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Varsha Ben :- I am from        using everything – because of you
        military family. This is an ex Army   sir. Since there is no bill, we can use
        man’s wife speaking sir.           everything with free mind.
            Prime Minister :- So where all    Prime Minister :- This is true, you
        did you get a chance to go in India   have also made up your mind to
        earlier?                           make maximum use of electricity.
            Varsha Ben :- I got a chance to   Varsha Ben :- Indeed Sir! Right
        stay in Rajasthan, in Gandhi Nagar,   now, we do not have any problem,
        Katra in Jammu. There were a lot of   we can run all this… washing
        facilities available there sir.    machine, AC, everything with a free
            Prime Minister :- Yes. Being part   mind, sir!
        of the army, you are also speaking    Prime Minister :- And the rest
        Hindi well.                        of the people of the village are also
            Varsha Ben :- Yes-yes. I have   happy because of this?
        learned.                              Varsha Ben :- Very very happy
            Prime Minister :- Tell me, the   sir.
        big transformation that came in       Prime Minister:- Well, does your         no problem with that…do go on      Solar Rooftop Plant installed at his
        Modhera, you got this Solar Rooftop   husband work at the Sun Temple           developing our village.            house, his expenditure has come
        Plant installed. What people might   there? So the light show that                 Prime Minister :- Now we all   down to less than half. Similarly,
        be saying in the beginning, then   happened there was such a big               have to do the development of the   Kunni Deori, a daughter from
        it must have come to your mind,    event and now guests from all over          village together.                  Odisha,  is making  solar  energy
        what that meant? What are you      the world are coming.                           Varsha Ben :- Yes, yes. Sir we   a medium of employment for
        doing? What will happen? How can      Varsha Ben :- Foreigners from            are with you.                      her as well as for other women.
        electricity be achieved this way?   all over the world can come but                Prime Minister :- And I would   Kunni lives in Kardapal village of
        These are all things that must     you have made our village famous            like to congratulate the people    Kendujhar district of Odisha. She
        have come to your mind. What is    in the world.                               of Modhera because the village     trains tribal women to spin silk on
        your experience now? What is the      Prime Minister :- So your                accepted  this scheme and  they    a solar-powered reeling machine.
        benefit of this?                   husband’s   work  must    have              were convinced that yes we can     Due to the Solar Machine, these
            Varsha Ben:- A lot sir. One    increased now that so many                  make electricity in our house.     tribal women do not have to bear
        benefit  after  the  other  sir.  Sir,   guests are coming there to see the        Varsha Ben -: 24 hours Sir! We   the burden of electricity bill, and
        Diwali is celebrated every day in   temple.                                    have electricity in our house and   they  are  earning  income.  This is
        our village because of you. We        Varsha Ben :- Oh! It doesn’t             we are very happy.                 the very boon of Sun God’s solar
        are getting electricity for 24 hours   matter, no matter how much work             Prime Minister :- Fine! I wish   energy. The more the boon and
        a day… there is no bill at all! In our   increases sir, my husband has         you the very best. The money that   the blessings spread, the better it
        house we have brought all electric                                             is saved, use it for the betterment   is. Therefore, I urge you to join this
        appliances in the house sir, we are                                            of the children. Use that money well   and add others too.
                                                                                       so that your life benefits. I wish you   My dear countrymen, just now
                                                                                       the very best. And my salutations   I was talking to you about the sun.
                                                                                       to all the people of Modhera!      Now my attention is going towards
                                                                                           Friends, what Varshaben and    Space. That is because our country
                                                                                       Vipin Bhai have mentioned is an    is doing wonders in the Solar sector
                                                                                       inspiration for the whole country,   as well as the Space sector. The
                                                                                       for villages and cities. Modhera’s   whole world, today,  is surprised
                                                                                       experience can be replicated       to see the achievements of India.
                                                                                       across the country. The power      So I thought, by telling this to the
                                                                                       of  the  sun will  now save  money   listeners of ‘Mann ki Baat’, I should
                                                                                       and increase income.  Manzoor      make them happy too.
                                                                                       Ahmed Larhwal is a friend from         Friends, you must have seen
                                                                                       Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.       a few days ago, that India has
                                                                                       Due to winter in Kashmir, the cost   placed 36 satellites in Space
                                                                                       of electricity is high. For this reason,   simultaneously.  This  success
                                                                                       Manzoorji’s electricity bill also   achieved just a day before Diwali,
                                                                                       used to be more than Rs. 4000,     in a way, it is a special Diwali gift
                                                                                       but, since Manzoorji has got a     from our youth to the country. With
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