Overview
- Addressing extreme monsoon damage, he urged national solidarity and noted ongoing NDRF rescues using thermal cameras, life detectors, sniffer dogs and drones.
- He announced Pratibha Setu, a UPSC-linked portal with a databank of over 10,000 candidates to help private companies recruit qualified aspirants.
- The address spotlighted youth in sport, congratulating Khelo India Water Sports Festival participants at Srinagar’s Dal Lake and conversing with gold medallists Rashmita Sahu and Mohsin Ali.
- The programme was carried across All India Radio, Doordarshan, the AIR News website and app, and streamed on official YouTube channels of AIR News, DD News, the PMO and the I&B Ministry.
- Organised listening events drew BJP leaders, chief ministers, MPs and workers in cities and districts from Delhi and Raipur to booths across Assam.