New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today
asked children to work towards achieving the vision of a
corruption-free India as he met 53 boys and girls from Jammu
and Kashmir's Ladakh region and Sikkim.
The children, including nine girls, have been brought
here on an excursion tour by the border guarding force ITBP.
A senior official said the prime minister exhorted the
children to work towards achieving the vision of a prosperous
and corruption-free country.
He also urged them to keep themselves fit, in order to be
more productive as he stressed on the significance of Yoga,
official said.
The prime minister also underlined the importance of
learning and said there should be a natural inclination to be
a learner at all times, he said.
Modi explained to the children how the direct benefit
transfer (DBT) scheme was benefiting common people, the
official said.
The students talked about the book 'Exam Warriors'
written by the prime minister, who exhorted them to live their
life without undue stress and pressure, he said.
An ITBP official said the students from Sikkim hail from
government schools in Chungthang and Lachen areas while those
from Ladakh are football players.
The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), primarily tasked
to guard the 3,488-km border with China, has organised the
tour as part of its civic action programme to enable the
border population travel to popular destinations of the
country.
PTI
