I-Day: OROP is a long-pending issue, discussions are underway, says PM Modi

Here are the highlights:  

9:00 am: Modi concludes his speech.

8:55 am: ‘One-Rank, One-Pension’ is a long-pending issue, discussions are underway and in last stages: PM.

8:45 am: PM says the need for interview for small jobs should be ended immediately; says corruption takes place because of interviews.

8:40 am:  In-principle this govt has accepted ‘One-rank, One-pension’; we will have good news on the basis of talks are going: PM Modi

8:39 am: India cannot develop till the eastern part of India develops: PM

8:38 am: We need to increase agricultural productivity and we are working in that direction: PM

8:36 am: India will grow only if UP, Bihar, West Bengal, Assam, Odisha, Northeast prosper: PM Modi

8:34 am: Children are strength of Swachh Bharat: PM Modi

8: 33 am: Before we came to power, inflation was was in double digits: PM Modi

8:30 am: Our resolve to fight corruption is not through holding press conferences: PM Modi.

We sd Coal-many look at political implications of this word-would be auctioned.3lakh cr added2govt a/c thru coal auction:Modi @IndianExpress

— Pranav Kulkarni (@PranavKulkarni) August 15, 2015

8:20 am: Some people like to remain in ‘Nirasha’. And they are not satisfied till they have spoken about it to other people: PM

20 lakh people from ‘middle class’ have given away their LPG subsidy so far says @narendramodi @IndianExpress pic.twitter.com/zmWmdXGumt

— Pranav Kulkarni (@PranavKulkarni) August 15, 2015

We shut shops of agents, middlemen in LPG subsidy. Saved 15000 cr every year:@narendramodi @IndianExpress pic.twitter.com/6S7zkhUPu0

— Pranav Kulkarni (@PranavKulkarni) August 15, 2015

8:14 am: Some people like to remain in ‘Nirasha’. And they are not satisfied till they have spoken about it to other people: PM

8:10 am: Corruption is rooted like termite in the system: PM

8:05 am: We introduced Shrameva Jayate Yojana. It is an effort to chage the way we look at the workers of India: PM

8:05 am: Who has given maximum strength to Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan? It is the children of India: PM

8:00 am: People from all walks of life, spiritual leaders, media friends, celebrities, everyone has worked to create awareness: PM

7:59 am: If there is something that has touched every person, it is the movement towards cleanliness: PM

7:58 am: Last time from the Red Fort I spoke about toilets and cleanliness. People wondered what kind of PM is he, talking about these issues: PM

7:57 am: We have emphasised on a new work culture: PM

7:56 am: We have focused on social security: PM

7:51 am: When the branch of a bank is built somewhere, people rejoice. But this is still easy. Getting people to those banks takes effort: PM

7:51 am: After all who are the banks for, they are for the poor: PM

7:51 am: Bank accounts are essential for integrating the poor into the financial system: PM

7:50 am: The doors of the banks were not open for the poor. We decided this must end. We wanted to strengthen financial inclusion: PM

7:50 am: There is a new atmosphere of trust: PM

7:49 am: Nobody wants to remain poor. Those who are poor want to move away from poverty. That is why, all our programmes must be for the poor: PM

7:48 am: Be it MyGov, letters from citizens, Mann Ki Baat, communication with people…daily Jan Bhagidari is increasing:

7:48 am: Jan Bhagidari is the biggest asset of a democracy: PM.

7:40 am: This is Team India, a team of 125 crore Indians. This is the Team that makes the Nation and takes our Nation to new heights: PM

7:40 am: Be it casteism or communalism there is no place for them. In no way can they be tolerated: PM

7:38 am: There is simplicity in every Indian and there is unity in every corner of India. This is the strength of India: PM

7:37 am: This is no ordinary morning. This is a morning of hope of the dreams and aspirations of 125 crore Indians: PM

7:35 am: The Prime Minister pays tributes to all those great people who laid down their lives for India, during India’s freedom struggle.

Defence Minister @manoharparrikar welcomes PM @narendramodi at the Red Fort. https://t.co/4sPF8cmzvo

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) August 15, 2015

PM @narendramodi pays tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat.

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) August 15, 2015