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PM Narendra Modi pays tributes to Mahatma Gandhi, Lal Bahadur Shastri on birth anniversaries

| @indiablooms | Oct 02, 2021, at 02:56 pm

New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi on Saturday paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his 152nd birth anniversary.

He tweeted: " I bow to respected Bapu on Gandhi Jayanti. His noble principles are globally relevant and give strength to millions."

He also remembered India's former PM Lal Bahadur Shastri on his birth anniversary.

Meanwhile, Modi will interact with Gram Panchayats and Pani Samitis/ Village Water and Sanitation Committees (VWSC) on Jal Jeevan Mission on Oct 2, 2021 at 11 AM via video conferencing.

The Prime Minister will launch the Jal Jeevan Mission App for improving awareness among stakeholders and for greater transparency and accountability of schemes under the Mission.

Prime Minister will also launch Rashtriya Jal Jeevan Kosh, where any individual, institution, corporate, or philanthropist, be it in India or abroad, can contribute to help provide tap water connection in every rural household, school, anganwadi centre, ashramshala, and other public institutions.

Nation-wide Gram Sabhas on Jal Jeevan Mission will also take place during the day.

The Gram Sabhas will discuss planning and management of village water supply systems and also work towards long-term water security.

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