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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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