga Devi ji, Sri Arvind ji and my dear brothers and sisters who have gathered here in large numbers. 

The government of India has envisioned a new programme - The Saansad Aadarsh Graam Project. I, being a parliamentarian need to take responsibility of a village under this plan too. I have been reading different versions in the newspapers about my decision to adopt Jayapur village for this plan. Each one gives some version and this baffles me. I am surprised at how some fertile brains are working to spread stories about my decision to adopt this specific village. Such reasons given are ones that even I am not aware of. Why I chose this village has a very simple reason and the reason is that when Bhartiya Janta Party chose me to contest elections from Banaras, that time a big tragedy occurred where 5 people lost their lives in a fire in Jayapur. The first ever name that I became aware of after being selected for the Banaras constituency was that of Jayapur. That too I heard in a moment of crisis. Though I was neither the MP nor we had a government here, I called up the government officials, I called up my party workers and asked them to reach here for help. So this is the reason Jayapur occupied a place in my mind and my heart. So our relationship started in a moment of crisis and those relationships that spring from crisis often last a lifetime. So this is the reason for my association with Jayapur. I consider this as a fortunate association. Rest all the stories being spread are false and they have no basis. None that I am aware of. 

Now some people are writing that the Prime Minster is adopting a village. Well, this scheme is such where it is the other way round i.e. the villages are adopting a parliamentarian. Whatever position we may hold, either that of Minister, Chief Minister or even a Prime Minister, nothing can be compared to the learning that we can receive from the villagers. If I intend to become a good people’s representative, if as a public representative I want to understand people and their problems, learn something worthwhile then I cannot do so by sitting with clerks and officers. I can gather this knowledge only by interactions with the learned and experienced people of the village. They might not have been to school or had college education but what they have is a vast store of knowledge and experience. They have such a vast body of experience that they know practical ways of resolving issues, which can be a great learning experience for the public representative. This is why I have chosen Jayapur and I request you to adopt me in return and teach me ways to resolve your issues. Even after so many years of Independence our villages remained where they were then. Why so? It is now your turn to say that for the past 60 years you sat in your offices at Lucknow and Delhi and made endless policies and spent millions to no avail. Now listen to us and do what we think is better for us. 

I am also witnessing that the villages are competing to be adopted for this scheme. They are expecting the Parliamentarian to choose their village for adoption. The reason for this is a misconception among the villagers that if the parliamentarian adopts their village, a lot of money is going to flow in. Well this scheme has no money. This scheme does not involve money for if there is money, and then there will definitely be a corrupt person to pocket that money. The reason for launching this scheme was that despite running several schemes and spending lots of money, there was no change in lives of the villagers. The idea of this scheme is to find answers to these very questions. 

A few days back I invited the senior bureaucrats for tea during Diwali. These are those top notch officials who practically run the country. All of them are so highly placed that a common citizen cannot possibly approach them. I called them and gave them a job. I asked them to visit the place of their first posting. That very place where they must have been posted for around a year, where they started their careers and received their initial training. I asked them to revisit those places with their children and families. Tell them how you started as a fresher, how you functioned out of your first office and try and remember those people who helped you. Take your families to meet your acquaintances there. I asked them to spend at least three days in that very same location. And think how far they have reached in these 30-40 years whereas the village you started in remained where it was. Go and see for yourself and show the same to your family also. I want to create sensitivity, something that invokes some kind of proactive thought, where they think that it is their responsibility to bring to the forefront all those who supported them when they were new. The public representatives need to think to bring development to all those who have been instrumental in bringing them onto the national political scene. Hence it is my vision to go among these very people, work along with them and see that the government policies designed for them are fully implemented. See if there is the desired change in the village. If there is a difficulty in launching these programmes, then whatever policy level changes need to be made can be decided. If the MP is successful in achieving this, then the entire machinery of the government will get accustomed to working for people. 

I want to create an environment where the residents of Jayapur feel empowered about taking a decision for their well being. I have been seeing that Jayapur is in limelight these days a lot. Many government officials have visited the place. The village was cleaned, roads repaired. On asking why these special efforts are being made, it was the preparation for Modi ji’s visit. The villagers held the view that if Modi ji visits the village frequently it will become very clean. Are you correct in thinking this way? Now that the village has been cleaned, I would appreciate that you take a call that now all of us work together to keep the village clean. Isn’t this the beginning of an ideal village? I want you to think about the oldest tree in the village. Have you ever spared it a thought? Has the village school master ever thought of taking his students to that tree and tell them about its age, that it is some 150-200 years old, that generations from grandparents to parents to these children have played under this tree? This will foster a bonding with that tree. Today no village might know about its oldest tree. Why is this so? Are we no longer fond of them? Do we think about the elders of the village, how many are above 100 years of age, how many are above 75 years or more? How many children of the village sit with these elders and talk about the old days, about the childhood of their elders. How was their school, how were their teachers, what were the food habits at that time, how did they cope with the changing seasons. Have you ever tried this? Sadly, the closed and family like environment so common in a village scenario has suddenly started shrinking. Can we work together to bring back this environment? 

Let me ask you. Do you know the day when your village was established? There must be a day when this village came into existence. If you do not know then go to the government offices and find out when this village found existence in government records. If no record exists then decide upon a day which would be celebrated as the day when this village was born, like we celebrate our birthday. All those who have left the village in order to earn their living will also come back that day. All the senior people of the village who have attained 75, 80 or 90 years should be honoured. Tell me, on such a day, will you not clean the village? Will there be change in the mindsets or not? If someone from the village has gone out, and one day if he returns, on finding the school fan missing, he will donate one? 

How do we make our village an ideal one, not with the help of the government, but by awakening the collective strength of the society. We will decide that no child in the village would eat without first washing their hands. Tell me, do we need the government for this kind of a job. I was reading a report about a neighboring country where 40 out of 100 children die because of diseases related to not washing hands. Means 40 children out of hundred died because they did not wash hands. How much do we love our children? If the kids fall sick everyone feels sad. So let us all decide that no child from this village will ever eat anything without first washing his hands. You will not expect a prime minister to be talking about these issues. There must be some mistake. Well our leaders in the past were so accustomed of talking tall, that it never changed the ground realities. I am not here to talk big. I have to achieve a larger goal by these small targets. 

I want to ask the people of this village, some must have passed 10th, some must have passed 12th grade, some might be graduates, people of different age groups like 50 or 60 years old- have you ever been to the school where your child goes to study? Have you seen the school? Do you check if the teacher comes or not? Is the drinking water clean or dirty, if there is a toilet or a library in the school, if the computers in the school are in a working condition or not. Have we ever taken an interest in these issues? What we have done is admitted our children in school, dumped our child there at the mercy of the teacher and left him to his fate. This attitude doesn’t work. We have to be more proactive. We can decide to make a committee of the members of one neighborhood who will go each day and supervise the functioning of the school. Tell me then, our school, however small it might be, will truly turn into a temple of learning or not. It is such an easy job. 

I often tell the poor families in the villages to celebrate the birth of the girl child. But do we really celebrate the birth of a girl. Some families often end up feeling sad if a girl child is born. The daughter in law of the household has to face everybody’s ire. Will our Jayapur village celebrate the birth of a girl child? The goddess of wealth enters our household, so this should be celebrated or not, should we not be equally proud of our daughters. See, how few girls are being born in comparison to the number of boys. The reason of this is that the daughters are killed in the womb itself. If we kill the girl child in the womb itself so how will the social cycle function. If 1000 boys are born and only 800 girls are there, 200 boys will remain unmarried. What then will happen to our villages, our society? And is this the job of the government? Isn’t this our responsibility as a society to protect and honour our women? That is why I am here today, in Jayapur. We have decided whatever we were doing is past, now we have to think of a new way forward. I even say this that if you have a farm or a small piece of land, sow five plants when your daughter is born to celebrate the occasion. The girl will grow up and so will the trees. When she is old enough to get married, sell those trees and you will get the money to marry her off. 

We have to work together to develop new social structure. When the village celebrates its inception day, there will be no room for casteism. All will live in unity, casteism will not survive and once free of this social ill, no one can stop you from being a force so strong beyond everyone’s imagination. Hence this entire Aadarsh Gram Yojana involves implementing government schemes properly, on time and effectively. We have to implement it in a fashion that optimum results are obtained. The MP will provide necessary guidance and the work will gather momentum. Once the government officers realize how the work is to be done in the village, others too will follow soon. 

I have an intense desire to do many things for this village and the district of Banaras which are now under my responsibility. But I do not intend to work in the usual format of the governmental set up utilizing the funds of the government treasury. I want to use the people’s power by encouraging people’s participation. 

A while back our Village Pradhan, Durga Devi ji was giving her speech. I asked her about her qualification? She informed that she had studied till the eighth standard. Now see, how high was her confidence level because of her education. I felt proud; I was truly impressed by the manner in which she expressed her views. Don’t we want our daughters to be educated? If our Pradhan is educated, so shall be all the daughters of this village. 

Why is it so, that even for taking polio drops someone from the government office has to come to call us? Shouldn’t the youth of the village take the responsibility to see that all children receive polio drops, that no child should be inflicted by polio, that there is no one who is handicapped? The government can bring you the polio drops but it is your responsibility to see that the children receive it. So we will take this responsibility, won’t we? 

I have spent time with you, interacted with party workers and officials to understand your problems. I am confident that people in the administration which is primarily being run by the state government, will see to it that the tasks are undertaken and duly taken to their culmination. What the government needs to do and what as villagers we need to do… we will decide now. And I repeat, the MP will not adopt the village, rather the village has to adopt the MP. We have to work in a new direction and create an ideal village. I am grateful to the people of Jayapur. Naturally if I have made inquiries about the works being done, the organizational functioning, then I will try to find new ways too. But I do not wish to discuss this on the stage here. I will raise these issues at the necessary forums. At the same time I expect you people to sit together and decide what works you can undertake and to work on your own collective strengths. 

I have heard that there is a water crisis in this village. The government will do what it needs to do. But let us decide that we will not allow even a single drop of rainwater to go waste. There will no longer be water crisis. But all of us have to work together for this. Whatever we have been doing is past. Now we have to think of a new way forward. We have to march ahead with our social strength. We will no longer wait for the government to do something for us. We will work together as a force and involve our neighbouring villages too. I have seen this happening in some villages. The people have done it and so will Jayapur do it. 

I express my gratitude for the love and respect showered by you and I want to assure you that we will work together as a team to create a new Jayapur, a better Jayapur. 

With this belief in my heart, I express my sincere gratitude to you all. Thank You! 

(The original speech was in Hindi, this is the English rendering. Original speech remains the authoritative version) 

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The world acknowledges today that India possesses two infinite powers - Demography & Democracy: PM Modi
July 12, 2025
QuoteToday, more than 51 thousand youths have been given appointment letters, Through such employment fairs, millions of young people have already secured permanent jobs in the Government , Now these young people are playing a significant role in nation-building: PM
QuoteThe world acknowledges today that India possesses two infinite powers, One is demography, the other is democracy, In other words, the largest youth population and the largest democracy: PM
QuoteThe ecosystem of startups, innovation, and research being built in the country today is enhancing the capabilities of the nation's youth: PM
QuoteThe Government's focus is also on creating new employment opportunities in the private sector with the recently approved new scheme,the Employment Linked Incentive Scheme: PM
QuoteToday, one of India's greatest strengths is our manufacturing sector, A large number of new jobs are being created in manufacturing: PM
QuoteTo boost the manufacturing sector, the Mission Manufacturing has been announced in this year's budget: PM
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QuoteToday, major global institutions like the World Bank are praising India, India is being ranked among the top countries with the highest equality in the world: PM

Namaskar!

Our campaign to provide permanent jobs to the youth in the Central Government is continuing steadily. And we are known for this—no recommendation, no corruption. Today, more than 51,000 young people have been given appointment letters. Lakhs of youth have already secured permanent jobs in the Indian government through such Rozgar Melas (employment fairs). These young individuals are now playing a significant role in nation-building. Today, many of you have started your responsibilities in Indian Railways. Some will now become the guardians of the nation's security, others appointed in the Postal Department will help deliver government services to every village, some will be foot soldiers of the Health for All mission, many young professionals will help accelerate financial inclusion, and others will drive Bharat's industrial development forward. Your departments may be different, but the goal is the same. And what is that goal? We must remember it again and again: No matter the department, task, position, or region — the one and only goal is service to the nation. The guiding principle is: Citizen First. You have been given a great platform to serve the people of the country. I congratulate all of you on achieving this great success at such an important stage of life. I extend my best wishes for this new journey in your career.

Friends,

Today the world acknowledges that Bharat has two limitless strengths: one is demography, and the other is democracy—the largest population of youth and the world's biggest democracy. This power of youth is both the greatest asset and the strongest guarantee for Bharat’s bright future. Our government is working day and night to turn this strength into a formula for prosperity. As you all know, I have just returned from a visit to five countries. In every country, I could hear the praise and recognition of Bharat’s youth power. All the agreements signed during these visits will certainly benefit Bharat’s youth, both at home and abroad. In sectors like defence, pharmaceuticals, digital technology, energy, and rare earth minerals, the agreements made will bring significant advantages to Bharat in the coming days. They will give a strong boost to Bharat’s manufacturing and services sectors.

Friends,

With changing times, the nature of jobs in the 21st century is also evolving, and new sectors are constantly emerging. That is why, Bharat has focused on preparing its youth for these changes over the past decade. Important decisions have been taken, and modern policies have been formulated keeping in mind the needs of the present era. The ecosystem of start-ups, innovation, and research that is taking shape in the country today is enhancing the potential of our youth. When I see young people aspiring to launch their own start-ups, it increases my own confidence. Just now, Dr. Jitendra Singh ji also shared some detailed statistics with you regarding start-ups. I feel proud to see that the youth of my country is moving forward with great vision, speed, and strength, with a desire to do something new.

Friends,

The Indian government is also focusing on creating new employment opportunities in the private sector. Recently, the government has approved a new scheme — the Employment Linked Incentive Scheme. Under this scheme, the government will provide 15,000 rupees to a youth getting their first job in the private sector. In other words, the government will contribute towards the first salary of the first job. For this, the government has allocated a budget of around 1 lakh crore rupees. This scheme is expected to help in the creation of approximately 3.5 crore new jobs.

Friends,

Today, one of Bharat’s greatest strengths is our manufacturing sector. A large number of new jobs are being created in manufacturing. To boost this sector, this year’s Union Budget has announced the launch of Mission Manufacturing. Over the past few years, we have strengthened the Make in India initiative. Just through the PLI (Production Linked Incentive) Scheme, more than 11 lakh jobs have been created in the country. The mobile phone and electronics sectors have witnessed unprecedented growth in recent years. Today, electronics manufacturing worth nearly 11 lakh crore rupees is taking place in Bharat. That’s a more than fivefold increase in the past 11 years. Earlier, Bharat had only 2 or 4 mobile phone manufacturing units. Now, we have nearly 300 units related to mobile phone manufacturing, employing lakhs of young people. Another prominent sector is defence manufacturing, which is gaining even more attention and pride after Operation Sindoor. Bharat is setting new records in defence production. Our defence production has now crossed 1.25 lakh crore rupees. Bharat has also achieved a major milestone in the locomotive sector — we are now the largest producer of locomotives in the world. Whether it’s locomotives, rail coaches, or metro coaches, Bharat is exporting them in large numbers to many countries. Our automobile sector is also experiencing unprecedented growth.

In just the last 5 years, the sector has received about $40 billion in FDI (Foreign Direct Investment). That means new companies have come in, new factories have been established, new jobs have been created — and at the same time, vehicle demand has surged, with record sales of automobiles in Bharat. Bharat’s progress in various sectors, and these manufacturing records, don’t happen on their own. They are possible only because more and more young people are getting jobs. It is their hard work, intellect, and dedication that have made this possible. Bharat’s youth have not only found employment, but they’ve also excelled at it. Now, as government employees, it is your duty to ensure that this momentum in the manufacturing sector continues. Wherever you are assigned, you must act as an enabler, an encourager, remove obstacles, and simplify processes. The more ease you bring to the system, the more benefit it will bring to the people of the country.

Friends,

Today, our country is rapidly progressing towards becoming the third-largest economy in the world, and any Indian can proudly say this. This achievement is the result of the hard work and sweat of our youth. In the past 11 years, the nation has made progress in every sector. Recently, a very commendable report was released by the International Labour Organization (ILO). This report highlights that more than 90 crore citizens in Bharat have been brought under the umbrella of welfare schemes over the last decade. This is essentially the expansion of social security. And the impact of these schemes goes far beyond welfare—they have also generated a massive number of new jobs. Let me give you a simple example — the PM Awas Yojana. Under this scheme, 4 crore new pucca (permanent) houses have already been built, and construction of 3 crore more houses is currently underway. Now, when such a large number of homes are being built, masons, labourers, suppliers of raw materials, transport operators, local shopkeepers, and truck drivers—all get work. Imagine the enormous number of jobs created through this! What’s even more heartening is that most of these jobs are in rural areas, so people don’t need to migrate to cities. Similarly, 12 crore new toilets have been constructed across the country. This has created work not only in construction but also for plumbers, carpenters, and skilled workers from our Vishwakarma community. This is how job creation expands and leaves a real impact. Likewise, over 10 crore new LPG connections have been provided under the Ujjwala scheme. To support this, a large number of bottling plants have been set up, creating employment for cylinder manufacturers, distribution agencies, and delivery personnel. Each initiative—if you examine closely—creates multiple layers of employment opportunities. Lakhs of people have gained new jobs from such initiatives.

Friends,

I would like to mention another scheme, one that truly brings double the benefit—like having a laddu in each hand, as we say. That scheme is the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana. Under this scheme, the government is giving an average subsidy of over 75,000 rupees per household to install rooftop solar panels. This essentially turns your roof into a power plant—generating electricity not just for your own use, but also for sale to the grid if there's surplus. This brings electricity bills down to zero and saves families significant money. Engineers and technicians are needed to install the plants. Solar panel manufacturing factories and raw material suppliers are growing. Transport operators are employed to move materials. A whole new industry is emerging for the maintenance and repair of these systems. Just imagine—the benefits are not only helping citizens, but also creating lakhs of new employment opportunities.

Friends,

The ‘Namo Drone Didi’ initiative has increased the income of our sisters and daughters and also created new employment opportunities in rural areas. Under this scheme, lakhs of rural women are being trained as drone pilots. Available reports show that our Drone Didis—mothers and sisters from our villages—are earning lakhs of rupees in a single farming season by offering drone-based agricultural services on a contract basis. Not only that, this initiative is also giving a big boost to the drone manufacturing sector in the country. Whether in agriculture or defence, drone manufacturing is opening up new avenues for the youth of our country.

Friends,

The campaign to create 3 crore Lakhpati Didis is ongoing. Out of these, 1.5 crore women have already achieved this milestone. And as you know, becoming a Lakhpati Didi means earning at least 1 lakh rupees every year, consistently—not just once. That is the benchmark. 1.5 crore Lakhpati Didis! Today, if you visit villages, you’ll often hear terms like Bank Sakhis, Bima Sakhis, Krishi Sakhis, Pashu Sakhis—these are various schemes through which our mothers and sisters in villages have got employment opportunities. Similarly, under the PM SVANidhi Scheme, street vendors and hawkers were given support for the first time. Lakhs have benefited from it. Because of digital payments, even roadside vendors now prefer UPI over cash. Why? Because it gives them instant access to more credit from the bank. Banks trust them more, and they don’t need piles of paperwork. This means that even a humble street vendor now moves forward with confidence and pride. Take the PM Vishwakarma Scheme, for example. It’s focused on modernizing and upgrading traditional, ancestral, and family-based crafts and trades. It helps by: Providing modern tools, offering training to artisans, craftsmen, and service providers, facilitating easy loans. There are countless such schemes, through which the poor have been uplifted, and youth have found employment. The impact of all these initiatives is so significant that, in just 10 years, 25 crore Indians have risen out of poverty. Think about it—if they hadn’t found employment, if there was no income in the family, how would a person who had been poor for three or four generations even imagine coming out of that darkness? For them, each day was a struggle for survival, and life felt like a burden. But today, they have defeated poverty with their strength and courage. These 25 crore brothers and sisters have emerged victorious, and I salute their determination. They used the government’s schemes as tools, didn't sit around and complain—they fought back against poverty, uprooted it, and conquered it. Now imagine, the new self-confidence that is building among these 25 crore people! When a person overcomes a crisis, a new strength emerges. This new strength has also emerged in my country, and it will play a vital role in taking the country forward. And let me be clear—this is not just the government saying it. Today, global institutions like the World Bank are openly praising Bharat for this achievement. The world is presenting Bharat as a model. Bharat is now being ranked among the top countries in the world in terms of equality—which means inequality is decreasing rapidly, and we are moving toward greater equality. The world is now taking note of this transformation.

Friends,

The great mission of development, the movement for welfare of the poor and employment generation that is currently underway—you now share the responsibility of taking it forward from today. The government should never be a hurdle; it should always be a facilitator of growth. Every individual deserves the opportunity to move ahead. It is our role to extend a helping hand. And you, my friends, are young. I have great faith in you. I have high expectations from you. Wherever you're assigned, you must always put the citizens first. Helping them, easing their difficulties—that alone will push the nation forward rapidly. You are to become active participants in Bharat’s Amrit Kaal—this golden period of opportunity. The next 20 to 25 years are crucial, not just for your career, but for the future of the entire country. These are the defining years for building a ‘Viksit Bharat’ (Developed India). That is why, your work, your duties, and your goals must be aligned with the resolve to create a ‘Viksit Bharat’. The mantra ‘Nagrik Devo Bhavo’ (Citizen is Divine) must run through your veins, live in your heart and mind, and reflect in your conduct and behaviour.

And I am fully confident, my friends, that this youth power has stood with me over the past 10 years in taking the country forward. They have taken each of my words to heart and done whatever they could for the nation—from wherever they were, in whatever capacity they could. Now that you have been given this opportunity, expectations from you are higher. Your responsibility is greater. And I believe—you will rise to the occasion and make it happen. Once again, I wholeheartedly congratulate you. I extend my warmest wishes to your families, who deserve a bright and prosperous future. May you all achieve great success in life. Keep upgrading yourself continuously through the iGOT platform. Now that you have secured your position, don’t sit back. Dream big, aim high. Through hard work, continuous learning, and bringing fresh results, move ahead. Your progress is the pride of the country and your growth is my satisfaction. That is why, today, as you embark on this new journey in life, I have come here to speak with you, to bless you, and to welcome you as my partner in fulfilling many dreams. As a close and trusted companion, I welcome you warmly. Thank you very much, and best wishes to you all.