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Mann Ki Baat: Respecting women our tradition, says PM Narendra Modi

The PM also spoke of how this year's Padma awards have been conferred on unsung heroes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Archis Mohan New Delhi
In his first Mann Ki Baat radio address of 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke of women’s empowerment and his government’s efforts at making health care affordable. He said the salient feature of India’s society was its cultural legacy of a “self-correction mechanism”, where unending endeavours have taken place against social ills and evil practices, both individually and collectively.

He also remembered Mahatma Gandhi, appealing to people to walk on the path shown by the Father of the Nation, whose martyrdom day is on Tuesday.

In his 40th Mann Ki Baat broadcast, the PM spoke at length about woman power

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