Summary:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said rural India had declared itself free of open defecation, terming it a tribute to the Mahatma on his 150th birth anniversary. The Prime Minister also gave citizens of the country a target to make India free of single-use plastic (SUP) by the year 2022. And the prime minister bowed in front of them for ridding the country of the menace of open defecation. NOW, LET’S GET RID OF PLASTIC: PM Modi termed the feat a ‘real tribute’ to Gandhiji, who is attributed for having said: ‘Be the change you want to see in the world’. The Prime Minister gave two tasks to the country that would ensure sustainable development of the masses..