New India will be free from poison of casteism, communalism: PM Modi

He is further inspired by PM Modi's address to serve the people of the country.

"New India is not about VIPs, but EPI (every person is important)", he said in what was is 39Mann Ki Baat address overall.

In October, it was announced that Indian women over the age of 45 and travelling in groups of four will be able to go for the annual Haj pilgrimage without a male guardian next year, if the government adopts proposed reforms.

Calling them the "New India Youth", PM Modi said they will form the basis of new India, which will be free of evils like corruption, casteism, corruption and terrorism.

Referring to the Triple Talaq bill passed in the Lok Sabha on December 28, Modi said: "Today, in this episode of Mann Ki Baat, I want to share one such thing with you. After all he is the executive head of our nation", he added.

"Usually there is a lottery system for selection of Haj pilgrims but I would like that single women pilgrims should be excluded from this lottery system and they should be given a chance as a special category", he said. "Just now, while talking to you I got an idea whether we could organize a mock parliament in every district of India?"

He also recalled his meeting with young girls from the state and said he was amazed at the spirit they had and the enthusiasm in their hearts and the dreams they nurtured. He also said that a cleanliness survey will be conducted from 4 January to 10 march to evaluate achievements in the cleanliness of urban areas. It was way back in 1990's when militants burned down Anjum Bashir's ancestral house in Surankote, Poonch which forced the family to move to Jammu.

"Serving people is the biggest identity of humankind".

"We open a long year celebration of the 125th year of Satyendra Nath Bose who was born on this day in 1894". ASEAN completed its 50 years of formation in 2017 and in 2017, 25 years of India's partnership with ASEAN was completed. "On January 26, the arrival of great leaders of 10 nations of the world as a unit is a matter of pride for all Indians".