Independence Day 2020: know what PM Modi said to the Red Fort on the age of marriage of daughters

Addressing the country on the occasion of 74th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned many important issues like the corona epidemic, a dispute with China in Ladakh, self-reliant India, national education policy. Meanwhile, in his speech, PM Modi also saluted the daughters of the country. PM Modi said that the government is reviewing the age of marriage of girls.

During his address, the Prime Minister said that a committee has been constituted for the right age of marriage of girls, as soon as their report comes, appropriate decisions will be taken regarding the marriage age of daughters.

PM Modi salutes women power

PM Modi said that our experience says that whenever the women power gets opportunities in India, they have brought laurels to the country, strengthened the country. Today, women are working in underground coal mines in India, and are also touching sky highs with fighter jets.

Of the 40 crores, Jan Dhan accounts opened in the country, about 22 crore accounts are of women only. At the time of Corona, in April-May-June, about three thousand crores of rupees have been directly transferred to the accounts of women in these three months.

Pregnant women leave for six months

The Prime Minister said that the matter of the decision to give pregnant women six months' leave with salary or those women of our country who were suffering due to three divorces, our government did the work of providing the freedom to such women. Our government is also constantly worrying about the health of poor daughters.