Mann Ki Baat: PM Modi urges citizens to replace plastic bags with cloth bags
New Delhi, February 26: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his monthly radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat,' described 'waste to wealth' as an important dimension of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, calling on fellow citizens to take a pledge to replace plastic bags with cloth bags.
In his 98th 'Mann Ki Baat' address on Sunday, the Prime Minister stated that Swachh Bharat Abhiyan has changed the meaning of public participation ( jan bhagidaari ) in the country. He also mentioned the cleanliness campaign by the youth of Haryana.
"There is a village in Haryana called Dulhedi. The youth here decided that Bhiwani city has to be made exemplary in terms of cleanliness. They formed an organisation called Yuva Swachhta Evam Janseva Samiti. The youth associated with this committee reach Bhiwani at 4 in the morning. Together, they run cleanliness drives at different places in the city. These people have so far cleared tons of garbage from different areas of the city," PM Modi said.
PM Modi went on to mention Odisha's Kamala Moharana. Belonging to the Kendrapada district, Kamala runs a self-help group.
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Women of this self-help group make things like baskets and mobile stands from milk pouches and other plastic packing materials, the PM said.
"'Waste to wealth' is also an important dimension of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. This is becoming a good source of income for them along with ensuring cleanliness. If we take a resolution, we can make a huge contribution towards a clean India. At least, we all should take a pledge to replace plastic bags with cloth bags."
The Prime Minister also spoke about Indian toys and story-telling forms in his radio programme. "In Mann ki Baat, we referred to Indian toys. My fellow citizens have promoted it as well, and they did so readily. Nowadays, Indian toys have become a such craze that their demand has increased even in foreign countries. When we spoke of the Indian genre of story-telling in 'Mann ki Baat, their fame also reached far and wide. People started getting attracted to the Indian story-telling genre more and more," he stated.
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- ANI
