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college have adopted 50 villages. "It is a matter of great
Along with making the villagers
pleasure for us that the Hon'ble
aware about the prevention of
Prime Minister mentioned this
various diseases, these students
also help them during illness and Village Adoption Programme of
spread awareness about the ours in 'Mann ki Baat'."
Government schemes.
– Rupali Baria
Based on the idea of
Student, NAMO Medical
‘Self4Society’, the ‘Main Nahi Hum’
portal was launched in 2018 in Education & Research Institute
order to enable IT professionals
and organizations to bring it is the responsibility of every
together their efforts towards citizen to contribute towards the
social causes, and service to welfare of fellow countrymen at
society, on one platform. Today, their personal level.
the portal is playing a catalytic Many times, in his ‘Mann ki
role in promoting collaboration Baat’ addresses, the Prime Minister
towards the service of the weaker has mentioned such people who
sections of society, especially have dedicated their entire lives
by leveraging the benefits of to the social cause. Be it Ram
technology. Bhupal Reddy of Markapuram,
But as the Prime Minister says, Andhra Pradesh, who donated
“On many occasions, what the all his retirement earnings for
'Sarkar' cannot do, 'Sanskar' can.” the education of about 100 girls,
The Government can come up or Shyam Singh of Agra, Uttar
with many schemes for the benefit Pradesh, who handed over all the
of the citizens, but the success of money he got after his retirement
any initiative lies in the bhagidari to get fresh water to his village
of the people involved in it. In the through a pipeline; Manoj Bainjwal
journey of nation-building, along of Rudraprayag who has been
with the efforts of the Government, involved in making the holy places

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